Roadhunting (ePub)

Why would anyone want to roadhunt? Some folks might ask. A number of you reading this book
already know why you would. A number of those who ask this question with shock and dismay
will be landowners who ironically will have posted large chunks of property to keep everyone
but themselves, their friends and family out; then sadly shake their head at the state of aff airs
wherein roadhunting exists. The fact is that if there were decent access for all roadhunting
would not exist to the extent that it does. But often times the people that bitch and complain
the most about roadhunting are those that are primarily responsible for it. For some folks
roadhunting is nothing more than a means to extend their hunting time while driving to and
from their hunting area and/or something to do on days where there is inclement weather.
For others, especially those who live where there is little to no public hunting land; roadhunting
may be the only practical way to put game in the freezer. Landowners (contrary to what many
of them would have you believe) do not own the deer or other game. Wild animals are owned
(so to speak, if anyone really can own them) by the public; and you my friend are a member of
the public. Many landowners feel that they de facto own wild game because it lives on their
property, so if you must temporarily access someone elses private property to get what is
yours, then so be it.

I would freely admit that roadhunting is hardly the highest form of hunting out there;
unfortunately a lot of us have neither the time nor money either to aff ord their own property
or travel to top notch hunting locations. There is nothing that says roadhunting and fi eld
hunting have to be mutually exclusive; that you have to do either one or the other. The author
spends three hundred plus hours a year deer hunting in the fi eld or woods and some years are
certainly better than others. Therefore when a gift deer comes along and presents itself by the
road, Im not going to feel bad about taking it. I fail to see how anyone can be hurt by knowing
how to roadhunt; whether you practice it or not is up to you, but you may fi nd the knowledge
helpful some day when times get tough. Also nothing says you cant use what you learn from
this book just to help enhance your deer viewing activities. Once you learn roadhunting its like
riding a bicycle or shooting a rifl e; you never really forget how. And even if you dont care for
the instructional portions of this book, hopefully you will fi nd the stories entertaining.

A majority of this book has to do with roadhunting whitetail deer (with a chapter thrown in about
small game) in Michigan. However the author would point out that he has spotted whitetail
in eight other states and two Canadian Provinces. Also I have at diff erent times spotted mule
deer, elk, and antelope. Being who I am, I couldnt help but notice that on numerous of these
occasions I honestly believe I could have pulled off a successful roadhunt had I so desired.
Although the hands on tactics, so to speak, laid out in this book are based on experiences that
happened in Michigan, I fi rmly believe that they can be used almost anywhere.

Some of the tactics and information contained in this book are legal in some places and not
others; and some are illegal everywhere. Therefore this book should be read for educational
and entertainment purposes only. Neither the author nor publisher accepts any responsibility
or liability for the use or misuse of information contained in this book.

With that said; good luck and good hunting.