Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: James]
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10/28/19 12:30 PM
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Driving deer is legal in MN as far as I know. I wouldn't have a problem driving deer for archery hunting. But, I would never participate in driving deer either as a driver or a stander during rifle season. Far too dangerous!
The difference between animals and humans is that animals would never let the dumbest ones lead the pack.
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: Pike River]
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10/28/19 07:48 PM
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Love the camp man! Where and when was this?
Down in the Lower Wisconsin River valley. I've set up a number of different tents depending on how many will be in camp. Deer camps, IMO, add dimension to the gun deer season. Same tent setup . . . Several years back by myself. Friday set up with snow that evening. Just one buddy of mine and me. Again, snow on Friday night. Ground blind built Friday at crossing with two beaver dams. And how it looked Saturday with fresh snow. Wood stove going, pot of stew bubbling, purrs of Coleman lanterns, pegging on the cribbage board. Up in the morning, breakfast in the skillet on the stove, gear up and head to the stand from the tent. Ah . . . . life is good.
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: The Beav]
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10/30/19 10:26 AM
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That's just BS. When I was a kid every farmer and his friends set up deer drives and pushed every piece of woods In the area. We did It for 20 some year's AND NO ONE EVER GOT SHOT. we use to do the same thing and saw tons of deer and no one got hurt, now no one gets together to hunt or let you on their land. James must not have any hills in his part of the country!
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: James]
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10/30/19 01:04 PM
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Deer drive safety falls on the hunters. Period. They can make it as safe as possible or as dangerous as possible.
If it makes a track on this earth , I can catch it.
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: James]
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10/31/19 06:31 AM
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I agree driving deer is as safe or as dangerous as you make it.
As far as deer being gut shot or blasted in the hams, that's up to the hunter. If he didn't have a shot, and shot anyway, that's his fault.
What's wrong with shooting a fox or coyote or bobcat while hunting? When I'm hunting, I hunt.
One thing that someone above said, about "sharing the glory" or something like that. You know, when I'm out hunting with friends, I'm happy if they get the "big one", it's good to know that we kicked it out, got it on it's feet and put him down.
Another thing, I've killed my share, and some of my friends that are getting older or can't walk for whatever reason, let them watch. I like to move around and love to hunt. It sounds like some of you guys are just jealous. Some folks are better hunters than others, just the way it is.
One other thing that I read above, about not shooting in 180* area in front of you. When I hunt, I'm hunting 360*. I don't "drive" much, when I do and know that there's someone off to my right or left, they'll have their "safe" zone. Same as when I'm hunting alone and happen to bump into another hunter.
Around here, our terrain makes things much safer. I've been on drives where the "drivers" are on different ridges. Our mountains run north/south, put a man on the south side of each ridge and take it off. He can shoot 360*, with the exception of the skyline until near the end of the drive. I'm thinking about big drives. If you're just doing a little thicket or small patch, that's different. Get out near the man/men watching and hold up for 20 minutes or an hour. Even better when you have radios and are talking, and know for sure what's going on.
On those days when the deer are sitting tight, nothing is moving, driving can be fun, it can also be very safe.
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: AirportTrapper]
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10/31/19 06:51 AM
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Deer drive safety falls on the hunters. Period. They can make it as safe as possible or as dangerous as possible. I believe that is true. But I've seen enough instances of someone losing their cool when game pops up. I was once shot by a friend in high school who was shooting at a rabbit running toward me. Fortunately the range was at least fifty yards. I saw the shotgun come up and had time to turn my back. The pellets stung some on my legs (I was wearing a heavy jacket) but none penetrated skin. Like I said, I'm envious of those who know ten or whatever number of guys who can be counted on not to lose their heads when the buck of a lifetime is running in front of them. Under those circumstances, I would participate in a drive. Jim
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: James]
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11/02/19 07:51 PM
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Driving deer are very unsafe On motorbikes the lack the thumb to operate the blinker. That makes lane changes somewhat unpredictable and when they drive cars the antlers get in the way of the rear view mirror and they have no idea what’s going on behind them. I think that deer should not be allowed to operate any form of motor vehicle
Let's go Brandon
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: James]
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05/01/20 07:52 PM
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I have probably taken half my deer from drives but reading this post got me to thinking. The guys I hunted with were all Kansas pheasant hunters so driving (walkers + blockers) was an every weekend thing. We all wore orange which the state required for rifle deer season and we were hunting the brushy draws and creek bottoms of the flint hills or the smoky hills. If you missed the bullet stopped in a hillside, period. The youngest or least experienced guys were generally given blocking assignments so they could tag out quickly.
Looking back we never gave it a 2nd thought. We would all hunt horns in the AM and then after lunch meet up for the drives. 4-7 guys at the most.
Reading this post and the great comments I can see where any other set of circumstances might lead to trouble.
I think they way any of us answer questions on social media has to do with our geographic point of view. I remember years ago getting the 3rd degree for using green libs for drags. Since then, I have come to believe the guys who thought I was leading young trappers astray probably did not have hedge rows (osage orange wood is probably not going to snap and turn a coyote loose)
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: The Beav]
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05/02/20 05:37 AM
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That's just BS. When I was a kid every farmer and his friends set up deer drives and pushed every piece of woods In the area. We did It for 20 some year's AND NO ONE EVER GOT SHOT. X2
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: James]
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05/02/20 07:02 AM
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In my neck of the woods, if it has 4 legs it dies. Yotes, fox, coon, possum, squirrel, rabbit, etc. Local farmer would host 36 hunters to push timber (often on the sly) and they slaughtered everything in sight. As a boy, i wasnt allowed in the timber during shotgun deer season. It was/still is not healthy.
I will gladly feast on those who would subdue me.
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Re: Driving deer is unsafe
[Re: Paul Dobbins]
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05/02/20 07:52 AM
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Here they drive them with dogs. No harm to humans. Down here too. James should come to the swamps of south Ga and get him a taste of this. Thirty 4x4 trucks surrounding a block of timber and swamps....20 hounds after one yearling......did I mention the hunters all have rifles. It is fun!
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