I considered the MTB for hunting and tried it a couple times, I have a horse also and was thinking how romantic that would be. My conclusions are,
1-riding the mountain bike is great if its a few miles in on a fairly flat road and you are just covering the ground to get to hunting area. If it's hilly, which my hunting areas are, you work your butt off.
2-The horse sounds great but I always wonder what I'm going to do when I see animals to hunt and need to leave the horse while I start after them? If it's open country no problem, just stay mounted for the most part, but if timbered and you may be gone for a couple hours or more, do ya just tie him up? Don't feel comfortable doing that to the horse.
With the bike you better figure that it's 30lb of extra gear you are carrying because you are still propelling it. And you have to stash it somewhere and come back for it so you can't really hunt through an area and make a large circle unless you want to hike back in to get the bike.
I don't do ATV, I do ride dirt bikes though and tried that too a couple times. I've rode past deer and elk on a dirt bike and they just watch you pass by so they are not always super scared of that. If it was really steep and some distance to hunt in areas where motorized is legal to use I might consider that for getting up to a glassing spot on a ridge somewhere.
E-bike would be good for hunters not as physically fit to pedal or hike in longer distances. Open areas like NV might be a great place for them. Helps you stay fresher for the hunting. Be careful on rougher trails or roads and wear a helmet and gloves. Maybe even knee pads.
I just prefer to hunt on foot, takes longer maybe but it's quieter and more peaceful, more satisfying. Can usually get close enough with truck so walking isn't too much of a hassle.
1-riding the mountain bike is great if its a few miles in on a fairly flat road and you are just covering the ground to get to hunting area. If it's hilly, which my hunting areas are, you work your butt off.
2-The horse sounds great but I always wonder what I'm going to do when I see animals to hunt and need to leave the horse while I start after them? If it's open country no problem, just stay mounted for the most part, but if timbered and you may be gone for a couple hours or more, do ya just tie him up? Don't feel comfortable doing that to the horse.
With the bike you better figure that it's 30lb of extra gear you are carrying because you are still propelling it. And you have to stash it somewhere and come back for it so you can't really hunt through an area and make a large circle unless you want to hike back in to get the bike.
I don't do ATV, I do ride dirt bikes though and tried that too a couple times. I've rode past deer and elk on a dirt bike and they just watch you pass by so they are not always super scared of that. If it was really steep and some distance to hunt in areas where motorized is legal to use I might consider that for getting up to a glassing spot on a ridge somewhere.
E-bike would be good for hunters not as physically fit to pedal or hike in longer distances. Open areas like NV might be a great place for them. Helps you stay fresher for the hunting. Be careful on rougher trails or roads and wear a helmet and gloves. Maybe even knee pads.
I just prefer to hunt on foot, takes longer maybe but it's quieter and more peaceful, more satisfying. Can usually get close enough with truck so walking isn't too much of a hassle.
