BLR1970
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All areas I hunt are within 5 to 10 minutes away.
Yes and yes.I shoulda reworded the question as I was more interested in if people would rather stay local to get more hunting in or travel to get closer to bigger deer.
I shoulda reworded the question as I was more interested in if people would rather stay local to get more hunting in or travel to get closer to bigger deer.
In the Lapeer area now. Last year was my first year hunting the Lapeer State Game Area, and I did end up getting my first buck.Where are located hour n half north of the D?
I shoulda reworded the question as I was more interested in if people would rather stay local to get more hunting in or travel to get closer to bigger deer.
I definitely don't hunt the closest spots to town as they get pounded. Driving past 30 minutes to that 30-60 range eliminates a ton of the pressure and I don't live in a very big city. 60-90 minutes really puts me in the boonies but there are still a lot of camps around that keep it pretty busy in prime times and good areas.
I'll say this about hunting the big woods, hunters generally know where the pockets of decent to good deer populations are. Deer are not at all evenly distributed across the landscape and if it's total solitude you seek you can certainly find it but it's probably also a gar hole.
Would love to travel to hunt more spots 2-4 hours away and dirtbag camp in my truck but I don't really do that much any more life with kids keeps me closer to home.
X2. I'd rather deal with hunter pressure than hunt a ghost town.I'll say this about hunting the big woods, hunters generally know where the pockets of decent to good deer populations are. Deer are not at all evenly distributed across the landscape and if it's total solitude you seek you can certainly find it but it's probably also a gar hole.