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Northslope Nimrod · October 13, 2005, 10:05 AM

Traditionally, my group has "driven" many deer. In Utah, we used to hunt rolling canyons. About 20 of us on horses would simply ride up and down the canyons one after another and shoot the deer as the ran up the other side. Worked great...but few people have 20+ hunters in their party....with horses.
Now we hunt thick wooded areas. We hunt on foot for deer and elk. Sometimes, there is a rock slide or open area to push to but generally (especially elk) they don't run out in the open. We simply hope to "pin ball" the animals back and forth. As they try to run around the hunter that jumps them...they "hopefully" run right into a hunter to the left or right.
Works great. We usually have 6 to 7 walkers on an elk drive.

October 13, 2005, 10:05 AM	#8
Northslope Nimrod Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2004 Posts: 465	Traditionally, my group has "driven" many deer. In Utah, we used to hunt rolling canyons. About 20 of us on horses would simply ride up and down the canyons one after another and shoot the deer as the ran up the other side. Worked great...but few people have 20+ hunters in their party....with horses. Now we hunt thick wooded areas. We hunt on foot for deer and elk. Sometimes, there is a rock slide or open area to push to but generally (especially elk) they don't run out in the open. We simply hope to "pin ball" the animals back and forth. As they try to run around the hunter that jumps them...they "hopefully" run right into a hunter to the left or right. Works great. We usually have 6 to 7 walkers on an elk drive.