Drive time to hunting area?

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  1. early in

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    I'm curious how long it takes everyone to get to their hunting areas? I have a 20-25 min drive to the land that I bowhunt. Sometimes I take for granted how quickly I can be hunting. I do consider myself fortunate though.
     
  2. italian85

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    It takes me <5 minutes....I walk 50 yrds out my back door and im in my stand. :rock: I too take for granted how easy it is for me. However, i wouldn't know what to do i had lost my property.....public land?
     
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    My closest is about 10 minutes and my farthest is about 35 minutes :D
     
  4. KodiakArcher

    KodiakArcher Die Hard Bowhunter

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    Let's see; a month from today I fly to Anchorage (1 hour), then to Portland (4 hours), then to LA (2.5 hours), then to Brisbane (13 hours), then to Darwin (4 hours) then we get in the trucks and drive 2 days to get where we start hunting. So that's 24.5 hours of flying (not including layovers) and 2 days of driving. I'm pretty sure I win the longest commute to go hunting this year! :D Man, I just hope my bow makes the same commute I do!!
     
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    Shortest drive 45 min, longest drive 4.5 hrs
     
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    20-25min
     
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    I have a few local holes that are within 30 mins, but 95% of my hunting grounds are 1:15-1:30 away.
     
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    One spot in 30 minutes. The other one is 55 minutes. Public ground is about 45 minutes.
     
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    Out my back door. If I go across the lake it's a 45 min paddle, or 15 minutes with the new trolling motor.

    Rifle season is a 3.5 hr drive to the cabin in WI.
     
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    One spot is about 20 minutes. My other spots are out my back door and a 5 minute walk :woot:
     
  11. Sooner

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    I can hunt some public 20 minutes away but my lease is about 3 hours away and worth the drive.
     
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    ~30min.
     
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    60 minutes. If I speed. A lot.

    1:15 on the way home.
     
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    5 minutes to my main ground...20min to my cabin.
     
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    About a ten minute 300 yard walk out my back door :tu:
     
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    My spots are 4, 5 and 6 hours, one way. My favorite spot is the 6 hour drive. It really sux :cry:
     
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    Deer, 20-25 minutes. Elk 45 mins to 2 hours, plus around a 2 mile hike in
     
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    I can literly deer hunt right in my back yard , but i have 5 stands set up from 200 yards to a 1/2 mile from my back yard , and when i feel like traveling i'll hop on the 4 wheeler and go across the street .......lol
     
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    120 yds from the backdoor to the woods behind my house
    7 minutes to my closest real hunting spot
    35 minutes to a place I only make an appearance or 2 a year
    45 minutes to my #1 main spot
    75 minutes to my ohio public land spot
    90 minutes to my property in ohio & the other public land spot

    The 2 ohio drives get anywhere from 10-30 mins longer coming home because i have to drive straight thru the city
     
  20. Rory/MO

    Rory/MO Die Hard Bowhunter

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    One farm about 40 minutes. Another farm 3 hours from my driveway not speeding. I can make it in about 2.5, my dad makes it in about 3:15. Don't know how far from the driveway all the land we scored in IL this year is. Can't wait to check that out though.
     

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