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<blockquote data-quote="CliffordN" data-source="post: 5248417" data-attributes="member: 22600"><p>What I remember most about all of this is the transition from traditional dog drives to stand hunting alone. The advent of the climbing stand (I had a Baker Pro), and learning to scout for other than tracks crossing a dirt road was at the front end of what I have now being doing for a very long time. Hunting with dogs was all we knew before that.</p><p>We had always gathered well before daylight, around a big fire, as the older men decided where they would drop the dogs, and who would stand where. If you were new to the group, you might end up being dropped off in a place that had a very low percentage of seeing a deer, but you had to stay there until someone came back to pick you up. Sitting on the side of a dirt road for hours upon hours, without any communication, could lead to a long day, but that is how you paid the dues to become one of the regulars. If you could hunt during the week, you could move up the hierarchy faster. And, if you owned deer dogs, that was the golden ticket! Trucks with glass packs, Buckshot mudders, and a CB with dual whip antennas, were as much a part of those hunts as your rifle. We hunted on the edge of roads, and folks would wave as they passed, with no regard to how unsafe it might have been. The stand was the bed of your truck. It was fun, and exciting. Over time, we learned that sitting up in a tree in a great spot was much more productive. A whole industry grew out of that change. I have some friends in VA that control 18,000 acres, and they still make dog drives. If I can make it happen, I want to go hunt with them, just to hear the hounds one more time!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CliffordN, post: 5248417, member: 22600"] What I remember most about all of this is the transition from traditional dog drives to stand hunting alone. The advent of the climbing stand (I had a Baker Pro), and learning to scout for other than tracks crossing a dirt road was at the front end of what I have now being doing for a very long time. Hunting with dogs was all we knew before that. We had always gathered well before daylight, around a big fire, as the older men decided where they would drop the dogs, and who would stand where. If you were new to the group, you might end up being dropped off in a place that had a very low percentage of seeing a deer, but you had to stay there until someone came back to pick you up. Sitting on the side of a dirt road for hours upon hours, without any communication, could lead to a long day, but that is how you paid the dues to become one of the regulars. If you could hunt during the week, you could move up the hierarchy faster. And, if you owned deer dogs, that was the golden ticket! Trucks with glass packs, Buckshot mudders, and a CB with dual whip antennas, were as much a part of those hunts as your rifle. We hunted on the edge of roads, and folks would wave as they passed, with no regard to how unsafe it might have been. The stand was the bed of your truck. It was fun, and exciting. Over time, we learned that sitting up in a tree in a great spot was much more productive. A whole industry grew out of that change. I have some friends in VA that control 18,000 acres, and they still make dog drives. If I can make it happen, I want to go hunt with them, just to hear the hounds one more time! [/QUOTE]
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