MichiganHunter Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Here in Michigan on our property we do alot of deer drives as a part of normal hunting, out property is about 600 acers and about 200 of that is un-huntable with normal tactics to thick and too hard to get into in the early morning. My family and I have used deer drives for as long as i have been hunting and have been very succesful, infact my frist buck and my best friends first buck came on a deer drive......I was wondering how many of you employ deer drives as part of you hunting strategy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Driving is a pretty common tactic here in Ohio. Don't see anything wrong with it. Just have to be very careful and know exactly where your standers and drivers are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 When i belonged to a club when i lived in New Jersey thats all we did for shotgun season was deer drives . Since moving to NY it's all still hunting. I really enjoyed the drives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest yoders_hideaway Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Not deer hunting to me, but hey its just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam16 Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 we do one deer drive a year... after our morning hunt on the second day of shotgun season.. Have been very successful in the past. Last year we got a 120 and a 160 inch deer out of it... An extremely good year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Not really all that common around here, although I have heard of a few who have done pushes with decent results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c_lou Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Pretty common for us. After opening day, we do a lot of drives. It's the only way to get the deer up and moving when all the hunters go home for the weekdays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beagleboy Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 We don't do deer drives anymore. They don't produce for us due to the lay of the land. Alot of homes surrounding the area that we hunt. But I'm all for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texan_Til_I_Die Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Doesn't work well in the area I hunt. You try walking a line of people through the brush and all you'll see are white flags going over the the hills 2 miles away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiteRunner Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Deer Drives are all me and my dad do in Shotgun and Muzzleloader season. Been pretty successful and have a lot of fun doing it. We used to have a big group of guys that came to our place to hunt, now it's down to just us or a couple others. We had a lot more land then too, it's dwindling fast now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Driving is a pretty common tactic here in Ohio. Don't see anything wrong with it. Just have to be very careful and know exactly where your standers and drivers are. Same here in PA. Although, I don't think they work so good during archery! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearClaw Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 We used to do a lot of drives when I hunted with some friends years ago. The 'drivers' got as many deer or more than the 'sitters'. That was after opening day of rifle season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest antlerhead Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Sometimes Employ A Deer Drive The Last Weekend Of Gun Season. But Other Than That We Usually Dont Do Much Drives. Although We Do Drive Deer At The End Of Our Missouri Bow Season. Yep Thats Right With Bows. It Can Be Done. Takes Alot Of People We Usually Have About 20 Guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Silent drives.........use them a lot in gun season. It's nothing more than 3 or 4 guys stillhunting toward a few guys watching. RARELY is a deer ever shot running.........almost always standing, watching behind him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 We do them twice a year here, but only in two spots that are like you said, two thick to hunt. I'm not that much on doing it, but my dad likes to so we do. It's about the only time we ever carry a gun. BTW- Be careful when driving. Make sure everyone knows where the others are. I dont want to go into detail, but i almost messed up when i was younger. That taught me a huge lesson. Be safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganHunter Posted October 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 We do them twice a year here, but only in two spots that are like you said, two thick to hunt. I'm not that much on doing it, but my dad likes to so we do. It's about the only time we ever carry a gun. BTW- Be careful when driving. Make sure everyone knows where the others are. I dont want to go into detail, but i almost messed up when i was younger. That taught me a huge lesson. Be safe. Ya were always carefull my dad and uncle have been doin them for almost 85 year combind and i've been doin them for 7 years, I was just woundering if any of yall used them we always make out shot's are taken at a minimum of a 90% angle from our drivers and other blockers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest coydog316 Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 If it works for you...GO for it!! Personally, I have had two bad experiences, the one time I was a "sitter" and saw slugs beating the ground at my feet! To say the least I don't do it any more. I am sure though it will work 'cause there are to many stories of it being an accomplishment...I guess I am scared of that hollow wooshing sound before the ground kicks up in front of you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetro Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 We'll do our drives in the morning run, if we aren't getting any luck we'll try another quick run at another spot. Other then that we'll sit in the early afternoon and late in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhine16 Posted October 13, 2007 Report Share Posted October 13, 2007 Ya were always carefull my dad and uncle have been doin them for almost 85 year combind and i've been doin them for 7 years, I was just woundering if any of yall used them we always make out shot's are taken at a minimum of a 90% angle from our drivers and other blockers. I had plenty of experience when this happened, i just got carried away with a tall racked 8 running across a field. Just saying you can never be too careful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adjam5 Posted October 15, 2007 Report Share Posted October 15, 2007 I was always a bit skeptical of drives and their safety. But I have been the participant of many drives, and as long as everyone KNOWS where EVERYONE is, deer can be shot safely. Knowing the lay of the land and the escape routes the deer take can make it productive and fun. I don't take running shots, but some are crackshots and drop'em in their tracks. Blaze Orange is sooo IMPORTANT on drives whether mandatory or not! For you and the shooter. My neighbors and I start driving the last week of rifle season then sit in the morning, muzzleload season the last week, and drive the rest of the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldawg Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 I am a stander nowadays, but have participated in hundreds of drives. Safety is Very important. Knowing where to put the standers is critical for constant success. We drive areas according to wind direction, but sometimes the deer will try to cut between drivers if there is too much noise. It's not uncommon to have a deer walk right out to a stander, and look back to try to figure what to do next. Driving is an excellent way to put some meat on the pole. Dawg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckee Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 We don't do, what you would call a "Deer Drive", but we do like to do a little "Push" every once in a while. What we do is similar, but everyone is hunting, not just the standers. We hunt in the shotgun area here, where no rifles are allowed, and no slugs. 20 to 30 yrd. shots or closer. So the last thing you want is a frantic deer, running out of the woods at 40 miles per hour. A few hunters will position themselves near some well traveled trails, sometimes, just inside the bush-line, sometimes just along the bush-line. Then, one or two hunters will "still-hunt" in a zig-zag pattern through the woods. It's slow and methodical, and takes a few hours. Undoubtedly, the "pushers" bump deer as they hunt, and get game moving around. The deer that get bumped, are not frantically on the run, and usually walk out, just keeping one step ahead of the "still-hunters" Works for us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bow_hunter101 Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 We don't do, what you would call a "Deer Drive", but we do like to do a little "Push" every once in a while. .....Undoubtedly, the "pushers" bump deer as they hunt, and get game moving around. The deer that get bumped, are not frantically on the run, and usually walk out, just keeping one step ahead of the "still-hunters" This is what we do where I hunt. We probably only do it once a year, but it has been known to work. Theres usually enough of us hunting on our property to keep the deer moving fairly well as it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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