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Avg distance (non beast) hunters walk from road?

Unread postby bwwma » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:39 am

I'm deer hunting hill country and I was wondering how far non beast hunters typically walk from their truck to hunt? I know from my experience most of the human sign slows after 1/3 of a mile. I've seen some where they've walked close to 1 mile in but the majority seems to slow after 1/3 of a mile. Then you have some that walk to the closest green field. What have you seen from your experience?


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Re: Avg distance (non beast) hunters walk from road?

Unread postby BassBoysLLP » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:50 am

Depends on the country. Top access with trails, I've seen average guys over a mile back. Bottom access with steep ridges, water, etc usually keeps the average guys under a half mile back.

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Unread postby Jphunter » Fri Oct 16, 2015 6:31 am

Yeah I think it depends on the terrain. In the areas I hunt a lot of people will walk the distance if it's an easy walk, but if you find areas with a barrier such as water or really thick brush most people dont push through to get to the other side.

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Unread postby fishlips » Fri Oct 16, 2015 6:38 am

BassBoysLLP wrote:Depends on the country. Top access with trails, I've seen average guys over a mile back. Bottom access with steep ridges, water, etc usually keeps the average guys under a half mile back.

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x2. Easy access and guys will definitely go farther. I hunt in some areas that take me a long time to get to, but are only 600-800 yards from a field edge, but are real thick. Don't see much for hunters in there. Same area where there are trails I have been back 2+ miles and seen lots of flashlights during opening day of gun season.
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Unread postby Hodag Hunter » Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:14 am

If there is easy access in and out in the dark hunters will be there. If that distance is .2 or 2 miles doesn't matter in my territory.

Seems the average guy is afraid of getting lost.

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Unread postby JoeRE » Fri Oct 16, 2015 8:45 am

Yea, like others have mentioned seems to depend on trails. On a trail lots of guys will walk a mile. I hate seeing trails :lol:

Otherwise in the hills without a trail most pressure is limited to less than half a mile or a 200+ foot bluff whichever is closer. Its right around that 200 foot mark that guys start dropping out around here.
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Unread postby deereload » Fri Oct 16, 2015 10:02 am

in one certain public area that I hunt - some of these guys walk about 150 yards from the parking lot - yes there is corn but there is so much human scent that these deer just move at night early season up to the beginning of the rut - I avoid the whole area -
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Unread postby CRK925 » Fri Oct 16, 2015 1:10 pm

I don't think distance has much to do with it. Hunt the sign. I've seen mature bucks within 200 yards of a parking lot on their feet in daylight hours.

Everyone who begins deer hunting is told to walk as far back as possible on public land. As a result, many hunters push farther back and are sitting in and walking through bedding areas without a clue they're there.

I will buy the notion that good spots to kill mature bucks are USUALLY harder to access, but not always. Killing deer is about being where the deer are, wherever on a property that may be.

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Unread postby Twenty Up » Fri Oct 16, 2015 2:44 pm

It doesn't matter how far they walk.. it's WHERE they walk! Two of my best spots are less than 200 yards from a parking lot. Heck one of them is less than 120 yards from a major parking lot, and it's home to a 4.5YO BEAST.

Distance means nothing to me, to be honest. I haven't earned much respect killing mature bucks like Dan & Andre and the like but this is what I have seen; and if I can find it then anyone can do it :D
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Re: Avg distance (non beast) hunters walk from road?

Unread postby Ruger » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:14 pm

3/4 to 1 mile on public land, maybe more - average 1/2 mile or so from bike on private land

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Unread postby Zap » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:18 pm

Around here how far they walk from the road depends on how far the deer they shot from the vehicle runs..... :whistle:
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Unread postby Dewey » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:39 pm

Zap wrote:Around here how far they walk from the road depends on how far the deer they shot from the vehicle runs..... :whistle:

Sounds like your state is on a path of no return. :whistle:

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Unread postby Jackson Marsh » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:40 pm

Dewey wrote:
Zap wrote:Around here how far they walk from the road depends on how far the deer they shot from the vehicle runs..... :whistle:

Sounds like your state is on a path of no return. :whistle:

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Unread postby Zap » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:43 pm

Dewey wrote:
Zap wrote:Around here how far they walk from the road depends on how far the deer they shot from the vehicle runs..... :whistle:

Sounds like your state is on a path of no return. :whistle:

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I though we were talking about roads?...... :think:

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Re: Avg distance (non beast) hunters walk from road?

Unread postby Dewey » Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:47 pm

Zap wrote:
Dewey wrote:
Zap wrote:Around here how far they walk from the road depends on how far the deer they shot from the vehicle runs..... :whistle:

Sounds like your state is on a path of no return. :whistle:

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I though we were talking about roads?...... :think:

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