Opinion on getting to stand

I wonder about this to, I drive my truck because it's more quiet than the bike but still makes noise on the lease road. I turn off my main lights and use the fog lights only.

Cool or cold and no chance of rain I am inclined to walk further.

Hot and rain walk less.

I have consistently watched deer pass within 15-20 yards of where I parked the Tacoma about 500 yards from my stand this year. They always seem to pass closer to the truck than my blind.

My observation from many years of hunting in Texas is that driving up in the ranch truck and they often didn’t pick their heads up, drive down the ranch road in any other vehicle they weren’t used to and they would haul arse. The best solution would seem to be our electric cart, but we can’t keep it running long enough to really prove it.

Either park the bike under the stand, or really far away. Have killed deer both ways. Decision is made based on weather,hangover severity, walk suckieness

I normally walk about two hundred yards. All the while smoking a cigarette, drink in hand and not spray cover scent. I do this going to a box stand, lock on or sitting on the ground. I usually kill 3-4 deer a year. I mean, I'm just saying.

It really doesn’t matter. I have parked 1/2 mile and walked in only to walk out and jump deer bedded 10yards from my bike. I have walked in and busted deer at my stand site, unless your a ninja you are not sneaking into a stand area undetected.
All that being said I don’t like having my bike closer than 300yd or so from where I’m hunting. In my mind I can just picture one time that a state record buck comes walking in and sees my bike and starts snorting and stomping. If my bike is 300yds away at least I won’t have to know that’s what kept me from killing him!!
And if you have the right place the best thing is to have some one slow roll to drop you off I have seen deer that will not move if a truck or bike never stops but if it stops they get antsy and bust out.

Ride my side by side to within 75 yards of the heated box stand because I’m a lazy frick

I like to have someone drop me at stand and leave. But have driven and parked at stand and walked in from a long way out. Last year seen a coyote a bobcat and a bear come down the same lane all 30 minutes apart. An hour after the bear 3 does came out. Get to the stand anyway possible and stay there.

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leaving bike at camp

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What do you mean by "bike"?

My stands are near a gravel pit for a timber company, I drive about 50 yards past the gravel pits to get out of the dump truck's way and walk about 300-400 yards from there to my stand. They are used to hearing trucks so mine is probably no different to them.