How many here make out of state hunts alone?
I've done it, maybe 3 hours or so from home. As I get older it's less appealing. Its even less appealing in a state like Missouri where you have to stop at 1pm.
1 pm, how do they come up with this crap. I hate hunting alone
I've done a bunch of it, but will admit I enjoy it more where I can hunt all day. Some guys go fishing in the afternoons, etc, but I will often just do a lot of driving around, exploring new areas.
I hunt ohio and maryland alone ! No big deal to me .
I love hunting and traveling alone.Since I am an outfitter my days are full of making sure everyone else is having fun so its nice to spoil yourself every now and then.I do enjoy hunting with a buddy but don't have a problem going at it solo.
I hunt alone just about anytime i go out of state.Its just too hard to find someone that likes to travel for turkeys as much as i do.
I do it all the time. I've even gotten to where I really enjoy fishing by myself.
I've done a couple of out of state hunts by myself. No big deal to me. Can set my own time frame. No set meeting times for when to get out or meet up or when to quit and such. Granted, it can be more fun sometimes with a buddy or 2, but I don't mind hunting on my own at all.
I rather hunt and fish alone,it frees my mind for having to worry about someone making a mistake hunting. Which include shooting me,making noise,moving at the wrong time,and the one I loath the most.....their dang cell phone ringing as loud as a freaking 50cal. Only person I like hunting with cause I dont have to worry about any of that is my dad.I hope if my future son starts hunting...he takes after us and learns the ways of the western hunter.
I've done it before, and will do it again.
I've been out of state hunting alone not only for turkeys, but for prairie grouse, too. I enjoy the solitude, and the freedom to make my own decisions without the worry of affecting someone else's hunt.
I'm to the point that I do 99.9% of my hunting, both in and out of state, alone.
I do enjoy taking my little ones in my duckboat.
Greg
I hunt alone when I go out of state usually. It's stupid stuff like Missouri's 1:00 cutoff that I can't stand.
Quote from: wkyhunter on February 18, 2012, 04:30:59 PM
How many here make out of state hunts alone?
I've done it, maybe 3 hours or so from home. As I get older it's less appealing. Its even less appealing in a state like Missouri where you have to stop at 1pm.
Virginia is the same way with the cut off...you cant hunt past 12pm except for the last two days then you can hunt tell sunset. Its been that way as far as I can remember.
I've really thought about making some out of state trips myself...might do it Lord willing I would love to go to western KY, AL or FL.
God Bless
I do it...can't saY I like it.
I enjoy hunting by myself that way I can only blame my self if something goes wrong when the bird starts coming in. Went to Florida by my self, got a air line ticket, sent my tent and some thing ahead of time down to a UPS store so when I got down there it was there waiting for me. Rented a car and drove to Three lakes WMA dropped my tent on the ground and started to hunt. And after 1:OO when hunting was over for the day I walked around and scouted for the next day. Took me two years too get that first bird but the adventures in trying were priceless. This year I am going out state to Oklahoma to hunt some public land to try for my Rio can't wait for the adventure to began.
I do it every year. Good times
I prefer trips to be with my little brother or one of several close friends but I've gone by myself before and certainly will again.
All the time. Give me gas, a map, somewhere to sleep and gobbling turkeys and I'm OK.
I do...that way if I screw up..i've got no one to blame but me..less pressure when hunting alone...it's all on my schedule...
I always hunt alone in state and out of state. Like it that way...especially spring gobbler season. Don't like waiting on people or having to be somewhere at a certain time.
If I go out of state I try to plan it with someone else. Now my son is 15 and I try to schedule it around him being out of school for spring break. I'd rather have him along with me in the spring than anyone else. I know it wont be long before he is out on his own in the real world and we may not get these opportunities very often then. Gotta get them while I can. I'd love to get both of us a grand slam by the time he is 18 if possible. That is something that would live on through time for us.
While hunting at home though, there are times that I'd rather run solo. Gotta have some ME time every now and then.
I have made trips to Kansas, MO and TN by myself. Difficult to share the victories when you get lucky and get a nice one.
I've done a few solo hunts out of state. The longest was the year I retired I fulfilled a promise to myself and took a trip to the Black Hills, about 1100 miles from my home in MI. Shot the first Merriam gobbler I ever saw, in full strut, priceless!
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Ya'll bout to get me fired back up for a out of state hunt alone again.... :gobble:
Guess I'll have to pick a state with all day hunting! lol
I don't mind hunting by myself at all but the comraderie of traveling with friends makes the hunt more enjoyable
You guys got it good, here in PA its stupid, the cutt the hunting off at 12pm. Only in the last two weeks of the season or so are you allowed to hunt all day.. So dumb.
As far as hunting by myself, I love it. Doesnt bother me one bit. Nice alone time but I do also love hunting with a buddy. Sometimes i wish I had a buddy with me to witness some of the things I have seen in the woods
Prefer to hunt alone, in state, and in the 3-10 states I hunt each year.
Southwest flight with free baggage, cheap rental car, find a Wally World for some cheap supplies, and then just hunt!
My record is landing at MCI (KC Airport) at 11 pm, pickup rental car, drive to a public land spot by 4 a.m., and dropping the hammer on an 11" bearded tom maybe 10 minutes into legal shooting time :icon_thumright:
mudhen
I've hunted alone many times out of state on all day hunts, and got no problem with it. Last few years have been hunting out of state with friends, which is cool too.
I've done it plenty of times, I'd prefer it actually. Nobody to compromise with on where to eat, fight over whose turn to pay, nobody else snoring......
Thanks for all the replys!!!