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Author Topic: How far do you go?  (Read 1943 times)

Offline Traddict

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #40 on: November 28, 2010, 01:37:00 PM »
Drove an hour for several years.  Have been fortunate the last 2 and only drive about 3 miles.

Offline SpencerL

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #41 on: November 28, 2010, 01:46:00 PM »
Farthest this season was 5 hours in state, but shot my buck in the late season 2 miles from home.

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #42 on: November 28, 2010, 01:56:00 PM »
I'm lucky I just have to walk a few yards out my front door. However, the deer numbers have been small these past few years(but picking up).....Phil

Offline Brad Arnett

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #43 on: November 28, 2010, 09:53:00 PM »
I have stands right behind the house and live in the middle of lots of public land, but also drive up to 2 hours to hunt other places.

Offline John Scifres

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #44 on: November 28, 2010, 09:57:00 PM »
My two best private spots are 1.5 to 2 hours away.  I have public land within 30 minutes but so does the rest of Indy and the hunting quality shows it.
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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #45 on: November 28, 2010, 10:07:00 PM »
Now that I have moved, I have a 4 hour drive to my lease. I don't go as often as i did when it was only 30 min away, but I stay and hunt more days in a row. I guess it evens out for hours in the woods I guess.

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Offline Bjorn

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #46 on: November 28, 2010, 10:23:00 PM »
I like to drive and keep it under 1200 miles.

Offline huskyarcher

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #47 on: November 29, 2010, 12:36:00 PM »
I probably have over 30 peices of private property to hunt, people ask me too hunt. Having a good reputation as an ethicall and legal bowhunter can really get around, If your ever in the mountains of NC i would be more than happy to help someone out.
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Offline JO_EZ

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #48 on: November 29, 2010, 01:33:00 PM »
Growing up, I had access to my family's 40 acres plus about another 70 acres of neighboring land and I thought that being restricted to that tiny little parsle was no way for an aspiring mountain man to live... Now, the closest public land is 40 minutes away and my folks are an hour away and we are pretty much restricted to their 40 these days.

Didn't know when I had it so good.
I started shooting a longbow because I thought it would simplify things and it did... now I simply need to get a whole lot closer to hit anything.

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Offline Jeff Roark

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #49 on: November 29, 2010, 01:54:00 PM »
I'm lucky to have a WMA bordering my property so all I have to do is walk across the road if I choose. But, there is some better hunting up the river here so I'll drive 15-30 minutes if I feel like it.

Offline Mechslasher

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #50 on: November 29, 2010, 01:59:00 PM »
i have 300 acres of private land, 15 min. away, just inside the city limits that's bowhunting only with some of the best hunting in the area.  i have 70 acres on my farm, 30 mins. away, surrounded by 200,000+ acres of wma land.  guess i'm lucky.
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Offline Archer Fanatic

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #51 on: November 29, 2010, 02:43:00 PM »
It takes me 20-25 minutes to drive to my hunting area.

Offline hightop_hunter

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #52 on: November 29, 2010, 06:50:00 PM »
I hunt 10 mins to 2 hours away depending on the tags and the time of season

Offline Red Beastmaster

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #53 on: November 29, 2010, 10:57:00 PM »
I have good deer and squirrel hunting a flight shot and a half from my house. Or I drive 15min to a friends private property, he's got deer, turkey, and too many bears.
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Offline DesertDude

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #54 on: November 29, 2010, 11:05:00 PM »
I'm very blessed, I just moved to a 575 Acre ranch.........
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Offline Bengal

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #55 on: November 30, 2010, 12:16:00 AM »
The only hunt I plan on for sure every year is in Nebraska and I'm currently living in Idaho so about 16 hours with good weather. Hunted northern CA this year which was about 9 hours. Colorado antelope I flew so that doesn't really count...

Offline Gehrke145

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #56 on: November 30, 2010, 12:31:00 AM »
15 min to 9 or so hours depending what I'm after in CO.  Out of state hunts lol as far as my bank will let me!

Offline Thumper Dunker

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #57 on: November 30, 2010, 12:32:00 AM »
Coyotes 25 minutes half of that is trying to get out of town. black tails 30 minutes to two and a half hours. I drive all day calling coyotes.
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Offline Jerry Jeffer

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #58 on: November 30, 2010, 12:48:00 AM »
I have a place with in 5 minutes drive but my favorite and most hunted place is 45 minutes drive.
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Offline Coiloil37

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Re: How far do you go?
« Reply #59 on: November 30, 2010, 01:21:00 AM »
Growing up I'd hunt right from the house. Now I live about an hours drive from the same area and prefer to drive back rather then hunt private land around town. Every year I go a few places that might be 4-6 hours drive just to see something new.

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