Rembrant Report post Posted April 2, 2004 Yeah what Stanley said. I think that all you folks that like hunting next to roads should keep doing it. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TREESTANDMAN Report post Posted April 2, 2004 From my experience, it is hard to get away from roads even when you are trying to. Little quad roads and dirt roads seem to be everywhere. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stanley Report post Posted April 2, 2004 Got that right. Roads/trails pop-up in some scary places... Always a drag to come across quad tracks when you're back-in a little ways.... S. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted April 4, 2004 Depends on where you are hunting I suppose. I know in the case of land where access has been denied by a rancher, backpacking solves the delima. Then when you do the work and find yourself a mile or two, or a canyon or mountain away from the roads (and you don't have to go back for several days), things can get real interesting. But it ain't for everybody. Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TREESTANDMAN Report post Posted April 5, 2004 There are dirt roads I know of where I have been tempted to put treestands over because the deer will use that road everyday on there way from bedding to feeding area. Roads are not always bad:) Of course these are 4wd roads that don't see much hunting pressure Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rembrant Report post Posted April 6, 2004 Tree Stand Man, you are blessed with a wonderful hunting area. I hope I can find a place like that as I get older and less likely to be carrying 60 lbs over mountains ( and that time is coming soon!) Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az4life Report post Posted April 23, 2004 I generally like to get as far as possible from the roads without turning my hunting trip into a mainly hiking trip. I have found that getting up and starting to move toward my intended glassing high point works best if I have enough light to see my feet in front of me. This means I head out usually on a road or trail for the first 30 minutes or so moving fairly briskly which gets me into a place to sit a few minutes to watch others spook deer as they blaze in, at or just before sun up. I try to move to my spot slowly before full light I have spooked out too many deer trying to get to a glassing spot early before sunup so this method seems to work for me. As far as all day or not, it generally depends on the weather, the deer and the place I am hunting. Prefer to go out all day, moving to a few good spots within a mile or so of my first spot. Generally glass for 2-3 hours before moving to another vantage point. I move closer to camp as the day winds down so I limit my shots to something I can retrieve and get to before it is too dark. Energy snacks and fruits work well in the backpack and I take enough to last all day, just in case. Eat everything so I don't have to carry it back at night. I usually camp out in a tent and have great meals in the evenings. After Dinner I Kick back, Watch some DVDs on the PC and really rough it! HA HA LAter All Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
