Who uses ATV/Quads to hunt? Added pics of Quad and Trailer

roadkill46

roadkill46

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Reason i ask is that i just picked up a used 2008 Kawa Brute Force 750 quad. Got it for $3000 at a dealer with a warranty. Realized i didn't have a trailer so i got on craigslist and found a guy with a 6x8 with the tie downs and hitch and he wanted a gun in trade for it. i offered a $100 hipoint carbine and he said cool...
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so tomorrow i p/u the trailer at 0800 and the quad at 0900.

i have a bunch of places that the coyote killer just cant go even with the new A/T skins on it. i thought dragging the quad out and 2 hard cases and my bucket holder/stool and i can basically go anywhere.

so good idea? good deal? tips? remember i'm in the desert, no water holes, mud puddles or anything like that. any advice on quads since this is my first one, lot's of other sand toys but never a quad.

thanx in advance!!
 
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Invest in SLIME and carry fix-a-flat with you. Keep your air cleaner clean...

They are fairly easy to hide in the brush. Park on one side of a hill and sneak around and call on the other side.
 
fix a flat, 5 cans, stay in my truck at all times, i'll get a box for the back and slap some cans in there also. guns can ride on the front rack. i'll have to use normal plastic gun cases cause every scabbard i have looked at will not fit my AR, shotgun it will but i have not seen one for a scoped AR.
 
u can hear those things comin 2 miles away, thets y i never invested n 1. but i have seen some aftr market mufflers that really quiet them.
 
I use the gun racks that cradle your rifle. I haven't been a fan of the scabbards because when I go after any thing everything rattles. I cinch up my gun rack on the front and don't have any problems...

I carry a plug kit and a can of fix-a-flat along with a 12volt compressor with me in the cubby on the quad.
 
Originally Posted By: shanedoggu can hear those things comin 2 miles away, thets y i never invested n 1. but i have seen some aftr market mufflers that really quiet them.

Sounds like most of the issues have been covered, I'll second the 'silencer' muffler, I've have one on the Rubicon and I always suprise everyone in camp when I come in. They basically see me up close before they hear me, but they are all getting up there in years
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Slime will save you a lot of grief and the compressor is a must. Just keep the rpm's down and you will enjoy the ride and suprise plenty of critters.
 
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I do sometimes. Sometimes it's just too cold, but ATV's can be useful for working up dry creek beds or going into places where it's hard to hide a pickup. As for noise... I guess it just varies, but I've put a camo cover over mine and successfully called from 50 yards away. I have a Yamaha Grizzly 660 with stock muffler.

In this picture, I parked right here with a dead coyote on the rack and called in another in the background. The other coyote ran right past the Grizzly to my call.

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Originally Posted By: roadkill46hey Jump i just read your other post on the silencer. got a link to the one you use?


This is the one I have of the Rubicon, you can hear more engine/transmission noise than exhaust.

http://www.hunting-fishing-gear.com/article-display/526.html

I've read some reviews where people say it didn't make any difference at all but I would disagree for the most part. But the Rubicon/Hondas are reasonably quiet to begin with. I wouldn't take it off till it falls off
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Even with the heat shield be careful not to lean up against it, especially if you have something synthetic on. Don't ask.





 
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Atv's can be way useful getting into areas that haven't been hammered. The noise will kill you on calm days invest in a muffler/silencer and stay in the truck when you don't have a little wind, and for the love of christ don't tear stuff up and follow the rules as were fighting a uphill battle to keep these things legal.
 
I've used them on several coyote hunting trips......they're a good way to cover ground in rough country but they can be a little noisy.
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I use a polaris ranger, it's noisy and believe it or not I don't believe the noise matters much. Where I hunt the Border patrol is running around all the time with diesel pickups, 4 wheelers, and jeeps. I have watched coyotes watch them drive by and go right back to mousing, and then come straight to a call.

I honestly believe vehicle noise is not a problem because they are used to it all the time. If they were truly that noise shy I don't believe you would see as many road kills as you do.

Coyotes are road travelers and road hunters, ever seen scat on a road. They just aren't botherd by mechnical type noises.

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I use mine every once in a while. I like to find a spot where a road parallels or 2 areas circle an area I want to hunt maybe a couple 2 or 3 miles apart. I'll drop the quad and drive a couple miles down the road and park the truck. Hike and hunt back to the quad and ride that back to the truck or run it a couple miles past the truck and do it again. Good way to hit lots of area that other people might not hit cause you can get off the beaten path without walking twice the distance.

I'm with Biker too...I also don't think the sound of quads and trucks bothers coyotes too much. Most of the roads I'm on get traveled quite a bit, so they're used to it.
 
I use a side by side or my quad often and find it is very convenient to get where I want to call. Easier to hide, harder to see, etc. I shot this sucker with a Ranger in plain view of the approaching coyote:
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As the post a while back alluded to (that some coyotes just are not bothered by ATV's), I concur that they don't seem as bothered as we might think. I was calling in Ca a few weeks ago and had two dogs called in that were hung up 100yds from my position. I had my shotgun on stand with me and after a minute of waiting for them to close the distance, an ATV rode ride between me and the dogs on the two track between us and they did not so much as care a bit! Good luck!
 
I use mine alot and agree with previous posters about noise not bothering them much,as I've also ridden up on them. +2 on the fix a flat and compressor, You'll definitly need a micro compressor if just carrying slime, it's great stuff but will not inflate an already flat tire. Also be sure that a gun mount on the front of your quad is torqued on good, my friend ran over his shotgun after it fell off the front, luckily we were in sand so a little grit was all the bad news.I also carry a tow strap and a collapsible shovel. I'd also say you got a good deal not only on the quad but the trailer as well. BTW I miss the infidel avatar!
 
thanx for all the advice. FJ knows some of the areas that we hunt are not truck friendly, although his tank can go through just about anything! my K1500 is a little light in the rear even with the new shell so it does get "a little" stuck evey now and then,4WD, but when you hunt by yourself it can get a little scary if you are stuck and can't get out, i keep shovels, tire stuff, going to p/u an inflation cylinder so if i have to air down the tires i can bring them back up.

the deal on the quad was great, and i can't stand dirt bikes and quads that tear crap up so i refuse to be one of them. i think it will be another tool to get back to the areas that folks can't get to with their trucks. leaving in a few minutes to p/u the trailer, man that was a deal for a hi point carbine!

And youngdon, just for you:
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I use my quad to hunt with exclusively. I find it easy to hide and you don't have to walk very far from it to call. I bet 80% of my calling is within 50 yards of my 4 wheeler.
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i use a sidexside rhino also works great. carry an extra CV belt with you, my bud has that exact same quad and was stranded twice cuz of belt probs.
 


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