Drivers Education! (DEER DRIVES)

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Re: Drivers Education! (DEER DRIVES)

Unread postby Wetfoot » Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:36 am

Looks like you guys have a lot of fun together. Lots of memories from over the years. :D I've always hunted alone and prefer the simplicity of it. However, I see where having a group of trusted comrades could be a ton of fun. Great video as always. :clap: :clap:


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Unread postby Rob loper » Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:50 am

dan wrote:This is a 2 hour free youtube video about my public land deer drives

https://youtu.be/PtpXAXktorU



Good stuff Dan. Good stuff. I was never into driving deer but after watching this its a great way too learn like you said how and where the beds are. Escape routes. Extc.
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Unread postby oldrank » Sun Jul 29, 2018 1:20 am

I enjoyed this. Back in the day we used to put some good drives together. Haven't done one in probably 12 yrs. It was alot of fun with the boys. Great memories. Thanks for sharing Dan.
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Unread postby bowhunter15 » Sun Jul 29, 2018 7:43 am

Watched the whole thing last night on YouTube. Really enjoyed it. I've always been curious as to how exactly those drives are set up from a strategic standpoint. Getting that core group of guys is critical. Much easier said than done.
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Unread postby Jeff G » Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:05 pm

Nice work guys! I can’t wait for some more crazy November adventures!!!
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Unread postby sureshotscott » Sun Jul 29, 2018 12:07 pm

Recognize some faces from the workshop I attended. I'm a little envious of the group dynamics you guys have, hoping to foster that with some of my local hunting buddies.

Thank you Dan for sharing this. :clap:
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Unread postby Mike32 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:41 am

Awesome, thanks Dan!!! I can't wait to watch it. Hopefully this afternoon
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Unread postby Aaron Jones » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:10 am

Truly enjoyed the show!
I have been trying to do this every January but I only have one brother who does it with me. Those two man drives can be a challenge! The best part about the drive is the memories that I make with my brother. Hopefully I can push something big to him next year so he can get a big one down! Love these styles of podcasts!
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Unread postby Country » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:12 am

Just finished the video. Looks like a ton of fun!
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Unread postby bowfreak8 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:26 am

Very cool.. thanks for the video
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Unread postby cmbrown337 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 6:05 am

Watched this last night. Very informative and entertaining.
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Unread postby elk yinzer » Mon Jul 30, 2018 11:39 am

bowhunter15 wrote:Getting that core group of guys is critical. Much easier said than done.


That's just it. Weird how hunting has changed over a couple generations in that way, not to mention the changes in property ownership.

My pap, driving was all they did in their youth. They had a hardcore gang and all the landowners within miles let them hunt. The way I understand posting ground was unheard of in Western PA until the 80s and really took off in the late 90s.

Now I have one good friend I trust with my spots. I use all my vacation in bow season and while I love driving, I just don't have the time for it. And the area I grew up hunting you just can't drive. The private is all posted and the public is too crowded.
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Unread postby Marshbuster89 » Mon Jul 30, 2018 3:41 pm

Good stuff!

I observe a LOT of hunters by me on the public aimlessly doing drives. Sure, randomly lining up 9 guys and walking a CRP field at 8 mph with the wind at their backs will result with a good buck meeting his demise every now and then, but it usually just pushes the deer back to areas I’ll be in, where you have to get wet to access, and we all know how a majority of hunters feel about water lol.
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Unread postby Bigb » Tue Jul 31, 2018 1:52 pm

I do enjoy watching these deer drive videos to see a different side of hunting than I do.

I don't mean this in a bad way but does anyone feel guilty doing deer drives on public land? I'm curious if you get out there and their are guys perched in a tree for a few hours do you still drive? Again, don't mean this isn a negative way, just not sure how the ethics work on public land deer drives.
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Unread postby Jonny » Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:12 pm

Bigb wrote:I do enjoy watching these deer drive videos to see a different side of hunting than I do.

I don't mean this in a bad way but does anyone feel guilty doing deer drives on public land? I'm curious if you get out there and their are guys perched in a tree for a few hours do you still drive? Again, don't mean this isn a negative way, just not sure how the ethics work on public land deer drives.


Yes and no. It’s public so technically I’m not in the wrong, but if I can I always try to let the guy I run into know what’s going on so he can be ready to shoot. Or what happened 2 years ago. Woke the guy up, and he ended up shooting a deer.

For the most part I don’t see guys in the stuff I want to push, so I’m not really worried. I also don’t do drives or pushes until the middle of the week where you need to drive a couple miles to find a truck.
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