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Offline dakota tim

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Hunting Spot
« on: November 10, 2009, 04:33:00 PM »
I lost the land I normally hunt this year and had to find another one.  My new spot is over 300 acres but also about 1 1/2 hours away.  So that got me thinking about how far is too far for a regular spot.
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Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2009, 04:37:00 PM »
When I lived in Jersey I just walked 150yds and I was in one of my treestands, But Now I live in Texas and one spot is 4hrs away...

For day hunts I can't do it, but if I'm doing a weekend or even a week hunt I'll drive.
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Offline Gehrke145

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2009, 04:39:00 PM »
15 minutes for elk,bear and deer, 9 hours for antelope.  I'll do that 9 hours drive for a 2 day hunt without thinking twice!
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Offline JL

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2009, 04:48:00 PM »
I live in the heart of metro-hell (directly between Baltimore and DC) and I drive 3 hours to get to my camper that borders the largest piece state land we have. I don't mind the drive at all when I have a strong need to unplug for a while...

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Offline Terry Green

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2009, 05:13:00 PM »
I killed most of my deer 3.4 miles from the courthouse in Calhoun GA.  Got some acreage I hunt in Bartow County that's 20 minutes away.  Will drive  and hour and a half to Cohutta just to hunt for 2 hours in the evenings.  Use to drive 4.5 to 5.5 hours, depending on traffic, to The Paradise for the weekend.
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Offline shakeyslim

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2009, 06:37:00 PM »
home-2 min
old homeplace 30 min
 20k acres of state forest 30 mins
 over 1 million acres of national forest 1 hr
 gotta love va
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Offline centaur

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2009, 06:41:00 PM »
Mule deer crap in my yard, but I live in town so I can't shoot them. Whitetails, turkeys, and antelope in 5 minutes, elk and mountain mulies in 30 minutes.
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Offline ed burgholzer

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2009, 06:42:00 PM »
i live in ne penn. my backyard is 11000 acres of state forest.. i hunt about 100 yards from my house.. big wooods. not alot of deer,but i just love it.
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Offline shakeyslim

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2009, 06:49:00 PM »
ed is one fortuneate dude!   :cool:
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Offline dakota tim

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2009, 09:50:00 PM »
Yes he is!
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Offline joevan125

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #10 on: November 11, 2009, 07:57:00 AM »
One hour 40 minutes to 3,000 private acrs.  :thumbsup:
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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #11 on: November 11, 2009, 08:20:00 AM »
Serious hunting 4.5& 2.5 hours to 1,000,000 acres
Home/dayhunts 45 min. to an hour depending on which 100 acre ground I hunt
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Offline Huntrdfk@Work

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #12 on: November 11, 2009, 08:41:00 AM »
Normally 30-40 minutes to get there, but some years can hunt right out my back door......this year isn't one of those years.


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Offline Longbow Jake

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #13 on: November 11, 2009, 09:04:00 AM »
Well I used to drive prob 1hour&half and still would if my cousins weren't so greedy there's a nice buck up there prob a 10 point and they dont want me to get him I saw him last year and was looking forward to hunting him this year but thats not going to happin now cause my cousins got to my uncle and its his property told him to tell me i couldnt hunt there till they got the buck it will prob be the same as last year they will get tired of hunting and let me hunt when it gets cold and I still dont have meat in the freezer ill go down there and get some does you cant go there without seeing atleast 10 deer and most the time they just sit in the truck watchin anyway sorry for rambling just cant stand greedy people
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Offline Jesse Minish

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #14 on: November 11, 2009, 10:12:00 AM »
Deer I walk out my door. Elk I drive about two hours.
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Offline Matty

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #15 on: November 11, 2009, 10:18:00 AM »
Believe it or not, Living in colorado, hunting spots are NOT close at all elk & mulies for me are 3+ hrs away, I hunt Whittails in Nebraska 4+ hrs away.  Sucks but when you love something youll go to many lengths.
I only hunt weekends..
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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #16 on: November 11, 2009, 10:20:00 AM »
Two hours to my 120 acres In MN. 1.5 hours to my cousin's farm in ND. My nephew has some land I would like to try, but that is 3.5 hours away- so I have concentrated on the first two. All three for whitetail.
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Offline Steve H.

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #17 on: November 11, 2009, 11:29:00 AM »
I've got some black bears up on the side of the mountain visible from my house but most hunts are 2 hours to the Anchorage airport, a couple hour or waaay more flight, and then just a ways further....
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Offline Roy Steele

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2009, 12:32:00 PM »
I hunt half a dozzen farms and have a couple sites on each farm.And only hunt them when the wind is totally right.
  Some are a few mins.others are and hour away.Remember deer arn't on any clocks neither should you.
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Offline dakota tim

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Re: Hunting Spot
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2009, 02:14:00 PM »
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