How far do you commute to go hunting?
12-05-2007, 10:06 AM
#22
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 7,208
RE: How far do you commute to go hunting?
Currently, I have a couple spots that are 5-15 minutes from home (but 30-45 from work) that I hit in the evenings. I would love to have spots much closer to work. To me that is more important than having them close to home. On occasion if I can get out early, I will drive hour 1:15 after work for a hunt.
My "core" hunting spots are about 40-45 minutes from home. Those get hit on weekends/days offand if I can get out early.
Then I've got some adventure spots. Those range 1:00-1:15 hrs. away. Those get hit when I've used all my regular tags and still want to hunt.
And lastly are the 'headed west' spots. Those are 1:30-2:00 away, and yes I've driven 3-3.5 hrs to hunt for 3-4 hrs.
My "core" hunting spots are about 40-45 minutes from home. Those get hit on weekends/days offand if I can get out early.
Then I've got some adventure spots. Those range 1:00-1:15 hrs. away. Those get hit when I've used all my regular tags and still want to hunt.
And lastly are the 'headed west' spots. Those are 1:30-2:00 away, and yes I've driven 3-3.5 hrs to hunt for 3-4 hrs.
12-05-2007, 10:10 AM
#24
Giant Nontypical
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 5,716
RE: How far do you commute to go hunting?
Lots of you guys drive a pretty good distance. Do you fellas haul a camper or get a motel, stay with family, sleep in the truck??
I know if I drive 1.5 hrs each way, and hunt all day - for the drive home, I'm TOTALLY whipped. There is no amount of AMP energy drink or Jack Johnson or Green Day rockfest that can wake me up. There's just no way I could put 3 hours (each way) behind the wheel, and hunt dark-dark on any kind of extended basis. I'd be roadkill.
I know if I drive 1.5 hrs each way, and hunt all day - for the drive home, I'm TOTALLY whipped. There is no amount of AMP energy drink or Jack Johnson or Green Day rockfest that can wake me up. There's just no way I could put 3 hours (each way) behind the wheel, and hunt dark-dark on any kind of extended basis. I'd be roadkill.
12-05-2007, 10:20 AM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
Posts: 5,541
RE: How far do you commute to go hunting?
I have a few spots that are 15-20 min. away from home and work (between the two), a couple of spots that I hunt with buddies that are 35-40 min. away,one spot that is about an hour away, when I hunt in NJ it's about a 2 hour drive, and our camp in PA is 3.5-4 hours from my home. Next year I'll be hitting OH too which will probably be a 7-8 hour drive.
12-05-2007, 10:23 AM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Kansas
Posts: 3,288
RE: How far do you commute to go hunting?
I can hunt right across the road from my house just to be hunting, but need to drive for an hour to get to some spots where they have some decent bone on their heads.
12-05-2007, 11:19 AM
#28
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: How far do you commute to go hunting?
In my home state, from walking out my back door to traveling about 110 miles each way to one of my spots. Most of my whitetail and elk spots are within 75 miles, for sheds in the spring I make an annual trip to the Hells Canyon and Salmon River so about 250 miles.
12-05-2007, 11:22 AM
#29
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern Idaho's Panhandle
Posts: 4,436
RE: How far do you commute to go hunting?
ORIGINAL: quiksilver
Lots of you guys drive a pretty good distance. Do you fellas haul a camper or get a motel, stay with family, sleep in the truck??
I know if I drive 1.5 hrs each way, and hunt all day - for the drive home, I'm TOTALLY whipped. There is no amount of AMP energy drink or Jack Johnson or Green Day rockfest that can wake me up. There's just no way I could put 3 hours (each way) behind the wheel, and hunt dark-dark on any kind of extended basis. I'd be roadkill.
Lots of you guys drive a pretty good distance. Do you fellas haul a camper or get a motel, stay with family, sleep in the truck??
I know if I drive 1.5 hrs each way, and hunt all day - for the drive home, I'm TOTALLY whipped. There is no amount of AMP energy drink or Jack Johnson or Green Day rockfest that can wake me up. There's just no way I could put 3 hours (each way) behind the wheel, and hunt dark-dark on any kind of extended basis. I'd be roadkill.
