how many miles?

[mntman]

Cuirous to know how many miles hunters put on their boots a year for scouting/hunting one species (any species).

This year I put on about 170 miles scouting and hunting a OTC archery elk unit here in Colorado.
Unsuccesful by the way. Had oppurtunities but passed on the little ones waiting for a bigger bull.


Mntman

"Hunting is where you prove yourself"

 

[travishunter3006]

i bet i've hiked somewhere in the area of 100 miles. probably a little more but not too much. good year.

 

[GoatT]

Probably a good 200 miles a year. This year not so much, had alot of honey do's this summer, but tylical years anywhere from 175 - 250 scouting, hunting , hiking.

 

[walleye1121]

Probably 60 good steep miles on the archery hunt for deer. I had a spot I was mainly sitting on waiting for one of two different deer to show up. It only happened that they showed up once and I passed on the lesser buck because the big buck was close by. I never did get to shoot at either of them.

I still have the muzzy elk hunt and will probably put another 20 or 30 on for that hunt.

Not a big hiking year for me. The 60 miles I estimated are probably over nearly 20 days of effort.

 

[mntman]

GoatT, is that for one species or is that for multiple?

Mntman

"Hunting is where you prove yourself"

 

[Tagalong173]

I don't know how many but I had a hunt up on the boulders that I hiked quite a bit.

My dad drew the Sportsmen's desert sheep tag and we hiked A LOT scouting the different units.

And then I have been hunting deer not to far from my house, but I have done quite a bit of hiking this year. I cant really put a number on it though.

 

[hornkiller]

How ever many miles it takes to have my pronghorns completly smooth on the bottoms and all the stitching has gone to hell! You tell me?

 

[AWHOLELOTTABULL]

According to my GPS, I have logged close to 200 miles on my feet this year and I haven't taken the GPS on 1/3 of the trips. It's the only way I can keep my girlish figure. Hell, if I didn't hunt I would probably weigh 300+ lbs.



It's always an adventure!!!

 

[Deersman]

Have you tried puking? It works great for me and I don't get as tired.

 

[AWHOLELOTTABULL]

LOL! Did that once too but didn't like the after taste.


It's always an adventure!!!

 

[Bambistew]

I usually put on 5-600 miles. This year I walked to the Brooks Range and back just to see if I could do it.

 

[AdrenalineAddict]

In a typical archery season, it seems to take 6-12 days at about 12 miles per day. It takes approximately 3-4 miles of hiking to get away from the public land crowds.