Hunting and a mountain bike.

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Has anyone used a mountain bike to extended their big game search distance. Compared to walking you could cover allot more terrain and it's more silent than an ATV. If you do use an MTB, how you carry your rifle and your kill?

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ton45
 
Yeah, I used my RM Fusion last year. Worked really well on the way in, but on the way out, I had a deer to pack, as well as a bike to go back and get. I will certainly do it again this year. Was fun.

The rifle carry thing I never really did figure out. I used my regular sling, and some tape to keep it along my pack.
 
for the rifle, I would think it'd be easy to strap something like a scabbard effectively on the bike frame, or as an add-on to your day/hike/hunt pack you'd probably be wearing, tho honestly I'd want a rear bike rack with some nice saddle bags that would hold my gear, then I could have the scabbard across my back.

as for transporting game, you could possibly buy a Bob Trailer to transport the game back & forth. :)

Bob Trailer:
http://www.bobgear.com/trailers/index.php

biking was my first hobby until I crashed 80km/h while bombing down a dirt road/hill, so I'm still pretty in tune with it, specially being my dad n brother still bike. LOL.

edit - downside is the Ibex (which is the off-road trailer) is only good for carrying 70lbs.
 
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Damn hotlinking I opened this thread and bobgear tried to save a cookie on my computor.There is no way that should happen unless I go to their site.
 
I read an article all about using mountain bikes for hunting. I believe it was in Bowhunter Magazine about 15 years back. The author was quite enthusiastic about it. Makes sense, too.
 
I used to use one quite a bit, to access deactivated or gated roads, especially for scouting.

I woudl just wear a backpack, and strap rifle to the side compression straps.
 
Jerry rig some of these to fit your bikes handle bars and your set to fly.

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is it still called "Lazy road hunting" if you do it on a bike:D
 
What about something like this to haul meat, rates for 100lbs of kid. And its cheap.

http://cgi.ebay.ca/SCHWINN-VENTURE-...yZ117036QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


We use one of these to haul the kids around behind our bikes. The kids total about 60lbs I guess and boy it will bust your balls if you aren't working on your cardio. The hitch is quite flexible allowing you to lay your bike down without any problem. You could mount a typical gun scabbard on the side of that trailer pretty fast too!:cool:

Gate's idea of cinching the rifle in you pack is a great way to haul your gun hands free. Have done that for years on the Sheep slopes.
 
If you are going to bike make sure you are in GOOD shape & do lots of riding before, I know of what I speek, I was so sore I could hardly walk or sit. You can strap a lot of meat on the frame & walk it out though. If I use a bike again, it will be to hall out meat,not hall me in AJ
 
while inexpensive, you don't want to use one of those one's like that ebay model. granted they're cheap, but they hobble and bump and shake, rattle n roll. the bob follows your trail and doesn't hit or go where your bike doesn't go. having the extra wheel will make travel more ornery off road too as they're just not made for it.

my aunt and uncle found that out when they did a multi-night trip on the Kettle Valley Railway, which is a relatively 'smooth' railway grade made for hiking and biking on (just no motorized) and found it to be a nightmare hauling their gear on.
 
A fellow hunter that I know uses a mountain bike to get into elk country. He'd be real SOL when he gets his elk when it comes time to pack out. But because I really like his ethics and how much effort he puts into it, I help pack out his game on my horses. :)
 
Mountain bike for hunting.

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We used them in B.C. The logging companies would put in access haul roads to get to new areas. They would then drop the ripper on the dozer and chew up about a mile of road from the main road. Then they would leave them a year or two to "settle".

If you could get past the mile of scarified road, you often had up to 20 miles of good hunting or fishing. Getting the meat out was the problem ---you have no real idea of what an Elk weights until you try to move a dead one.

Sometimes you could find a parallel road on the map that came close to the one you wanted to hunt on. We made up some little "Boonie bikes" that had a 5 hp. gas engine, and fat tires. We would then start at a place that was fairly close to the road we wanted, go about 200 feet into the bush, and then start to brush a trail to the hunting area. Of course, we walked in first, chose the easiest routes, and marked them before cutting a trail.

This trail brushing was done well before hunting season, so when the time came, we unloaded the bikes, pushed them to the start of our trail, and then rode in. It was a lot easier getting the meat out, too.
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Thanks for the replies guys. I commute almost everyday to work with my MTB, around 25k round trip. I also use to race cross country MTB for several years. My MTB is pack ready and very utilitarian. I have a leather scabbard for horseback that my brother gave me. I'm trying to find the right spot to attach it to my bike. It might go on the front rack. Hauling the game will be an issue. The trailer might be my best bet.
 
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