hunting on ATV's
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I put my pull rope for towing some one, flat fixer, roll up BLM maps, and a gas hose in there.
The back one has Elc. tape , flash light,first ad kit,and some other tools in there, incase I break down out in the middle of no where.
I go out by my self a lot and its a long ways from my truck some times.
The box is for rain gear, glasses , hand gun and other things.
Then cooler box for food, and a pick is under the back for digging up rocks. Thats if I find any good ones, Idaho has a lot of different rocks.
I put my pull rope for towing some one, flat fixer, roll up BLM maps, and a gas hose in there.
The back one has Elc. tape , flash light,first ad kit,and some other tools in there, incase I break down out in the middle of no where.
I go out by my self a lot and its a long ways from my truck some times.
The box is for rain gear, glasses , hand gun and other things.
Then cooler box for food, and a pick is under the back for digging up rocks. Thats if I find any good ones, Idaho has a lot of different rocks.
Killforfood
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WE do up in one area that only quads can get into. One climb is called the Widow Maker.. Its name is very accurate. It takes skill and power to get up it without flipping over. BUt the reward is big bucks and bulls of the highest caliber. Walking in is possible, but as high and remote as it is I have never seen anyone one on foot. ITs steep, 11,000 + ft elevation, and the terrain is extreme to say the least. Without a quad youd never see this place.
Hunting there is awesome.
RoyalOaksRanch,
This describes my favorite area to a tee. I can imagine the first quads to bust a trail in to my favorite stomping grounds probably gave the same description to their friends.
So enjoy it while you can. It's only a matter of time until the masses find your trail and cause a gradual decline of quality and number of animals.
"Taking a helicopter to the top of Everest does not make you a mountain climber"
Joel.
WE do up in one area that only quads can get into. One climb is called the Widow Maker.. Its name is very accurate. It takes skill and power to get up it without flipping over. BUt the reward is big bucks and bulls of the highest caliber. Walking in is possible, but as high and remote as it is I have never seen anyone one on foot. ITs steep, 11,000 + ft elevation, and the terrain is extreme to say the least. Without a quad youd never see this place.
Hunting there is awesome.
RoyalOaksRanch,
This describes my favorite area to a tee. I can imagine the first quads to bust a trail in to my favorite stomping grounds probably gave the same description to their friends.
So enjoy it while you can. It's only a matter of time until the masses find your trail and cause a gradual decline of quality and number of animals.
"Taking a helicopter to the top of Everest does not make you a mountain climber"
Joel.
coyote6974
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While I love my ATV, I only use it to haul out game I've killed. We don't have vast areas of wilderness to hunt here in the midwest so ATV's simply are not needed to access most hunting areas. The country side here is layed off in sections with roads every mile or so. I simply drive my truck to within a half mile of most of my stands. I then walk in and call. If I'm fortunate enough to take a coyote or a deer, it's a simple matter of going to the house and loading up the ATV so I can ride out into the fields and pick them up. I could drive my truck right into most of the fields around here but my ATV is much lighter and won't track up soft fields.
Good hunting y'all.. Coyote 6974
Good hunting y'all.. Coyote 6974
daddyflea
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I just ordered a Benz silent rider for my Rhino 660. I ride to almost every stand that I can, park hidden then walk at least a 100 yds. Where I hunt a ATV is a necessity. It is over a mile by foot and a pickup won't get there.
To cut down on noise, I hunt the land in sections. I ride to the Down wind side then hunt into the wind in a Semi Circle back to my ATV. Then it is off to another section.
I carry MREs and only use the truck to transport the ATV.
To cut down on noise, I hunt the land in sections. I ride to the Down wind side then hunt into the wind in a Semi Circle back to my ATV. Then it is off to another section.
I carry MREs and only use the truck to transport the ATV.
OR_YOTEHUNTER, I'm referring to the ignorant fools that are tearing up POSTED PRIVATE PROPERTY. These law breakers have no business on private land whatsoever. I've had to deal with this garbage more often than not and it's about time that it stops. As I said earlier, these morons will ruin it for the people that use their ATVs properly. I do not have an open mind for law breakers, nor do I have any tolerance for them. They are the ones that need a good look at reality. MI VHNTR
azcat
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I just started hunting coyotes this past fall. My favorite area has a few gasline roads that run in a pretty straight line. My technique is to park at the bottom or 1/2 way up a small valley. Then I hike perpendicular to the road before I climb to the top. Make a couple of stands, then backtrack to the Jeep drive over to the next valley & repeat.
When deer or pig hunting or scouting, I park some place and walk looking for sign.
As for as ATVs and riders, I was thinking that they are the scourge of "true outdoorsman", but when you think about it, there is no (well extremely few) places that an ATV can legally go that I can't go in my Jeep. Also most ATV hunters I encounter are very conscious of their speed, noise, and dust. It's the recreational riders that are speeding and hot-dogging that I really have issues with.
When deer or pig hunting or scouting, I park some place and walk looking for sign.
As for as ATVs and riders, I was thinking that they are the scourge of "true outdoorsman", but when you think about it, there is no (well extremely few) places that an ATV can legally go that I can't go in my Jeep. Also most ATV hunters I encounter are very conscious of their speed, noise, and dust. It's the recreational riders that are speeding and hot-dogging that I really have issues with.
Radd4
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Hate em'! I've had nothing but bad experiences with ATV riders here in the National Forest. Nearly all of them are breaking the law in some manner or another. Most are rude and disrespectful of other hunters and most importantly, the land they ride upon. By and large the ones I've ran across, or, rather should I say ran across me, have been lazy slobs. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Come on GC get a grip!!!! You are a good guy and you know that is too broad a statement. That statement sounds just like the PETA chumps who say most gun owners are nuts. I know there is always one in every group, but think of it this way. You don't like them already so no matter what they do they are going to tick you off. I take your statement a little personal because I use one, I have too because I was injured during Desert storm and I have had so many knee operations (13 in 16 years)that unless I used one it would make it near impossible for me to hunt for more than a little bit each day. I do hunt on private land so there is a difference I know. All I am saying is don't pigeon hole people because you don't like what their preference or abilities are. We all have a right to hunt; god gave no single person the right to have a select piece of land to himself.
Rus
Hate em'! I've had nothing but bad experiences with ATV riders here in the National Forest. Nearly all of them are breaking the law in some manner or another. Most are rude and disrespectful of other hunters and most importantly, the land they ride upon. By and large the ones I've ran across, or, rather should I say ran across me, have been lazy slobs. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
Come on GC get a grip!!!! You are a good guy and you know that is too broad a statement. That statement sounds just like the PETA chumps who say most gun owners are nuts. I know there is always one in every group, but think of it this way. You don't like them already so no matter what they do they are going to tick you off. I take your statement a little personal because I use one, I have too because I was injured during Desert storm and I have had so many knee operations (13 in 16 years)that unless I used one it would make it near impossible for me to hunt for more than a little bit each day. I do hunt on private land so there is a difference I know. All I am saying is don't pigeon hole people because you don't like what their preference or abilities are. We all have a right to hunt; god gave no single person the right to have a select piece of land to himself.
Rus
GC
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OR_YOTE...,
Yes, they are public grounds. Public grounds that are for the most part posted as WALK-IN ONLY - NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES BEYOND THIS POINT. So after I've hiked in three miles or so with a backpack looking for peace and solitude for a quality hunt, then having some lazy slob ride by on his way even further back, ya know - because that's where the big bucks are, yes I get pi$$ed. Or, have a dozen dirt riders with coolers of beer on the ATV come slinging mud, tearing up creek crossings and poluting the stream, destroying the "Walk-In Only" trail, leaving me picking up their litter - yes I get pi$$ed. Don't pretend to tell me what my experience is.
Truth is, I have no problem with a guy walking in and hunting, then if he gets a deer down, bringing in his ATV to retrieve that downed game. Especially senior's and handicapped individuals. That makes sense to me and again, I have no problems with that. It is the people who are too lazy to walk in, those that use the ATV to hunt areas they wouldn't break a sweat to walk into, and, who hunt from the back of the actual ATV itself that I get worked up over. And I have no problem stepping up and letting them know exactly how I feel about their lazy a$$es. If my 74 year old partially crippled Korean War Vet dad, wounded in battle, and later in life crushed from the waist down by a half ton of steel on the job. If this old guy, who was told the doc's wanted to remove his legs, told that he'd never walk again, if he can walk to his deer stand - why can't some perfectly healthy young stud get his butt off the seat of his ATV and earn his buck too? Bull$hit and the more I think about it the more pi$$ed I get.
MI VHNTR,
Here's the problem. If your property gets molested by a group of illegal riders, you are ONE person complaining. There is no unity of a large group of landowners, no lobbiest in the State Capitol, or Washington D.C. And, no money being boosted to the right hands to see something is done about the illegal activities.
You wouldn't believe how much money the ATV industry uses to lobby for increasing their "rights" to run the machines over every piece of ground they want to. Add the ATV and dirt bike crowd with their private clubs also lobbying and there is a lot of pressure to open even more territory to legalized ATV use. Right here where I live they hold a Goveners Cup Race through a State Park. The race begins in a local town, down a main street, then crosses a river. That river crossing is illegal in Missouri, yet, it never seems to draw the attention of anyone. Then the race continues on into the State Park. This Park has about 1,800 acres set aside for year round off roading. However, when there is an ATV/Motorcycle race nearly the entire 8,560 acres are closed down and opened up for the racers to rip through. That includes the natural areas of the Park, such as one of the oldest Short Leaf Pine forest in the state. Several natural glades and creeks are now open as part of the course. The bicycle and hiking trails, along with the horsebacking trails are part of the race courses. I wondered how this could happen? Then I learned the Park Superintendant on his "days off" gave ATV Safety Classes where he is paid a tidy sum for each participant in the classes. He has 15 - 25 pupils per class and gives at least two classes per month, nearly year round, he's making a bundle on the side from the off road crowd and industry. When the manufacters come around, or one of the large ATV/Motorcycle clubs, they get special priveledges not offered to other groups. Hell, if the Boy Scouts come down to camp and walk the natural areas, they're considered a pain in the butt and kept strictly to the reg's. Not so one of the big midwest off road clubs, it's bend over backwards time. They grease the wheels very effeciently.
So, am I predjudiced against ATV's and motorcycles, ect.? Yes, pretty much. Except for special areas and under special circumstances.
Yes, they are public grounds. Public grounds that are for the most part posted as WALK-IN ONLY - NO MOTORIZED VEHICLES BEYOND THIS POINT. So after I've hiked in three miles or so with a backpack looking for peace and solitude for a quality hunt, then having some lazy slob ride by on his way even further back, ya know - because that's where the big bucks are, yes I get pi$$ed. Or, have a dozen dirt riders with coolers of beer on the ATV come slinging mud, tearing up creek crossings and poluting the stream, destroying the "Walk-In Only" trail, leaving me picking up their litter - yes I get pi$$ed. Don't pretend to tell me what my experience is.
Truth is, I have no problem with a guy walking in and hunting, then if he gets a deer down, bringing in his ATV to retrieve that downed game. Especially senior's and handicapped individuals. That makes sense to me and again, I have no problems with that. It is the people who are too lazy to walk in, those that use the ATV to hunt areas they wouldn't break a sweat to walk into, and, who hunt from the back of the actual ATV itself that I get worked up over. And I have no problem stepping up and letting them know exactly how I feel about their lazy a$$es. If my 74 year old partially crippled Korean War Vet dad, wounded in battle, and later in life crushed from the waist down by a half ton of steel on the job. If this old guy, who was told the doc's wanted to remove his legs, told that he'd never walk again, if he can walk to his deer stand - why can't some perfectly healthy young stud get his butt off the seat of his ATV and earn his buck too? Bull$hit and the more I think about it the more pi$$ed I get.
MI VHNTR,
Here's the problem. If your property gets molested by a group of illegal riders, you are ONE person complaining. There is no unity of a large group of landowners, no lobbiest in the State Capitol, or Washington D.C. And, no money being boosted to the right hands to see something is done about the illegal activities.
You wouldn't believe how much money the ATV industry uses to lobby for increasing their "rights" to run the machines over every piece of ground they want to. Add the ATV and dirt bike crowd with their private clubs also lobbying and there is a lot of pressure to open even more territory to legalized ATV use. Right here where I live they hold a Goveners Cup Race through a State Park. The race begins in a local town, down a main street, then crosses a river. That river crossing is illegal in Missouri, yet, it never seems to draw the attention of anyone. Then the race continues on into the State Park. This Park has about 1,800 acres set aside for year round off roading. However, when there is an ATV/Motorcycle race nearly the entire 8,560 acres are closed down and opened up for the racers to rip through. That includes the natural areas of the Park, such as one of the oldest Short Leaf Pine forest in the state. Several natural glades and creeks are now open as part of the course. The bicycle and hiking trails, along with the horsebacking trails are part of the race courses. I wondered how this could happen? Then I learned the Park Superintendant on his "days off" gave ATV Safety Classes where he is paid a tidy sum for each participant in the classes. He has 15 - 25 pupils per class and gives at least two classes per month, nearly year round, he's making a bundle on the side from the off road crowd and industry. When the manufacters come around, or one of the large ATV/Motorcycle clubs, they get special priveledges not offered to other groups. Hell, if the Boy Scouts come down to camp and walk the natural areas, they're considered a pain in the butt and kept strictly to the reg's. Not so one of the big midwest off road clubs, it's bend over backwards time. They grease the wheels very effeciently.
So, am I predjudiced against ATV's and motorcycles, ect.? Yes, pretty much. Except for special areas and under special circumstances.
GC, you are correct with your opinion on this abuse. The riders here figure that a state issued ORV sticker entitles them to ride anywhere at anytime. I've put up private property/no trespassing signs one day and have had them run over by the next day. They must really enjoy this type of nonsense. I will get the last laugh though. The first one caught will see a judge and get to pay for some land restoration, along with tresspassing charges and anything else that they can be charged with. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/angry-smiley-055.gif MI VHNTR