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How far are you driving, roundtrip, when you bowhunt?

Old 10-19-2007 | 11:12 AM
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Default RE: How far are you driving, roundtrip, when you bowhunt?

If I hunt the area..I've been going to it's roughly an hour from work 40 minutes from home. Miles Not sure..gas...a bunch!
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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:14 AM
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Default RE: How far are you driving, roundtrip, when you bowhunt?

Least-600 yards round trip.
Middle-20 Miles round trip.
Furthest- 80 Miles round trip.

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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:14 AM
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It's a 5+ hour drive if I hammer it pretty good. Somewhere around 700 miles round trip.

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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:16 AM
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I have three spots, all local. The first is 1/2 mile, the second is about two miles and the thirdis around five miles. I feel very fortunate. I do however miss sittingon "my" ridge in the mountains at deer camp in the cold. I haven't been therein six years.
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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:31 AM
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Default RE: How far are you driving, roundtrip, when you bowhunt?

About 270 miles, one way (five hours), so for a weekend hunt I drive 540 miles, with ten hours on the road.
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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:38 AM
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about a 45 minute drive for me to a friends farm (250+ acres of farmland sitting next to another 250 acres of stateland).
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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:39 AM
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My favorite spot....80 miles round trip. I have others that are closer.
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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:41 AM
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About 80 miles round trip[&:]Idrive it most weekends twice. sat,sun.and some times 3 times if i take off from work to hunt fri,sat,sun

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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:41 AM
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Default RE: How far are you driving, roundtrip, when you bowhunt?

In October....1112 miles
In November...364 miles.
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Old 10-19-2007 | 11:47 AM
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Default RE: How far are you driving, roundtrip, when you bowhunt?

Spot 1- 200 yards (behind house)
Spot 2- 30 miles (buddy's place)
Spot 3- 1000 miles (Hill country)
Spot 4- 1300 miles (South Texas)

These are round trip
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