Road Hunting, What is it???

[hronk]

A lot of spot and stalk bow hunters in this area use Spotting scopes from the hood or window of a vehicle to glass distant hillsides. Looking as far as a couple of miles away to find deer, watch where they are going and then where they bed.  Then the spot possible approaches to get with in 30 yds for a clean shot.  We are talking about mountainous sage filled areas with not very much growth over belly high. Once a sneak is started it can take as much as a couple of hrs to get into position.  Many times the bedded Deer has moved.  This is a very exciting and sporting way to hunt these bucks that depend on there sencss to survive.  It's a whole different ball game than what some here have seen regarding to rifle hunters......hronk

 

[Speckmisser]

Hronk,

There is nothing in the world wrong with what you just described.  Even if rifle hunters do the same thing, then they're at least hunting...working for the game.  I think I said before, but personally, I feel like it shows some respect for the critters to get in there and work for them.  Folks who aren't willing to exert a little effort beyond driving around, may as well drive out to a cow pasture and shoot Bossie.  

But that's just me.  Or maybe it isn't.  

At any rate, I have the greatest respect for anyone who can get close enough to cleanly arrow a buck in this state... especially on public lands.