2018 Elk meat pole
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cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
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Congrats to you and your brother-in-law wapiti7, never a bad thing when you 'settle' on a 6x6! :upthumb:
nclonghunter
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- Dec 28, 2012
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Great stories and Great bulls!!!
Just curious can you add a rack on the front or back of a trail bike to attach the meat and get it off you body while riding? Maybe even saddle bags?
Just curious can you add a rack on the front or back of a trail bike to attach the meat and get it off you body while riding? Maybe even saddle bags?
Yes, you can hunt from a bike.
Do a search on Google for hunting bikes or bike packing. There a lot of options for hunting bikes out there. They will have fatter tires and some of them have electric assist motors to help. I don't know how long the charge will last. They even have options for carrying bows and guns on them.
You could also do a search for cargo bikes, they have been around for a while. I have a Surly Big Dummy and the fame is beefy enough and set up to handle the weight of what ever I put on it.
Personally, I would also look at a trailer with fat tires. It will handle the weight better and not affect handling like loaded panniers do.
I would only use panniers in the rear. If you put them on in the front, they will dramatically affect bike handling and braking when you are going down hill. The extra weight will require more leverage and control of the bike. If you do use Panniers, make sure the bike frame, pannier frame and pannier can handle the weight.
Have you ever driven a motor cycle and then have some jump on back and you can feel the weight shift when you corner and such? The same will happen on a bike with panniers, except you have to power yourself out of the corner to straighten out and to keep the bike running true.
Do a search on Google for hunting bikes or bike packing. There a lot of options for hunting bikes out there. They will have fatter tires and some of them have electric assist motors to help. I don't know how long the charge will last. They even have options for carrying bows and guns on them.
You could also do a search for cargo bikes, they have been around for a while. I have a Surly Big Dummy and the fame is beefy enough and set up to handle the weight of what ever I put on it.
Personally, I would also look at a trailer with fat tires. It will handle the weight better and not affect handling like loaded panniers do.
I would only use panniers in the rear. If you put them on in the front, they will dramatically affect bike handling and braking when you are going down hill. The extra weight will require more leverage and control of the bike. If you do use Panniers, make sure the bike frame, pannier frame and pannier can handle the weight.
Have you ever driven a motor cycle and then have some jump on back and you can feel the weight shift when you corner and such? The same will happen on a bike with panniers, except you have to power yourself out of the corner to straighten out and to keep the bike running true.
cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
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Nice bull Jadixon2, congrats!
Bowhunter1
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- Aug 16, 2017
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Nice bull congrats Jadixon2 :clap:
On the comment on how far do elk see, one year before the general bow season I was putting up my tree stand I got it up and I decided to sit in it and see, so after I put 15 minutes here comes a herd with a branch antlered bull in it they meandered around the springs and this cow comes up to the tree I was in and started chewing on the rope I had hanging, she didn?t care about the scent on it or anything I was about 20? in the air in my stand right above her
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cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
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Nicely done Randy, congrats!
cohunter14
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- Jul 10, 2017
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Never a bad thing when you can throw the whole elk into the bed of the truck :clap:
