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Post by HighCotton on Dec 5, 2021 17:04:42 GMT -5
this time of the year,
When you can watch a few deer drives while trekking through the Hawkeye countryside!
Strangely, when I saw the second group near Anamosa, it was a bit unnerving as 2 gunners looked to be less than 100 yards from the roadside!
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Post by Woody Williams on Dec 5, 2021 17:15:15 GMT -5
this time of the year, When you can watch a few deer drives while trekking through the Hawkeye countryside! Strangely, when I saw the second group near Anamosa, it was a bit unnerving as 2 gunners looked to be less than 100 yards from the roadside! It’s the order of the day in states who have their deer season out of the rut. Big bucks won’t move so they have drives to get them on their feet and moving. Some enjoy that but it’s not my cup of tea. |
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Post by deadeer on Dec 5, 2021 17:30:35 GMT -5
this time of the year, When you can watch a few deer drives while trekking through the Hawkeye countryside! Strangely, when I saw the second group near Anamosa, it was a bit unnerving as 2 gunners looked to be less than 100 yards from the roadside! It’s the order of the day in states who have their deer season out of the rut. Big bucks won’t move so they have drives to get them on their feet and moving. Some enjoy that but it’s not my cup of tea. We've done some 1-2 man drives at park hunts. Mainly get upwind of a thicket and let the scent fly. It's worked a few times. |
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Post by Ahawkeye on Dec 5, 2021 17:47:00 GMT -5
... When you get your butt whipped by Michigan in the Big 10 conference championship.
Sorry that's exactly what I thought when I saw the title of your thread.
I am very glad we don't do deer drives here but to each their own.
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Post by parrothead on Dec 5, 2021 18:41:04 GMT -5
Did you hit the I 80 truck stop?
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Post by medic22 on Dec 5, 2021 18:44:06 GMT -5
I'm good with a wind bump drive, I don't like conventional deer drives.
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Post by HighCotton on Dec 5, 2021 22:12:31 GMT -5
Did you hit the I 80 truck stop? Nope, Not this time parrot… I was heading straight north, from Jonesboro, Arkansas up through Iowa City! I just did some country driving since I stopped at the National Motorcycle Museum in Anamosa. Checking out some details on a 1954 Zundapp I’ve got coming into the stable. Love that truck stop when I can stop there. I do the Iowa Kitchen when I stop in! |
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Post by HighCotton on Dec 5, 2021 22:24:34 GMT -5
I left Jonesboro 2 days ago and it was 82°!
I’m in Albert Lea, MN now and it’s 28° with winds gusting over 40 mph!
By 7 AM tomorrow morning reports say 10° with upwards of 50 mph gusts.
Now we are talking windchill around -20°!!!
I mean, that is like a real feel temperature drop over 100 degrees!
I brought plenty of warm gear with me but I don’t think I’m quite ready for this!
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Post by parrothead on Dec 6, 2021 5:41:33 GMT -5
I stop there every time i head out west or to College World Series. Great food
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Post by genesis273 on Dec 6, 2021 12:46:21 GMT -5
I left Jonesboro 2 days ago and it was 82°! I’m in Albert Lea, MN now and it’s 28° with winds gusting over 40 mph! By 7 AM tomorrow morning reports say 10° with upwards of 50 mph gusts. Now we are talking windchill around -20°!!! I mean, that is like a real feel temperature drop over 100 degrees! I brought plenty of warm gear with me but I don’t think I’m quite ready for this! That sounds like misery my friend! |
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Post by jman46151 on Dec 6, 2021 16:09:54 GMT -5
The few drives I've been on have been last day/last chance to fill your tags.
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Post by esshup on Dec 7, 2021 1:20:51 GMT -5
When I hunted with the relatives in Wi that was the only method of hunting that was used - deer drives. Not what many people imagine, it's just a few guys dropped off along a fire trail, road or skidding trail, guys drive to the other side and silently walk back towards the posters. Killed a lot of deer that way, nobody ever came close to getting injured.
The guy organizing the drive has to have an intimate knowledge of the lay of the land and the routes the deer will take to get away from the drivers. Charlie was really, really good at organizing the drives. he told you where to go sit/stand and when the drivers came out you better be there or you never came back to hunt.
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Post by span870 on Dec 8, 2021 6:07:27 GMT -5
When I hunted with the relatives in Wi that was the only method of hunting that was used - deer drives. Not what many people imagine, it's just a few guys dropped off along a fire trail, road or skidding trail, guys drive to the other side and silently walk back towards the posters. Killed a lot of deer that way, nobody ever came close to getting injured. The guy organizing the drive has to have an intimate knowledge of the lay of the land and the routes the deer will take to get away from the drivers. Charlie was really, really good at organizing the drives. he told you where to go sit/stand and when the drivers came out you better be there or you never came back to hunt. Pennsylvania used to be exactly the same. Side of a mountain, blowing snow and sleet. 20 degrees. Hurricane wind. You best be there when we get there. |
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Post by esshup on Dec 8, 2021 12:25:04 GMT -5
When I hunted with the relatives in Wi that was the only method of hunting that was used - deer drives. Not what many people imagine, it's just a few guys dropped off along a fire trail, road or skidding trail, guys drive to the other side and silently walk back towards the posters. Killed a lot of deer that way, nobody ever came close to getting injured. The guy organizing the drive has to have an intimate knowledge of the lay of the land and the routes the deer will take to get away from the drivers. Charlie was really, really good at organizing the drives. he told you where to go sit/stand and when the drivers came out you better be there or you never came back to hunt. Pennsylvania used to be exactly the same. Side of a mountain, blowing snow and sleet. 20 degrees. Hurricane wind. You best be there when we get there. Dad started hunting up there in the mid 1950's. The year before a guy went up there to hunt, Charlie told him to sit right "here" on this stump. When they got done with the drive, Charlie was perplexed because he didn't hear a shot. They walked to where the guy was supposed to be sitting and there was deer tracks in the snow, but no human tracks. They looked over about 150 yds and there the guy was. When asked his reply was "It looked better over here". Needless to say he wasn't up there hunting any more. The next year Dad went up there. Again Charlie said "sit here and stay here until we come for you". They didn't do the drive, they went back to the lodge for a leisurely breakfast and a couple cups of coffee. THEN they went out and did the drive. Dad was still siting where he was supposed to be sitting. So, that was his trial by cold. He passed. |
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Post by span870 on Dec 8, 2021 15:04:52 GMT -5
Pennsylvania used to be exactly the same. Side of a mountain, blowing snow and sleet. 20 degrees. Hurricane wind. You best be there when we get there. Dad started hunting up there in the mid 1950's. The year before a guy went up there to hunt, Charlie told him to sit right "here" on this stump. When they got done with the drive, Charlie was perplexed because he didn't hear a shot. They walked to where the guy was supposed to be sitting and there was deer tracks in the snow, but no human tracks. They looked over about 150 yds and there the guy was. When asked his reply was "It looked better over here". Needless to say he wasn't up there hunting any more. The next year Dad went up there. Again Charlie said "sit here and stay here until we come for you". They didn't do the drive, they went back to the lodge for a leisurely breakfast and a couple cups of coffee. THEN they went out and did the drive. Dad was still siting where he was supposed to be sitting. So, that was his trial by cold. He passed. It's an absolute blast. You don't know cold until you're sitting on the side of the mountain in Potter or Clinton County during the old doe season with none of the new fangled insulation. Lucky to have a pair of Woolrich. High end boots? Lol. Put a couple layers of socks on. Regardless, you best be there. Absolutely awesome times though. Nothing like seeing a herd of 30+ doe flying on the side of the mountain running the drive. They can pick up a bit of speed after about the tenth shot. Never in my life seen deer that spooked. You best click that safety off quiet. I've seen them go from stone calm to gone with just "click". |
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