bicycle as transportation while hunting?

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Anyone use a bike to get to their game?

I am going to be hunting a farily flat area with lots of well defined trails. I was thinking of putting my .22 into a backpack, or slinging it onto my shoulder, and riding around the trails for small game (grouse, and maybe a rabbit or two)

Anyone else do this? Obviously the rifle is unloaded while moving.
 
It seems like a lot of fun. Just be carefull riding. When I used to bike more I made sure there was nothing hard in my back pack after landing on my back with a pop can in my pack. I think I might have broke a rib.
 
I brought mine for moose hunting up in Nipigon a few years back. They're quick and quiet. They don't work too good for pulling a moose out though.
 
Just as long as people don't use the trails for biking or hiking etc it should be a great way to hunt. But if it's public land with maintained trails for pedestrians etc. I would say find somewhere else or check the regs and make sure you can be there with a firearm
 
I use a mountain bike to get into the back valleys for sheep hunting . No motor vehicle access in the area we go to . Works great really quiet and good exercise.
 
I snuck up on a black bear & her two cubs in an old apple orchard, on a mountain bike. It happened so fast that we all kind of just stared at each other with a bewildered, wtf look on our faces. Then momma got up on her hind legs, a stone seemed to drop out of my heart region, then the cubs took off and momma after them. All happened in the snap of a finger. I put a little cling, cling noise maker on the wheel after that for riding in bear terr.
 
As long as your firearm is unloaded while on the bike, it's no different from any other vehicle. I've often run accross deer while mountain biking through field areas - they all jump up at once and scare the bejeebus out of me - flying deer all around. I've had a few stand-offs as well......and I've had to back down and find another route.
 
I have used and plan to use my mountain bike for chickens and coyotes. Its a great way to get around and cover ground out in the boonies where I live. Several years ago I had seen a pair of hunters hunting antelope in southern Sask on bicycle with kiddy trailers for gear and recovery. Great idea and green! Make sure pedals are well lubed to prevent creaking when pedalling, a bike can be a quiet way around but sqeaks and creaks give it away.
 
PeakXV said:
Has anybody tried those bamboo bikes out? Frame only weighs about 5lbs apparently.

http://www.calfeedesign.com/bamboo.htm
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I believe one of the main benefits is the vibration dampening - excessive vibration tends to accelerate rider fatigue. On a road bike with a tubular wheelset running pressures of 200psi or more, I could see the advantage. I'm not so sure you'd see any advantage on a mountain bike running tire pressures of 35-45psi. You might be better off buying a bike with full suspension rather than just front. Yeah a 5-6 lb frame is great enabling you to build a 24-26lb bike depending on the rest of the components, but with all your gear and rifle, what differrence is a few pounds going to make? The difference in price between a 24lb and a 28lb bike can be thousands of dollars as well.
 
Is it legal to carry a full magazine on a bike in Ontario? You can paddle a canoe with a loaded gun in it so what would be the difference?
 
Slooshark1 said:
Is it legal to carry a full magazine on a bike in Ontario? You can paddle a canoe with a loaded gun in it so what would be the difference?
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I guess it depends on the mnr definition of vehicle. the mto considers a bike a vehicle, but i dont know about the mnr


However, even if legal, I wouldnt for safety reasons. I can pop in the magazine and fire fast enough to not risk falling off my bike onto a loaded gun
 
This guy here seems like he can manage his deer fine on his bike, so i would say give it a shot..

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