How many that go out on hunts get to their final locations with ATV's?

I’ve done it but not often. Get up at 4am drive 30min, walk the last 1k sleep for another hour till legal shooting. Ya I’ve done it!!!!
 
Southern Ontario I just walk, not far to go. At camp we exclusively use atvs to get to our general hunting areas. No way I can walk that far and wouldn't take a truck on some of those trails. Never had a break down or any tire problems so far, cross my fingers as there isn't any cell coverage.

As for insurance, you need to search else where. Mine is less then $25 a month, I think around $290/yr for full coverage.
 
Rugdoc said:
It might be different in Onatrio, but in B.C., despite all the "I only use the quad to get to my spot" stories I read on sites like this most people ride around on them all day. In fact I've only ever seen one parked quad and that was in a motor vehicle closed zone it shouldn't even have been in.
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When I leave my atv in the bush to head out on foot I don't leave it where it can be seen from a road or trail. Luckily my favorite locations have really good cover for stashing the machine out of sight. Some areas do have way more people out and about road hunting with side by sides and atvs but I try and avoid those areas as a rule.
One area I hunted last year , the guides were the ones tearing up the countryside on quads and sidebysides. Most of the trails suitable for my lifted jeep cherokee were so screwed up from those guides and their machines that were breaking axles in my buddy's polaris ranger.... brutal. They just have to be the first ones out in the morning to get "the good spots" LOL
It's too late to wind the clock back and remove atv's and side by sides from hunting..... they are the modern day horse I suppose. Just don't be a #### and ride your machine like a race car and you probably won't be noticed.
 
different hunting in different areas.

one area I hunt is almost all from the quad, animals don't care all summer the recreational quaders are tearing the area up so bad that its basically impassable until freeze up.

but hunting from the quad your not tearing around, 8-10Kmh is about all the speed you need. Get off from time to time to walk a bit where there is good sign or park and just sit there to see what comes out.

another area the quad only leaves the back of my truck when I'm using it to recover an animal, trails are different, access is different more roads, trails are all shorter and dead ends, easier to drive out and then walk the cutblocks.

it will all depend on the area you decide to hunt, but personally having the quad along to recover game is important to me. My little honda 350 and my 450 have dragged out a lot of game over they years, saved my back a lot of dragging.
 
I have used my quad to get to certain spots to hunt and like some on this thread have stashed it in order to get closer to the actual hunting spot on
foot so as not to alarm wildlife in the area.

I've also installed the aftermarket stealth muffler system on my quad (which was pretty quiet from the factory already) to further reduce the exhaust noise which I think is the biggest liability in using a quad to hunt.

Also nothing beats a quad for dragging out a critter that's down in difficult to access terrain. If you're an older hunter you will appreciate this.
 
Keep it for the reasons already provided. Your use and practice with it will be the determining factor in your success with it. Be reasonable and respectful in its use and it will save you time, effort and boot leather, not to mention your body wear and tear. Carry a tire pump and patch kit to assist if you get a flat. Have fun and best of luck in your new adventures!
 
Moose don't really seem to care about the noise a quad makes from what I've noticed (outlander 650). And from what I do I see and notice more on a quad than walking.
 
CamV said:
Moose don't really seem to care about the noise a quad makes from what I've noticed (outlander 650). And from what I do I see and notice more on a quad than walking.
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I've shot numerous moose and whatever by just putting about on a quad down cut lines.
Cover a lot of ground, doodle down here, stop there, look around.
works just fine and is also fun to explore, well worth their possession to hump the damn things out too.
 
We use them to get to our remote cabin and then they are parked until needed to haul out an animal. I have a neighbor with mobility issues and he uses his to get to his watch. It is the only way he can keep hunting and it works well for him.
 
We usually drive the ATV to within 300m to 1000m of our hunting stand location and walk the rest of the way into the site, the ATV is then used to haul out any big game harvested. After my knees got bad and throughout my knee replacement process I used the ATV to drive closer to my hunting stand site, it kept me in the field; it sucks to get old. WK
 
Norton said:
I've shot numerous moose and whatever by just putting about on a quad down cut lines.
Cover a lot of ground, doodle down here, stop there, look around.
works just fine and is also fun to explore, well worth their possession to hump the damn things out too.
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yup that is my experience too.

However the Ontario guys tend to still hunt from stands so they have a bit of a different opinion.

one of the areas I hunt is a nice little chunk of crown land about 10 miles by 8 miles with lots of cutlines and good access for quads and no roads, so no truck hunters. Can't hunt that on foot very effectively. Shot a lot of moose and deer out of that area.
 
There may be a shortage of seismic lines and pipelines to drive down for hours in some locations lol

ATV/ SxS are good for getting over road deacts and deep into new valleys etc to glass as well but I just don’t know if it’s applicable

Obviously in ne bc northern ab etc where there are tons of seismic and pipelines winter roads etc an ATV of some kind is not going to hurt, or anywhere with overgrown logging roads etc besides
 
I bring my atv hunting all the time but it's for after I shoot something. Usually stays in the truck as ill walk to my stand as I'm just as likely to shoot something on the walk as I am on the stand.
 
woodchopper said:
yup that is my experience too.

However the Ontario guys tend to still hunt from stands so they have a bit of a different opinion.

one of the areas I hunt is a nice little chunk of crown land about 10 miles by 8 miles with lots of cutlines and good access for quads and no roads, so no truck hunters. Can't hunt that on foot very effectively. Shot a lot of moose and deer out of that area.
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Depends on where in the province of Ontario you hunt your moose. Some places you certainly can drive cut lines. But where we hunt, the ATV is used to get to camp, and to get to the further out tree stands. You can't see far enough from the trails to make hunting from an ATV profitable. You would have to stop, get off your machine, load and shoot to be legal here. (correct me if I'm wrong on that, I still like to walk myself)
 
John Y Cannuck said:
Depends on where in the province of Ontario you hunt your moose. Some places you certainly can drive cut lines. But where we hunt, the ATV is used to get to camp, and to get to the further out tree stands. You can't see far enough from the trails to make hunting from an ATV profitable. You would have to stop, get off your machine, load and shoot to be legal here. (correct me if I'm wrong on that, I still like to walk myself)
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yes that is correct dismount and then load.

There is a lot more spot and stalk and ATV hunting then there is still hunting from stands or post here in Alberta. So different styles of hunting.
 
The way atv prices are now I’d keep it you’re not gonna get a good one for a decent price
am the same I walk in and out and use the atv to haul stuff
 
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