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Old 01-09-2023, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Smoky buck View Post
Yup done my fair share of hike in hunts as well as shot animals in some of the stupidest places out there. It is nothing about distance it’s about being where the animals are
That's 100% true - and good judgment is a key factor in where you hunt, and ultimately harvest and animal.

I have hunted with relatives who have hiked through the nastiest bush and deep snow miles and miles from the road and killed an animal (Moose in this case) at 4PM.

We finished getting the last 2 quarters back at 8AM the next day.

Sometimes thinking about a harvest and recovery plan determine how close "to the road" you should hunt. weather is also important - if it's warm, you don't want your meat out there for a day or two before it gets cooled off properly.

Alternately, if you can get equipment deep back in the bush to recover the animal you have more leway to go a bit deeper.
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