Hunter or Road Hunter?

[Bull Elk]

I continue to be amazed how many hunters never get out of their truck when deer hunting. More and more hunters drive up and down, back and forth on dirt roads waiting to spot a buck 10 yards from the side of the road.

Are you a road hunter or do you hunt away from the roads? How far off the road do you hunt? If you are a road hunter -- why?

[Shoot-it]

Yes I have done it in d-6 you can cover a lot of ground that way and it's not un heard of getting a buck that way I never did.What I am surprised to see is bow hunters doing it they are ones that people say are the true hunters etc..... but they road hunt too.

[180ls1]

Ive done both. A lot of times road hunting is useful because if you are new to an area you get to see a lot and take a lot in if you never got the chance to scout it. Usually i see way more sign and am much more successful when i hike into areas where other hunters are not willing to go. Areas that are as far and inaccessible as possible.

[NorCalFocus]

I hunt while driving. We usually go one more crest off the main road and find game.

[Tac380]

I am new and I scouted a few places but when the opener came they were worthless. No more deer signs.

I meet a husband & wife who both like to hunt. She is a road hunter only and he likes to get out and walk the trails. I tailed them for a couple days and kept marking my GPS with new areas that I wanted to come back to later to scout and walk the trails.

The husband said he would show me some new areas next week or so that are good trail areas. Road hunting did get me to see a lot of area for future trips but I was bored and enjoyed every chance to get out and walk around and do some glassing.

[Manh3]

My buddy and I hiked way off trail and climb up a ridge (d16 zone), it took us 2 hours to get up to the top of the ridge. As we were grassing, I spotted a truck on the road, 5 minutes later I heard a shot and watched them harvest a deer no more than 50 feet from the truck.

**** happens, I rather go on a hike and get nothing then sit in a car waiting around.

[Tac380]

I have to admit road hunting was boring and ate up a ton of gas, but was useful to find new spots to scout.

[toby]

Road hunting is not hunting it's shooting road side animals and some get lucky but don't FN come home and tell of how hard you hunted, you didn't.

[Shoot-it]

Road hunting is not hunting it's shooting road side animals and some get lucky but don't FN come home and tell of how hard you hunted, you didn't.

Yes it is a type of hunting and it's legal but we are talking about dirt forrest roads in case a new hunter is reading this.You also are allowed to have your mag loaded in the rifle but chamber empty.

[krzgoat]

Road hunting is super boring and about all you get is to know is new areas.

I like to either get to a spot with the truck and get out and hike or get to a spot and use a quad to get further out and then hike or sit on a stand depending on the area.

I went last up last Thursday for 5 days with someone that only wanted to road hunt and I was bored outta my skull. He stayed on the main roads most of the time.

Learned when out with a new hunting partner bring your own vehicle so you aren't stuck with what that other person wants to do.

[Tac380]

Road hunting is super boring and about all you get is to know is new areas.

I went last up last Thursday for 5 days with someone that only wanted to road hunt and I was bored outta my skull. He stayed on the main roads most of the time.

Learned when out with a new hunting partner bring your own vehicle so you aren't stuck with what that other person wants to do.

I feel for ya, I did it for 2 days and just about lost my mind. I did get some new spot and marked them so I can get back but it was super boring.

[Caneman]

i like the guys that wear the full camo while road hunting

i like the wilderness and like to get off the roads away from the crowds... if i dont see another hunter it is a success for me even if i dont harvest an animal

[zio707]

A couple of times I've caught a real nice buck off guard while driving to the spring to fill water drums to bring back to our water tank. Some times in the Africa hot afternoon I'll take a jeep or ATV ride to parts of our property where there's a chance I might catch a buck under cluster of oaks catching a warm summer breeze; that doesn't necessarily mean I'm going to shoot, it's part of the profiling and just enjoying the country side I do during hunting season. For the most part I hard hunt but yeah I guess technically I road hunt too.

[mofugly13]

I hunt private land with a lot of roads. If I'm driving 4 miles out to where I plan to start a hike, you can bet I'm hunting along the way. And on the way back too. Lot's of times I've worn my *** out with a 6-10 mile hike up and down and across hills and ravines, only to come around a corner on the drive back into camp and see a buck standing on a hillside in front of me, or even in the road. If it's a good buck, I won't hesitate to shoot them. I guess that makes me a road hunter of opportunity. I bet most of you would do the same. There are a few old timers, my Grandpa was one of them, who only road hunt now. They put in their time going cross country on the ranch when they were younger, and now they're content to drive around socializing while 'hunting.' Some of them even get a buck now and then.

[DSMeyer]

I pay good money for area unit hunt maps and also download/print usgs/fd maps for all if the different roads. I look for main roads and secondary roads that are in good deer/elk areas that have a lot of traffic. It ten find that edged up road that no car wants to go on and drive in about 1/4 mike and park. I then find a nice area between the high traffic roads and harvest an animal from the road hunters driving them to me.
But I have also technically road hunted and ran across a buck while going to my spot. I learned a while ago not to pass up an opportunity and took the animal.