Mt. Bikes and Bowhunting??
 

I have always been interested in this concept; saw it on another forum and made me want to ask you people. Any of you implementing Mt bikes for bowhunting? Where we elk hunted in the past and where we are going again this sept, one would save a lot of time and energy riding one to get away from the spike camp to where we hunt. I could use one here to quietly and quickly get to some of my setups in a hurry and one would leave no human scent. Let's see your pics of your setups.

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ya know, this has been interesting to me as well. I ride quite a bit and thought about using one on our property. Definitely quieter. I just bought a new one and am dying to camo it up.:D

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I too had thought of using one i think it would work great . Someone told me to attach a cart kind of like they do with babies to help with the gear and to help get the deer out .Never tried it but in certain spots i think it would work great






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HCH,
They work great! I have one in Realtree Hardwoods and made a hitch to haul a deer cart. I will post pics when it warms up. There is no way Im going out in the barn in this weather.[:o]

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m88, put a bowholder, cargo racks, cargo bags; it could get a person from the truck to the hunt a lot quicker and quieter IMO. The atv industry has a lot of products that could be implemented onto a bike.

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I would think a rack on the handle bars of some type for the bow much like that of a quad gun or bow rack would work no?

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Come on bullmoose, get the coat on. A realtree bike with a game cart; don't make me wait[:@]

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i had thought of the same thing once, after i found some public hunting land that 3/4 mile walk. the farmer with the field next to the hunting land wont let anyone drive on his field road that runs right up to the land.

if any one makes one pleasepost some pics, i would like some ideas.
thanks

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I, hunt on my mtn. bike all the time here is an archery killed blackie hauled out 2 miles.We have also hauled out elk quarters using a pack frame. I have a scabbard that mounts on the bike that holds my bow.

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i've rode my trek out on more than one hunt. cover alot of ground quickly and quietly on a bike.

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Makes a lot of sense and I'd bet you could get closer to game as one wouldn't look nor sound like a human walking. Just like horseback or ATV, game is less likely to spook.

I know many use them on some game lands locally, it's an old Army bunker site called the Ordinance. Miles of flat dirt roads throughout. People use mt. bikes to ride clear to the back towards the prision fence, that's were the deer go when the bullets rain out. I was taken there as a teenager and heard bullets go by, never went back again.

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Hey ulti, that is a cool pic. Could you give us pics of your bike by itself and your experience of what is necessary for options on one. Thanks.

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I think it's a neat idea and would probably work to some extent, especially in a place that already has designated trails.

However, I always feel that hunting with as little scent as possible is hunting better. I would think that while it may work for the first season pretty well. It would greatly interfer on the farmland deer I hunt from that season on. I believe the whitetail would become wise to it.. smelling the grease on the chain, the bearings etc. and associating it with danger from the year(s) before. I try never to under estimate the power of a whitetails memory.

Bikers are in fact rare, or scarce, in my woods and the deer would catch on quickly!:)

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in one spot where i bow hunt theres no motorized vehicles at all.. so a bike is the only way.. i tend to disagree with less likely to spooke when on a bike instead of a 4wheeler.. there so used to atv's around here they dont even get up jus watch ya.. when ya stop thats when they get a lil itchy... but half the time they still dont go no where. i know it dont make sense but they jus adapted to them here

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Mountain bikes work great. We use them to go up gated logging roads to bow hunt elk, etc. Sometimes the trip in is 2-3 miles and takes over an hour(where ATV's are prohibited of course), but the trip out is usually 10-15 minutes or less on the bike. We put the ATV bow/rifle holders on the handle bars too. I have saddle bags for packing a spike camp in, and we often strap deer or antelope to them as well. My father-in-law made a hitch for his game cart so he can pull it with his MB.

Here is a pic of us getting ready for a 4 mile pack into remote mule deer country in Eastern Montana:

http://eatsleephunt.googlepages.com/PackininEasternMTMuleyHunting.jpg

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Yea hardcore I will get some pictures this weekend it is dark when i get home.Did yoy notice the 4 foot long lodgepole lashed to the handle bars? That is what is used to push and steady the bike. I will post pictures of my scabbard as well

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Yes I did see the pole. Thanks.

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Thats the way alot of Fla. boys do it in the Green Swamp. I hunted there with some friends and they gave me a bike to make the 6 mile trek backto where they had their hunting spots. I gotta tell you, riding thru that sandy soil with all your gear on your back was quite the work out. I was so ready to get off that damn bike.

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Yep, on land that doesn't allow motorized vehicles. Itisn't as easy as it seems and I wouldn't do it if there were no cut trails, I couldn't do it. All I can do to go up some wash outs. Just gets me back to the general area,a mile and a half back. Takes less than 10 miniutes in, there's a grade coming out and even though it's small, it's a killer.I pull a kids cartcalled a Burly for gear. I don't worry about camo. Great for scouting! The only thing you leave behind is rubber tire tracks and those are barely recognizable to man or beast.

Learned this the hard way, put your bow in a soft case or make sure it is secured safelyand securely. Strings don't like to be rubbed.

ATV's are the ticket.

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This is my new concept of getting into the woods (along these lines anyway)! I'm going revolutionize the entire industry with this one. Still have a kink or two to work out on some minor details but I think it will fly.

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HCH,You owe me!!!!!!! Its freezing out there!!!!!!!![:@] Here are the pics. If you decide to make one. The part where you have the angle and length of the hitch is important. If you dont get the proper setting you will be riding a wheelie the whole way.;) It took me awhile to figure it out. I used Holly to sit in the back and I would ride around to check the handling. Let me know what you think?

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That is cool BM38!!! I like it and I can see that this takes some research and trial and errorlike you did by putting your wife in the cart. Thanks for braving the cold Adam. That bike ROCKS!! My new project for this year. What brand is your cart?

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Question, is the cart to the bike such a solid setup that it adds stability to the bike?

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No the cart floats. When we tried making it tight we had no control of the bike. The weight of the load wanted to dictate the direction the bike went.

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Makes sense. I thought it might make it similiar to a three wheeler. I assume it is the rear wheel of the bike that causes the issue. Anyway thanks for taking the time for the pics.

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Why not add some space to store "stuff"?

:)

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Do any three wheelers offer any gears for climbing hills? Man, the only problem with one of those three wheeled bikes is that they are kind of like a moped and a fat woman....both fun to ....till your friends see you with one.[8D]All puns aside, a three wheeled MT bike with gears might be tippy and dangerous on trails for the same reason ATV manufacturers discontinued them.

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Dude......you ride a Harley.....I think you could figure it out.

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Speaking of that, a friend of mine last year,sold a late modeled, expensive, threewheeledriceburner 1400cc motorcycleto a guy that drove 3 hours to come buy it. He bought it with no test drive(thankfully) and he paid my friend and took offfor the nearest town a mile away. Wrecked it at the 1st curve. Tried to lean it instead of steer it. He luckily wasn't hurt(except for his pride) and had to leave the wrecked bike at my friends house and go back to his home and get a trailer to haul the wreck home. My buddy was glad the guy had the integrity to not stop payment on the check or try to get out of the purchase. But then again, 99% of bikers are just like hunters; honest and trustworthy.

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Lots of guys use Mt. Bikes out west on restricted roads. Logging wasfor years themain industry in my neck of the woodsand the massive road systems created by logging has opened up a lot of back country. On roads that are restricted to foot traffic only mountain bikes are legal.

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Nothing Runs Like A Deere!

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. . .or for those who prefer red to green, here ya go!





Nothing "Out Runs" A Deere Like A Magnum!

Complete with Front Wheel Assist (just peddle harder). For those really mucky days out in the woods.

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LOL>>>Quiet mt bikes Bols......QUIET. No motors.

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Oh, I get it. So I've probably been doing more harm than good by riding my Snapper mower to the base of my tree all these years. Thanks for the info guys.:)

...but yeah, in the right scenario, bikes are a good way to cover ground faster. I've never done it, but I know of a public place nearby where the roads are shut off during deer season, and biking it in would be a great way to go, it's in my plans for the future.

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Ohh they're quiet HCH.

See those little peddle things. Those are your motors. ;)

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I've hunted elk by way of mountain bike. Like others have said, it's a great way to cover a lot of ground on roads closed to motorized vehicles. If you are going to pack equipment in, it's a good idea to use packs that fit around your waist and hips to keep a lower center of gravity. I have ridden in whilewearing a big backpack that was very top heavy. It made it very hard to balance and I fell a good number of times.

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I've used my mountain bike to troll for turkeys in the spring. Just sling the shotgun over your back, take the bike out of the car, throw in your mouth call and go.

There's a local bike trail that covers 20 miles of isolated woodlands along a river that winds down through the mountains. You cross a few roads, but you can really cover some ground. I just stop every 1/4 mile or so, and try to locate. Sucks when you get one though - there's just no easy way to lug him out. I like that game cart idea, by the way. Pretty slick.