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<blockquote data-quote="TheLBLman" data-source="post: 5580994" data-attributes="member: 1409"><p>Generally speaking, deer, turkey, and humans will simply take the paths of least resistance when moving from Point A to Point B.</p><p></p><p>I used to hunt great distances off roads.</p><p>Then I realized most roads follow ridgetops (sometimes creek bottoms),</p><p>and there can be advantages to <em>NOT</em> getting so far off roads!</p><p></p><p>Rutting bucks, <em>"rutting"</em> Tom turkeys, you name it, will typically just walk right along the side of a road in their search for love. If there's much human or vehicular traffic, then the animals just travel a few yards (mostly out of sight) off, but parallel to the road.</p><p></p><p>The single biggest advantage to hunting close to a road is less chance of "spooking" or alarming game to your presence. I often park my truck, walk @ 3/4 miles up the road, then climb a tree within 50 yds of the road. Usually see a lot more deer than when I walked miles off road to hunt. Only thing different with turkey hunting is I move my setups more instead of just staying in a tree.</p><p></p><p>Doesn't matter if we're talking I-40, a little traveled country road, or a ridgetop logging road with no traffic. Easiest route for deer & turkey to travel significant distance is typically roadside.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheLBLman, post: 5580994, member: 1409"] Generally speaking, deer, turkey, and humans will simply take the paths of least resistance when moving from Point A to Point B. I used to hunt great distances off roads. Then I realized most roads follow ridgetops (sometimes creek bottoms), and there can be advantages to [I]NOT[/I] getting so far off roads! Rutting bucks, [I]"rutting"[/I] Tom turkeys, you name it, will typically just walk right along the side of a road in their search for love. If there's much human or vehicular traffic, then the animals just travel a few yards (mostly out of sight) off, but parallel to the road. The single biggest advantage to hunting close to a road is less chance of "spooking" or alarming game to your presence. I often park my truck, walk @ 3/4 miles up the road, then climb a tree within 50 yds of the road. Usually see a lot more deer than when I walked miles off road to hunt. Only thing different with turkey hunting is I move my setups more instead of just staying in a tree. Doesn't matter if we're talking I-40, a little traveled country road, or a ridgetop logging road with no traffic. Easiest route for deer & turkey to travel significant distance is typically roadside. [/QUOTE]
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