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i have killed deer from my shop window in my yard. i live 1 mile from the shenandoah national park and there are no houses between me and the park. lots of deer and bear cross my property. i have one a 60acre farm and a 20acre track that are within 200yds of my house that i walk to. i have a 2500 acre hunt club that is 40miles away and another 1000acres that i hunt a few times a year that is 110 miles away.
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Up until this year, I drove 185 miles. The camp owner has mental "issues" so I'll be driving 150 to our new area. I'm starting to hunt in Michigan's UP this year and that is about 150 as well
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2 miles.....
last year plugged one in the backyard....
which I could do annually...
but that sorta takes the fun out of it...
got that one near the last days of the season...
was too busy working and not able to get out much last year, so I had to compromise.
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About 50 minutes from the house to some family land. Next year I'll be looking for a club to join, wouldn't mind driving more for the right place.
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I live in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota. If you can get permission around here, the huntings good, but permission is tough to come by. I did snag a spot near here for crossbow hunting and turkey hunting. 15 minute ride.
My gun hunting in Mn. is done north of the cities, north of Brainerd and it's about a 3 hour ride in a straight shot. I can leave here at 3 a.m. and be on stand by first light. Most times I do an overnight stay.
I own a deer camp in Pa., and we literally hunt right out the door. We have a gun port cut in the back wall of the cabin, because the deer cross between the cabin and the outhouse. There's probably been over 25 deer shot within sight of the cabin.
Trying a new area near Alexandria this fall too, and that is 2 1/2 hours from here. I forgot to mention, the drive door to door from Minneapolis to our camp in central Pa. is 17 hours depending on how and when you hit Chicago.
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
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Sakoluvr: The last three years I have been Hunting Whitetailed Deer very near to my home (3 miles!) here in SW Montana.
I killed a 10 point in 2,013, a 10 point in 2,014 and last year (2,015) I finally killed a dandy "bucket list" 12 point (6x6!) Whitetail.
I have been a Mule Deer Hunter all my life though and often (every year!) drove 950 to 1,250 miles to Hunt them - this was when I lived in the Puget Sound country and drove to Utah, Wyoming, southeast Idaho and southeast Montana to Hunt.
Once the Mule Deer populations get back to "Huntable numbers" (IMO!) over in eastern Montana I will return to my normal haunts for them and drive the now 450 to 550 miles to do so.
I enjoy driving - other than the expense.
Good luck to everyone this season.
Hold into the wind
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I keep a rifle in the corner of my bathroom, sit on the commode, raise the window and stick the rifle out and whack 'em!!
Even birds know not to land downwind!
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60 miles from my house to the ranch in Stephens County TX. If i could only convince the landowner behind me who has about 500 acres I could hunt from the back porch!
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I used to drive over 200 miles for the last 30 years.
Now I have my own place and walk to my stand.
Maybe 5 minutes.
whelennut
I like to do my hunting BEFORE I pull the trigger!
There is only one kind of dead, but there are many different kinds of wounded.
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Just got back and put 640 miles on the truck.
"Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, and more money." -Tom T Hall
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147 miles > been doing this run for over 30 years.....
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Where we do most of our hunting is 220 miles, door to door.
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Like most, I could probably do all the hunting I needed within 10 miles of my door. But, it's too fuggin boring. I enjoy getting away and hunting interesting places with interesting people...
The last few years this has been my route each year for Deer:
Western Indiana - 188 Miles
Northern Nebraska - 725 Miles
Southern Illinois - 356 Miles
I take off work in early November for a month and hit it. I am fortunate to be able to do this and really enjoy it.
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This year it was 8 minutes but I hunt most of the Bear River mountains so it can be somewhat farther than that. Here's a pic from where this years buck fell. ![[Linked Image]](http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/mm293/stomatador/car%20amp%20house_zps4ukvjllx.jpg) I can't hunt out the back door because the deer don't come in until December.
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What would Porter Rockwell do?
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I drive about 160 miles to the northwoods for camp. 3.5 hours. My stand from camp is gps'ed at 1100 yards. We usually go up twice, once for opening week and right after Thanksgiving dinner for the weekend. If I muzzleload, that will be in mid-Dec traveling 4 hours west to farm country.
"A Republic, if you can keep it." ~ B. Franklin
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700 miles one way, this will be my 18th year there.
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I leave the truck in the driveway and walk along my hunting isa hour or less walk from the back door only time I get the truck is if I kill across the road driveway is uphill
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I love hunting and being outdoors but I'm out there to put food on the table. If I can't find it 100 miles round trip it cheaper to buy it at the grocery.
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![[Linked Image]](http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff169/Maxd_52/IMG_0452_zpsaczqleah.jpg) The first shot would be easy. It's that second shot that I would be most worried about...  The other half has them all named..
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I'm in Western MD, my farm is in WV, about 125 miles. I have 2 farms within 15 minutes of my house, but several other people hunt one of them, and they are real Yahoos. The other I feel guilty if I don't have time to help out around the farm, so I usually pass. Two years ago I put in about 10 days on fencing and got a nice 125 pound 8 pointer. A lot of work for one dear.
I'm not greedy, I just want one of each.
Remember Ira Hayes
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