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[KEITH STONE]

Do deer harvested on deer drives taste different?👀

[Russ 11]

39 minutes ago, KEITH STONE said:

Do deer harvested on deer drives taste different?👀

Yes , much tougher from running for their lives .  🤣

[mike033089]

54 minutes ago, nmc02 said:

Driving deer WELL takes a lot of practice and learning what works & doesn’t at each piece. Some giant bucks are killed on drives that normally would not be seen during daylight. Some groups are really impressive. Some are just hacks.

Agree, I was lucky enough to hunt a property with another guy who worked with my dad. He had a nice size in a town with almost no other areas where anyone could legally hunt.  He would set up drives and place us in spots and the deer would almost run you over. He knew all their trails they would use and when. It was impressive.  Miss that place, warehouses now 

[vdep217]

11 minutes ago, Russ 11 said:

Yes , much tougher from running for their lives .  🤣

Most deer killed on drives are really not running that hard.

[smittty]

2 hours ago, vdep217 said:

Most deer killed on drives are really not running that hard.

If I had 20 guys with guns behind me yelling YO smitty you bet my fat ass would be running 

[vdep217]

8 minutes ago, smittty said:

If I had 20 guys with guns behind me yelling YO smitty you bet my fat ass would be running 

They really don't though 

[deadonshot2]

30 minutes ago, vdep217 said:

They really don't though 

Many are just sneaking through the woods staying ahead of the drivers. But I have also seen many running at mach speed. 

[vdep217]

1 minute ago, deadonshot2 said:

Many are just sneaking through the woods staying ahead of the drivers. But I have also seen many running at mach speed. 

It happens but alot do not

[hammer4reel]

I grew up hunting with all the local farmers .

‘we drove just a few days each season and they filled their freezers of the deer that their crops fed all year .

good drives are very effective at moving the deer slowly to the standers .

guys that think it’s just guys yelling yo buck are clueless to how much thought goes into making drives work well , as well as loading the next piece to drive .

.and the camaraderie involved is 10 times the fun of hunting solo .

 

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[JFC1]

11 hours ago, hammer4reel said:

I grew up hunting with all the local farmers .

‘we drove just a few days each season and they filled their freezers of the deer that their crops fed all year .

good drives are very effective at moving the deer slowly to the standers .

guys that think it’s just guys yelling yo buck are clueless to how much thought goes into making drives work well , as well as loading the next piece to drive .

.and the camaraderie involved is 10 times the fun of hunting solo .

 

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As someone who started hunting as an adult, at a time when going solo in tree stands is the norm, I can say honestly that while I love my stands the camaraderie of doing drives well is pretty damn cool. Especially when it's a group who knows the area well and/or already has stands there. The planning and discussion of terrain and deer habits that comes together is challenging, makes you know the land better, and makes you appreciate your fellow hunters. 

[JFC1]

15 hours ago, KEITH STONE said:

Do deer harvested on deer drives taste different?👀

They taste like chicken

[SJ ED]

Zone 24 Late report:  Palatine/Sweetwater 9 Bucks, 2 Coyotes, 3 misses.  Deer sightings were down significantly.  

[gregtpal]

A good percentage of hunting accidents happen on drives....

[deadonshot2]

7 hours ago, gregtpal said:

A good percentage of hunting accidents happen on drives....

Do you have data to show that? I bet more people die falling of a tree stand then from a deer drive. 

[gregtpal]

2 hours ago, deadonshot2 said:

Do you have data to show that? I bet more people die falling of a tree stand then from a deer drive. 

I dont & i dont doubt treestand falls account for a big percentage of huntig accidents, probably the majority.  i should have specified accidental shooting hunting accidents.  i do know that when you hear of a shooting accident, it very often involves driving.

Edited December 21, 2022 by gregtpal
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