Whats with E bikes in whitetail hunting?

[Nick87]

I realize that. Stopped and talked to a few when I was getting to or leaving the truck. Thats what they were doing. I did see one dead cow along a two track so I guess it worked for at least one of them.

My point being there are lazy/unsuccessful hunters everywhere. It's not location specific.

 

[brianwagan]

I was driving around some public hunting areas in Iowa today and saw a guy with an e bike in the parking area getting ready to bow hunt. Seemed like alot of extra work because this is an area with mile sections so furthest from a road you can get is 1/2 mile.

 

[cne-elk]

Maybe you should start your own Dirty Kanza or Unbound e-bike division, only during the race you have to shoot a deer, be a whole new twist.

 

[howl]

They'll eventually be banned on public. Good.

I'll get one for private when it's as capable of retrieving game as an ATV. It'll ride on a hitch mounted rack rather than a trailer.

Also, there is a clear need to replace some years of school with nothing but training people to think critically.

 

[Wildabeest]

They'll eventually be banned on public. Good.

What makes you think this? What I’m seeing is movement towards broader acceptance, not less. And by that I mean authorities who make the rules vs. curmudgeons with opinions.

 

[Nick87]

What I’m seeing is movement towards broader acceptance,

With damn near everything hunting related. Whether you like it or not.

 

[SAJ-99]

With damn near everything hunting related. Whether you like it or not.

Not all bad. At this point any research I do starts with “where can’t/won’t other hunters go”.

 

[mtmuley]

curmudgeons with opinions.

This is me. Keep them off of no motorized trails. So far so good in Montana. mtmuley

 

[Nick87]

Not all bad. At this point any research I do starts with “where can’t/won’t other hunters go”.

Yah, but your definitely not the only one. The bad outweighs the good imo. But I'm no optimist as we all know.

 

[SAJ-99]

Yah, but your definitely not the only one. The bad outweighs the good imo. But I'm no optimist as we all know.

Agree. But not much I can do to change it besides voice my opinion.

 

[Wildabeest]

This is me. Keep them off of no motorized trails. So far so good in Montana. mtmuley

Don’t disagree (the “keep them off” part, not the curmudgeon ). But you’ve got a lot of non-hunting recreational user constituents working against it.

 

[mtmuley]

Don’t disagree (the “keep them off” part, not the curmudgeon ). But you’ve got a lot of non-hunting recreational user constituents working against it.

Understood. Maybe the recreational constitutes should pay. Kinda like buying an elk tag. mtmuley

 

[howl]

What makes you think this? What I’m seeing is movement towards broader acceptance, not less. And by that I mean authorities who make the rules vs. curmudgeons with opinions.

The more bikes I see, the more signs limiting them I see. The problem from a hunting standpoint is they decrease the huntable area as more of an overall area becomes the part bikers try to travel past to get away from one another.

 

[INMT]

This is me. Keep them off of no motorized trails. So far so good in Montana. mtmuley

Man, maybe that’s the case in the root. Not so much in the Flathead. Glad the aholes haven’t infiltrated your neck of the woods.

 

[Bonasababy]

Cant imagine my state is much different than other northern states. We have a lot of motorized trails and roads that are closed in spring to prevent damage. These are NOT non-motorized, just seasonally closed to motorized. Bikes are generally ok and e bikes have a power and speed limit in some places. They allow access into areas that take a long time to walk back into, and are growing in popularity for that reason.