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Re: ATV's n Deer
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12/11/10 09:04 PM
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I always parked no closer than 300-400 yards.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: ATV's n Deer
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12/12/10 08:29 AM
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Posts: 30,910 Clanton, AL
Out back
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Grumpy Old Man
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I've killed deer with my truck, headlights on and horn blowing, but I still ain't getting to my stand that way. When I need to use the 4 wheeler, I try to pick a route that keeps me downwind and below the ridgetops. Sound carries from ridgetops, and that 4 wheeler smells like gas, oil and exhaust fumes. There ain't no way to make it scent free or silent.
Last edited by Out back; 12/12/10 08:34 AM.
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Re: ATV's n Deer
[Re: sethjamtoe]
#57159
12/12/10 01:20 PM
12/12/10 01:20 PM
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Posts: 2,667 Central Alabama
QDMAV8R
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Central Alabama
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IMO ATVs have a very limited place in deer hunting, other than retreving game, or as work vehicles prior to hunting season. I've hunted alot of different clubs and leases and without a doubt those that limit all vehicle traffic produce greater numbers of deer sightings. Arguably, some tracts of land are not accessible very easily by any other means, so notice I said limited and not entirely forbidden. However, it will always be my preference to not have any vehicle parked anywhere near the area I'm hunting.
"Never met a deer that I didn't like" - QDMAV8R
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Re: ATV's n Deer
[Re: Out back]
#57195
12/12/10 02:23 PM
12/12/10 02:23 PM
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Posts: 1,699 Oak Grove, AL
Butchman205
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I've killed deer with my truck, headlights on and horn blowing, but I still ain't getting to my stand that way. When I need to use the 4 wheeler, I try to pick a route that keeps me downwind and below the ridgetops. Sound carries from ridgetops, and that 4 wheeler smells like gas, oil and exhaust fumes. There ain't no way to make it scent free or silent. That is a good point...and good advice for hunting.
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Re: ATV's n Deer
[Re: CHEESEBURGER]
#57197
12/12/10 02:25 PM
12/12/10 02:25 PM
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Butchman205
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Oak Grove, AL
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I usually push my atv in to my hunting location if its not over 437 yards to my stand LMBO!!!!!!! That is hilarious!!!
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Re: ATV's n Deer
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12/15/10 09:16 AM
12/15/10 09:16 AM
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Posts: 284 Tuscumbia, AL
7MM-08
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Here's what I believe to be the long and short of it: deer can hear ATV's. Whether they associate that with being fed, or with a day filled with gunshots, or just with some stinky human busting up in their living room - it all depends on what they experience when an atv encroaches on them.
My 85 year old grandfather rides an ATV on portions of my hunting land 12 months out of the year - feeding cows, checking fences, etc. I've been on stand and watched deer when he came through within hearing distance. From what I've seen, they pay attention, but it's not like they bolt for the next county.
That being said, I KNOW the deer can hear it and know that they associate it with some form of human prescence. Therefore, I minimize my ATV usage during hunting and drive as little as possible through my hunting areas during the season.
Last week, I parked in a clearing probably 1/2 mile from my stand during the pre-dawn hours. When I returned around noon, I eased up to the clearing and 2 does were feeding within about 40 yards of my atv. Obviously, the 4 wheeler itself didn't scare them.
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