How far in is far enough ?

[janttihunter]

Personally I put in so much work and preperation into hunting that if I walked in the woods a few feet and got a deer id feel disapointed.. Unless it was a huge buck  (i also may be eating tag soup this year)

But no disrespect to anyone who does hunt close to the truck. Eveyone has different time restrictions , physical abilitys, and ideas of hunting.

[Jingles]

High hunt I'm 22 miles in and if haven't filled tag general season is 16 miles in mainly to just get away from other hunters and the pressure they cause by just out strolling through the woods with their 2 way radios blairing away "hey just had one come your way" and the totally oranged out outfits they feel they must wear. I've seen mule strings make less noise than some of the hunters I've had walk past me when I hunted in close

[seansfire]

thanks for all the replies guys. i am a new hunter , very new in fact , and just trying to get it figured out what i should be doing to find these critters. LOL. having fun with it so far and am learning every time i get in the woods.

[bobcat]

I have found that often there is great hunting within a quarter mile of the gate, or the pavement if it isn't gated. Not necessarily if there's a clearcut right at the gate, because it WILL get lots of pressure. But just reprod or timber and most people will ignore it on their way in to get to where all the deer are. Sometimes the best spots are the obvious ones that everyone overlooks.

[throttlejocky20]

The biggest buck i ever shot had a bed less than 30 yards from the road down low on the hill. I bet he laid there year after year and watched hunters driving by to hunt higher up the hill.

[buck man]

My sister in law drew out the big bull tag for the roadless area of the Book Cliffs,in Utah. They scouted and put in many hours on horse back learning the area. Opening day found them late on the trail head , and they decided to camp there that night and head in,in the morning. Well they made a quick hunt of the drainage by the trail head. They rode past all the rigs and started glassing  and soon spotted 15 different bulls. She picked the one she liked, stalked into position and one shot later had a 367" smoker on the ground.

Too often we overlook the "easy" hunt and it is often the most productive. Doesn't always work out that way but I have learned to hunt the overlooked "easy" ground in addition to the more remote.

[rock]

Look in brush that you cant see into from the road, the deer will be sitting right there watching you.

[NW-GSP]

I've hunted green Mt. numerous times. I have seen deer and bear both close to paved roads and far back behind locked gates.

green mountain in granit falls or darrington?

[Simcoe hunter]

High hunt I'm 22 miles in and if haven't filled tag general season is 16 miles in mainly to just get away from other hunters and the pressure they cause by just out strolling through the woods with their 2 way radios blairing away "hey just had one come your way" and the totally oranged out outfits they feel they must wear. I've seen mule strings make less noise than some of the hunters I've had walk past me when I hunted in close

Jingles-  I am glad that you are able to get in so far.  That would be awesome.  Old knees missing half a meniscus won't go quite that far anymore.  Keep up the good work.  I hunted a rifle season this year and was amazed at how few hunters I saw.  The last time I hunted GMU388 was unbelievable.  It was the first time I had taken my two youngest sons.  There were so many hunters the deer wouldn't even move.  I had never seen so many hunters, and heard so few shots, on an opening day.

[norsepeak]

we kill 90% of the bulls we kill within 200-300 yards of roads.  Killed this guy right from the road.