Comments on: Advantages of Hunting from a Car. http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/ Wed, 19 Nov 2008 10:17:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Marian http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1840 Marian Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:57:41 +0000 http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1840 Bob and I had a red Ford Taurus and was able to put 8 deer in the tunk (of course not all at one time)and we also had a Ford Focus and got 4 in the back of it...now that one was a little bit tight but we managed...now we have a big GMC Sierra 4X4 truck and takes over $100.00 to fill it up now. Should have kept the Ford Taurus..was a good car...I understand where you are coming from. :( Bob and I had a red Ford Taurus and was able to put 8 deer in the tunk (of course not all at one time)and we also had a Ford Focus and got 4 in the back of it…now that one was a little bit tight but we managed…now we have a big GMC Sierra 4X4 truck and takes over $100.00 to fill it up now. Should have kept the Ford Taurus..was a good car…I understand where you are coming from. :(

]]> By: Phillip http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1839 Phillip Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:49:30 +0000 http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1839 Nothing wrong with being sensible. If a car would pull my horses and camper, I'd have one in a heartbeat. In the meantime, it's me and the Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel...although at $5.25/gallon or thereabouts, my travel plans are under serious review. For alternative transportation, I've got my main commute vehicle... a Kawasaki ZG1000 that gets around 40mpg and will take me places much faster than I really should be going. It's great when it's just me, but isn't very woods-worthy. I've also got Petunia, my Suzuki Samurai. She's a woodswalking machine, and will climb anything you put in her path... just don't ask her to do it quickly. Pending a new engine at sometime in the future, she'll become a lot more versatile for shorter road trips too. Not sure on the mpg, but if my math was right she's topping 30mpg, even with the worn out motor and smoky exhaust. A car doesn't make sense for me, but it is a good choice for a lot of hunters I know. Nothing wrong with being sensible. If a car would pull my horses and camper, I’d have one in a heartbeat. In the meantime, it’s me and the Dodge Ram 2500 Diesel…although at $5.25/gallon or thereabouts, my travel plans are under serious review.

For alternative transportation, I’ve got my main commute vehicle… a Kawasaki ZG1000 that gets around 40mpg and will take me places much faster than I really should be going. It’s great when it’s just me, but isn’t very woods-worthy.

I’ve also got Petunia, my Suzuki Samurai. She’s a woodswalking machine, and will climb anything you put in her path… just don’t ask her to do it quickly. Pending a new engine at sometime in the future, she’ll become a lot more versatile for shorter road trips too. Not sure on the mpg, but if my math was right she’s topping 30mpg, even with the worn out motor and smoky exhaust.

A car doesn’t make sense for me, but it is a good choice for a lot of hunters I know.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1836 Jeff Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:59:13 +0000 http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1836 My 1987 Jeep Cherokee is still sitting right were it last broke down... on Cubbedge Hill. I just haven't had the money to fix the old thing, nor the willingness to drive a truck that only gets 10 miles to the gallon. I have just gone to exclusively driving my toyota corolla for work and hunting. It isn't easy getting a big buck or giant hog in the trunk, but it is possible with a little persistence. I know that I probably don't look as cool driving it around in a town full of BIG trucks, but that usually changes the minute I open the trunk at the deer processor. And I don't even know why they need a monster truck to haul their spikes around in :) My 1987 Jeep Cherokee is still sitting right were it last broke down… on Cubbedge Hill.
I just haven’t had the money to fix the old thing, nor the willingness to drive a truck that only gets 10 miles to the gallon.
I have just gone to exclusively driving my toyota corolla for work and hunting. It isn’t easy getting a big buck or giant hog in the trunk, but it is possible with a little persistence.
I know that I probably don’t look as cool driving it around in a town full of BIG trucks, but that usually changes the minute I open the trunk at the deer processor. And I don’t even know why they need a monster truck to haul their spikes around in :)

]]> By: Tom Sorenson http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1835 Tom Sorenson Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:01:40 +0000 http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1835 When I was in high school, I had an old Audi that ran on deisel - the thing was old and a piece of junk and is by far the best car I've ever owned. I took that thing anywhere I've taken my truck since. I bought the Audi for 500 bucks, so wasn't afraid to take it anywhere! It ran like a champ, and the back end was jacked up just few inches, which gave me room to crawl over stuff that most cars wouldn't get over. Alas, it finally stopped running like a champ, and I had to give it to the graveyard. I then bought a pickup, and use it one month a year, so am trying to get rid of it. I love it for hunting, but gas is just absolutely killing me. I plan on using my little Dodge Stratus this year...if it can get me to where I hunt. I'm hoping it can! When I was in high school, I had an old Audi that ran on deisel - the thing was old and a piece of junk and is by far the best car I’ve ever owned. I took that thing anywhere I’ve taken my truck since. I bought the Audi for 500 bucks, so wasn’t afraid to take it anywhere! It ran like a champ, and the back end was jacked up just few inches, which gave me room to crawl over stuff that most cars wouldn’t get over. Alas, it finally stopped running like a champ, and I had to give it to the graveyard. I then bought a pickup, and use it one month a year, so am trying to get rid of it. I love it for hunting, but gas is just absolutely killing me. I plan on using my little Dodge Stratus this year…if it can get me to where I hunt. I’m hoping it can!

]]> By: The Hunter's Wife http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1834 The Hunter's Wife Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:48:51 +0000 http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1834 I'm sure you miss your truck but the cost of gas really adds up in a month. Not to mention everything else that is going up. I did the same thing back in October trading in my Durango for a Corolla for gas reason. I drive 80 miles a day. That adds up. I’m sure you miss your truck but the cost of gas really adds up in a month. Not to mention everything else that is going up. I did the same thing back in October trading in my Durango for a Corolla for gas reason. I drive 80 miles a day. That adds up.

]]> By: Blessed http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1833 Blessed Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:58:37 +0000 http://www.simplyoutdoors.net/2008/06/18/advantages-of-hunting-from-a-car/#comment-1833 We have a Dodge 2500 4x4 diesel - talk about a truck! For a truck it gets good mileage - but nothing like we'd get from a car. We use our truck quite a bit since we heat with wood in addition to hunting and fishing - at least half the time (if not more) that we are hunting we're waterfowl hunting so we're pulling a boat and hauling a dog with us. The fuel gets expensive - around here we've started carpooling for hunting and splitting the fuel expenses, that way everyone can still afford to go often. For commuting my husband bought an older motorcycle. I can't say that I'm thrilled but it was either that or another car. The motorcycle beats the car by 10 to 15 miles a gallon, takes up less space in the driveway/garage, is easier to work on and (usually) cheaper to maintain than an older car would have been. We just keep our Aflac insurance paid up and I worry until he pulls into the drive at night. When the weather is nasty he drives the truck... it isn't a workable solution for everyone, but it is working for us. I work from home and have since Lil Sugar was born - I still have to commute some for meetings, to pick-up or drop-off files and etc... but my gas expenses have gone from $60+ a week to about $10 a week, sometimes more - my income isn't as stable but my expenses have sure decreased! We have a Dodge 2500 4×4 diesel - talk about a truck! For a truck it gets good mileage - but nothing like we’d get from a car. We use our truck quite a bit since we heat with wood in addition to hunting and fishing - at least half the time (if not more) that we are hunting we’re waterfowl hunting so we’re pulling a boat and hauling a dog with us. The fuel gets expensive - around here we’ve started carpooling for hunting and splitting the fuel expenses, that way everyone can still afford to go often.

For commuting my husband bought an older motorcycle. I can’t say that I’m thrilled but it was either that or another car. The motorcycle beats the car by 10 to 15 miles a gallon, takes up less space in the driveway/garage, is easier to work on and (usually) cheaper to maintain than an older car would have been. We just keep our Aflac insurance paid up and I worry until he pulls into the drive at night. When the weather is nasty he drives the truck… it isn’t a workable solution for everyone, but it is working for us.

I work from home and have since Lil Sugar was born - I still have to commute some for meetings, to pick-up or drop-off files and etc… but my gas expenses have gone from $60+ a week to about $10 a week, sometimes more - my income isn’t as stable but my expenses have sure decreased!

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