Hunting ebike

I wonder how much that trailer would bounce around. I’m also not sold on how useful these would be for hunting out west. Unless you are trying to gain access to land that doesn’t allow vehicles I do t see these as being an advantage.

Oh "Hunting with an e-bike". I thought you were hunting e-bikes and came to see see what you took down.

I would want one in blaze orange instead of camo so I could find it easily when I left it leaning against a tree. And without the fad tires, I hate them. Personally of course. YMMV

I'd think this may be fairly useful if your a mobility averse Upland Hunter.

Sometimes those little birds have you walking 10 miles in a day!

I'll admit that I have been looking for some alpine lakes to fish, that would require emtb to access in a reasonable amount of time...

I know a few guys that sold their ATVs and now hunt their land with e-bikes. They love it.

NorCal_In_AZ said:

I wonder how much that trailer would bounce around. I’m also not sold on how useful these would be for hunting out west. Unless you are trying to gain access to land that doesn’t allow vehicles I do t see these as being an advantage.

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Gaining access is mostly what people are using them for.

Although where I'm at, deer can be so keyed into the sound of 4 wheelers, there's something to be said for being on anything that sounds different than a 4 wheeler

Same company that's making them for the military now. These powerful electric bicycles are now serving with the special forces

I'm sure they're nothing to scoff at but you gotta admit the special forces guys would look pretty comical huffing and puffing on a mountain bike.

Sparticus said:

Mine has a trailer, too. I hunt for trails in need of maintenance.
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There's a guy around here that uses a very similar setup and can go just about anywhere with it even loaded up with a chainsaw, gas and all the bits to get some serious work done.

noapathy said:

There's a guy around here that uses a very similar setup and can go just about anywhere with it even loaded up with a chainsaw, gas and all the bits to get some serious work done.

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In the photo of mine above, there's an e-chainsaw inside the wooden box plus a second battery strapped down in front of the box.
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I know a couple of blokes that use them for seeking up on Feral pigs, nice and quiet, range is often the issue as these guys are not cyclists

OldSchoolMBer said:

Gaining access is mostly what people are using them for.

Although where I'm at, deer can be so keyed into the sound of 4 wheelers, there's something to be said for being on anything that sounds different than a 4 wheeler

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I totally get why these things are so useful in the Midwest getting into a stand or blind. But out here deer don’t give a rats behind about cars and you can drive miles of roads to get where you want to go. So taking a bike on the same road that guys are driving on offers no advantage. Believe me I’ve running this through my head for the last few months.

NorCal_In_AZ said:

I totally get why these things are so useful in the Midwest getting into a stand or blind. But out here deer don’t give a rats behind about cars and you can drive miles of roads to get where you want to go. So taking a bike on the same road that guys are driving on offers no advantage. Believe me I’ve running this through my head for the last few months.

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Definitely true. I grew up hunting in the west and it's a completely different game. I'd never even seen a tree stand in person before moving to the south

OldSchoolMBer said:

Definitely true. I grew up hunting in the west and it's a completely different game. I'd never even seen a tree stand in person before moving to the south

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Huh, no kidding.

They're everywhere around here (New England).
I guess it makes sense, in that you need trees to use them.

If I bought one of those OP bikes I'm afraid I'd lose it in the woods.
Reminds me of a buddy of mine who bought a camo wallet.
WTF was he thinking?
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slapheadmofo said:

Huh, no kidding.

They're everywhere around here (New England).
I guess it makes sense, in that you need trees to use them.

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There were trees where I hunted. Stands could've been used, it just wasn't something people did, at least that I saw anyway.

Regardless, I didn't realize this was a thread about regional hunting tactics . I was agreeing with Norcal about the limited usefulness of ebikes for covering the large expanses of land in the west. They can be great though for quietly getting around the relatively small areas in other parts of the country.

Sparticus said:

If I bought one of those OP bikes I'm afraid I'd lose it in the woods.
Reminds me of a buddy of mine who bought a camo wallet.
WTF was he thinking?
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Maybe they are worried about thieves. If they can't find your wallet they can't take your money?

My elk hunting guide has one similar to the one pictured although quite a bit more expensive. He got a substantial discount because he's a guide. He uses it for scouting but not hunting. I rode it a few times while killing time in the middle of the day. It was an absolute hunk of crap compared to my ebike. It also did not work after getting rained on. They are useful but not for actual hunting.

Depends on the terrain your hunting in, if its deep soft ground fat bike is the way to go, otherwise its a heavy beast to lift over fallen trees, up river embankments etc etc etc etc