How Far To Your "Hunting Grounds"?

[Soonerlongbow]

Bout 3 miles as a crow flies.

[Spookinelk]

45 miles to my elk or muley spot, about 3 hours for pronghorn and 20 hours driving time to hunt whitetails on my family's property in GA. I dont hunt whitetails much....

[Hopewell Tom]

We live on our 250 acres and manage the woodland with a wildlife first policy. I love being able to walk out my back door and start hunting right away.

Lots of whitetail deer, ruffed grouse and snowshoe hare both seem to be on the upswing of their cycles and we're starting to see some ringneck pheasants about. A bear passed through last year so I'll be setting a bait or two to see if we can get more regular visits.

If I can't put meat in the freezer, it's not because the hunting ground isn't good enough...

[centaur]

I'm about 5 minutes from turkey and whitetails, and a half hour from where the elk are supposed to be. If I wanted to hunt antelope, they are about 5 minutes away.

[LONGSTYKES]

Pretty lucky on my place we have Mule and Whitetail Deer. and Sometimes Antelope.  Turkey and Elk are about 20 minutes- an hour away. Montana is great.

[Maxx Black]

Head out the back door , clear the patio and start shooting . We own 10 acres in the midst of farmland and permission granted from everyone . Working for one farmer and helping the others , also having them scouting for me all helps. When tags are drawn all the big game is available , whitetail, mulies, moose, elk, bear, even wolves have moved in. Gotta love it.

[awbowman]

40 minutes to camp, 20 minutes to lease

[muley40]

I`am lucky to be able to hunt out my backdoor!

[SheltonCreeker]

Bout 10 min to my property from the house. Moving out there later this year. It has been a life long dream to hunt out my back door. I am feeling very blessed.

[DaddyPaul]

5 minutes at home in NE Florida or 4 hours to hunt my lease in SW Georgia.

[T-Bowhunter]

I drive about 100 miles, I usually  stay overnight.

[Easykeeper]

The "back 40" is literally out back.  My closest stand at home is 500 yards from the house and the farthest is about 1/2 mile.  Decent hunting, I rarely hunt at home and not see at least the resident does and fawns.  Maximum convenience with enough potential to make it worthwhile.

If I have the time though, I really like hunting the big public woods that is about 10 minutes north of me.  I don't know how many acres, it's about 10x13 miles.  It's completely different from home, no crop fields...strictly big-woods Minnesota deer hunting with very few trails and access only from the edges.  Tough hunting, many outings I don't see a deer.  Feels more like I'm actually hunting though, at home I feel more like a strategic sniper...the old resident does come out and look to see which stand I'm in that night...lol.

I'm fortunate to have both.

[Bill Turner]

130 to 160 miles one way depending on where I choose to hunt.  

[Bowwild]

For white-tail hunting I can see the gate to my hunting spot from my back door.

I move about a bit for other critters.

[TooManyHobbies]

8/10ths of a mile, 4 miles, 50 miles. Those are private properties. State land spots could be 5-30 miles.

[RecurveRookie]

40 miles to Lake Aquilla (Corps of Engineers Land).

[BUCKY]

100 yards to 60 miles.

[JEFF B]

30 minutes to my hunting spot on private property

[Thumper Dunker]

In the center of the valley here. If I go west its about 20 minutes to my first spot. Foot of the coast range (coyote heaven). If I go east its maybe an hour to the foot hills of the sierras More coyotes and blacktails. An hour and a half more im on top of the world.Sonora Pass.Mulies and blacktails. But moastly bears and lions now and some coyotes. We realy need a lion season here.

[Sam McMichael]

9 miles to my small place on the East side of the county.