How to increase your odds when road hunting.

pete dobinson

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I decided, If I was going to hunt further out in remote areas, away from other hunters, I was going to invest in light weight gear. I researched for a light rifle, which brought me to, a "Kimber Mountain Ascent". I wanted decent optics, so I topped it with a Swarovski 3-10 scope with the BRH reticle for long range. I also got a range finder, not a cheap one, you need something decent, like a Lieca. Then I opted for some top of the line clothing, Sitka Gear! Thats one of the most expensive line of clothing you can get, so it should work. Then don't forget, footwear. You need comfortable boots, something that will stand up in rough terrain, something like………Lowa. Good old german engineering. Then! if I was going to hike out in unfamiliar ground I would need a GPS, a very important piece of kit, don't forget, you'll need spare battery's. Also I have 2 compasses in my new day pack, for back up, cause you never know. Anyhow, this is some of the basic equipment your gonna need to help improve your road hunting success. I can barely make it out to where I plan on hiking now. I spot bucks! right from the truck!. All that gear to walk 2 steps, go figure! lol.
 
Your best odds are walking over that ridge you can see from your truck, towards a water source. Where 99.9% of the other hunters are too lazy to venture.
 
bollox said:
You sure about that? He never said it was a public highway/roadway.
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No, not sure, but it should be. Stop and shoot, isn't much of a sport, IMO.
I know people that if they had a dog to go fetch the grouse, they'd never have to put down their beer.
 
lol! If you are road hunting, no need to buy all that gear and spend all that money! Cheap running shoes will do just fine!:p. Or no maybe not, get the best running shoes that your money can buy, that way when the CO's chase you, you can out run them with ease!
 
Cleftwynd said:
Your best odds are walking over that ridge you can see from your truck, towards a water source. Where 99.9% of the other hunters are too lazy to venture.
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That was my plan, I was going to hike the ridge. I spotted a nice buck in the slash before I made it to my destination. It happened the first morning of my hunting trip. The first half hr actually. Thats why it seemed funny at the time. I planned on a good hike but never made it that far.
 
two-dogs said:
lol! If you are road hunting, no need to buy all that gear and spend all that money! Cheap running shoes will do just fine!:p. Or no maybe not, get the best running shoes that your money can buy, that way when the CO's chase you, you can out run them with ease!
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That was my point, I got all this gear to hike and that was my intension,s, it just didn't work out that way this year.
 
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pete dobinson said:
A logging spur rd. Into a huge logging slash. You can walk the rds and hunt if you want.
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As long as you are walking and its not a public road, you should be fine. But if that area is easily accessible by road, you have no guarantee that there are no other hunters around. A lot of hunter surprisingly enough never wander far from a road way. You never know where they are going to pop up.
 
If you can drive there, so can others... put some wear on your boot soles or on your canoe paddle.
 
pete dobinson said:
I decided, If I was going to hunt further out in remote areas, away from other hunters, I was going to invest in light weight gear. I researched for a light rifle, which brought me to, a "Kimber Mountain Ascent". I wanted decent optics, so I topped it with a Swarovski 3-10 scope with the BRH reticle for long range. I also got a range finder, not a cheap one, you need something decent, like a Lieca. Then I opted for some top of the line clothing, Sitka Gear! Thats one of the most expensive line of clothing you can get, so it should work. Then don't forget, footwear. You need comfortable boots, something that will stand up in rough terrain, something like………Lowa. Good old german engineering. Then! if I was going to hike out in unfamiliar ground I would need a GPS, a very important piece of kit, don't forget, you'll need spare battery's. Also I have 2 compasses in my new day pack, for back up, cause you never know. Anyhow, this is some of the basic equipment your gonna need to help improve your road hunting success. I can barely make it out to where I plan on hiking now. I spot bucks! right from the truck!. All that gear to walk 2 steps, go figure! lol.
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Happens quite often like that! Or you hike all day and I'm your way back to your truck you find one right on the road! :)

People questioning the legality should relax. It's perfectly legal to shoot from a forest service road in BC. Don't worry about it, just chuckle at the irony of being all suited up and bumping into a deer while you drive to your spot! :)
 
hoytcanon said:
If you can drive there, so can others... put some wear on your boot soles or on your canoe paddle.
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Exactly!! There is nothing finer than canoeing a few miles away, setting up camp and spiking out from there to hunt. Around here you'll never see another soul.
 
Royzo said:
As long as you are walking and its not a public road, you should be fine. But if that area is easily accessible by road, you have no guarantee that there are no other hunters around. A lot of hunter surprisingly enough never wander far from a road way. You never know where they are going to pop up.
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Im not hunting public rds. I don't hunt rds normally. I don't turn down an opportunity though. A mountain is a pretty big backstop.
 
Sounds like you need advices on to decrease your odds while truck hunting. This way you won't see anything till you get to your hiking spots. One one those deer whistles on your truck might help!
 
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