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How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? #435054 09/23/08 07:17 PM
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I have land where I live that I hunt on, but it's just secondary.

My primary hunting grounds is around Thomas Lake on the Suplhur River, which is about an hour from the house. As the crow flies it's 8 miles from my house to my cabin, but I have to go all the way to the next bridge and come back, which is 32 miles.

32 miles shouldn't take but about 45 minutes, but by the time I get the gate open, drive down to the cabin, and hit the trail, it's about an hour.

I have read where some folks are 2 hours away or 3 maybe. Is that to the area, or to your stand?


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Big Orn] #435055 09/23/08 07:20 PM
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45 miles Sabine River just South of Carthage. Takes me an hour to get to the gate. Another 20-30 minutes to get to the lease, depending on how bad the roads are.


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: NETxHunter] #435056 09/23/08 07:24 PM
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Home:30 minute drive, 30 minute walk to the stand.
Deer Lease: 4Hr drive, 15 minute jeep ride to the stand.



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Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Big Orn] #435057 09/23/08 07:25 PM
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101 miles from my doorstep in Garland to the front gate in Brushy Creek! One hour and 45 minutes usually as I have to stop in at Wulf Outdoors in Athens and look for "something" or pick up deer corn.



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Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Stickchunker] #435058 09/23/08 07:27 PM
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I can hunt in my back pasture (5 minutes from front door to stand)

My primary is the river (45 minute drive from the house, then hop in a Ranger and 10 minute ride to a stand)

Secondary is the big lease outside of Lometa Texas... I can make it there in 3 hours if rediculously hauling @ss... then thirty minute ride to a stand



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Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Bonehead] #435059 09/23/08 07:28 PM
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LOL! You're a shopaholic for hunt-n-stuff, Bonehead? Me, too. Lawd ha'mercy... And I don't really need it.


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Big Orn] #435060 09/23/08 07:31 PM
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300 miles on the dot from where we leave from in Dallas. With no traffic it takes 4.5hrs-5 and with 5.5-6 hours with stops etc.

Cabin to stand about 10 minutes

The drive is the worst thing about my lease,BUT It is well worth seeing 30 animals a sitting for that extra hour drive.


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2 1/2 hour drive for me. Sure wish it was closer with the gas prices.


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Brother in-law] #435062 09/23/08 07:34 PM
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Quote:

300 miles on the dot from where we leave from in Dallas. With no traffic it takes 4.5hrs-5 and with 5.5-6 hours with stops etc.

Cabin to stand about 10 minutes

The drive is the worst thing about my lease,BUT It is well worth seeing 30 animals a sitting for that extra hour drive.



How long do you stay at a time?


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Big Orn] #435063 09/23/08 07:52 PM
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2.5 hours to the cabin, usually stop once, and then another 5 or so hours to get to the stand.



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Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Tres] #435064 09/23/08 08:03 PM
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6 hours.

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Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Tres] #435065 09/23/08 08:04 PM
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About 0.1 mile from me.

I have my grandparents place and that is about 12 miles away.



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Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Big Orn] #435067 09/23/08 08:53 PM
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4.5 hours to San Saba, can hunt where we have our travel trailer, or go to actual lease which is about 10 miles away.
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8 hours to Dryden, then about a mile drive from the gate to camp. The lease is approx. 3300 acres, and you take as long or short of trips out as you want.
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4.5 hours to east TX, hunt at my hubby's folks place(around San Augustine).



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Yessir! I don't buy much, but sure like to look at all the new gadgets and gimmicks. Usually just buy corn and a coffee when I stop.



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Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: TX_Huntress] #435069 09/23/08 08:58 PM
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2.5 hous from Godley to San Saba, where I Deer hunt. 50 yards to where I dove hunt!!




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Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Big Tony] #435070 09/23/08 08:59 PM
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I am 90 minutes from the lease.


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Big Orn] #435071 09/23/08 09:00 PM
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Driving hard and stoping only for gas, 4 hours 30 minutes, if you time it right with little or no traffic up I 35 through Denton and over to Decatur. If leaving DFW during rush hour, add another 1 1/2 hours to that 4 hours and 30 minutes.


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My lease is right at 4.5 hours away!
The area I hunt on my lease is about 6 miles from camp, and it takes about 20 minutes to get there on a 4-wheeler!


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: wellingtontx] #435074 09/23/08 09:14 PM
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116 miles about 2 hour trip.


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: Big Orn] #435075 09/23/08 09:22 PM
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IT'S 100 MI. I CAN BE IN THE STAND IN ABOUT 2 HRS 20 MINS





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375 miles one way! It sucks but gotta but you gotta hunt where the big boys are, if you don't u can't kill a big un!


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: BMD] #435077 09/23/08 09:34 PM
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520 miles one way to Kansas, mapquest has it as 8 hours and 30 minutes. Last trip I made it in 7 hours!


Re: How Far Away is Your Hunting Grounds? [Re: BMD] #435078 09/23/08 09:37 PM
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So far on average it's a 6 hour, 45 minute round trip to hunt. Dedicated bunch, if I ever seen one.

On edit - TexasDefender made it jump to an average of 7 hours and 12 minutes.


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