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Electric Bike While Hunting

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#1 ·
I got one and they are pretty damn nice,.. I got one just to have fun on, then I realized how nice it was for hunting.

If you are an older duff like me it takes 10 years off ya.

Any questions let me know



 
#5 ·
Excellent video, & all true fact. I put up my bike for the first in 10 years last fall to get back to hunting instead of riding through winter like usual. Those fat bikes are really way better than even mountain bikes to navigate through weeds/tall grass/rocks etc. +Helps burn off those beer calories and gives you a cardio workout if you want without electric assist.
 
#7 ·
Fat tire bikes are hard to peddle ,.. great resistance as opposed to a thin tire. Plus the bikes are heavy mine is 60 pounds, the battery pack alone weighs a lot.

Many Xbow folks on this site are older,.. go electric! No sweating getting to the site.

1500 is the cost fully loaded.

Here is the one I bought for 1500,.. a Rad Rover. The ones in the video are crazy 4k cost and components are about the same, don't know why they charge so much.

Folks spend 2k on a xbow on this site,.. they can afford the bike!

https://www.radpowerbikes.com/pages/2019
 
#16 ·
These would have proved useful hunting Indiana,where it was 600 yards across a corn field before you got to the woods. I don't know IF they would have been legal or not. I used a modified walk behind golf cart to transport my 11# 10 gauge, my blind & my back pack.
 
#11 ·
I got one and they are pretty damn nice,.. I got one just to have fun on, then I realized how nice it was for hunting.

If you are an older duff like me it takes 10 years off ya.

Any questions let me know
ANY motorized vehicle is unlawful on public land in PA.

ATV's must be licensed and insured to be utilized off your personally owned land.

I dont know how they might classify your electric bike because by law I dont believe its required to be registered as a motor vehicle for road usage by PennD0T .

Even bicycles are now prohibited on State Game Lands outside of being utilized for legal hunting in lawful seasons except where labeled usable by onsite signage.

I have a 24" Trike outfitted with mountain bike tires and mountain bike handle bars that I lave geared very low for use on my lease. I use it more like a propelled wheel chair than transportation though.
 
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#12 ·
That might work in Alabama. Need to check into that. Electric bike you still burn calories going up our hills.

Agree, if people are willing to spend 2.5k for a crossbow? Heck spend $700 for a Xbow and the rest for one of these bikes. I road bike on skinny tires already so hmmmmm.......
 
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Ya state laws vary,.. for example here I can ride an electric bike where other motorized vehicles are prohibited. Big win there. Plus when you look at it you just think it is a bike going by until you really look it over. Most EPO's would not look twice.

Ya you can just peddle no power, just use juice no legs, or any one of five increasing boost assist settings that help when you peddle. So you can exercise your ass off and then when beat, just hit the throttle.

Damn thing has an odometer on the LCD display, I think I broke 500 miles on it!

This year I am wrapping her in camo tape,..

Study the photo,.. see how the gun tie down goes through the trigger,. so I ride with the gun loaded. If I see a deer I steer the bike at the target and then jam the breaks on. The gun sloshes forward and BAM! Deer down!! Remember the deer just look at you when you go by they do not see you as a human or a threat on this thing.





That was a joke folks!


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Ya state laws vary,.. for example here I can ride an electric bike where other motorized vehicles are prohibited. Big win there. Plus when you look at it you just think it is a bike going by until you really look it over. Most EPO's would not look twice.

Ya you can just peddle no power, just use juice no legs, or any one of five increasing boost assist settings that help when you peddle. So you can exercise your ass off and then when beat, just hit the throttle.

Damn thing has an odometer on the LCD display, I think I broke 500 miles on it!

This year I am wrapping her in camo tape,..

Study the photo,.. see how the gun tie down goes through the trigger,. so I ride with the gun loaded. If I see a deer I steer the bike at the target and then jam the breaks on. The gun sloshes forward and BAM! Deer down!! Remember the deer just look at you when you go by they do not see you as a human or a threat on this thing.




That was a joke folks!


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Strap an AR with a 30 round mag to your bike and you will be good to go in Mass.:(

The last deer I shot, I went into the woods on my Yamaha XL-650 with a taken apart shotgun straped to the seat, parked it and hunted for a week and a half. It did not draw attention like a car would have when there were no trespassing signs a hundred yards down the road. The signs were not the required distance apart so were not legal and they were next to dormant highway construction so may have been public land anyway. That is my story and I am sticking to it. Did not draw attention is the pertinent fact. I brought the car down later for pickup.
 
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I almost pulled the trigger on a Rad Mini, but went with a Ride Scoozy VeeGo 750. The deciding factors for me were that I was able to test ride it, I could pick it up fully assembled, the rear rack has 100 lb weight limit vs the Rad’s 45 lb, and I just thought it was a better value than the Rad. Another member on this forum has a Big Cat that he is very happy with. I would have probably gone with the Big Cat over the Rad also.

It is a game changer for me already. Last week, I loaded my pop-up ground blind, decoys, and chair on the back and rode all the way to my stand. Rambo bikes probably have the best selection of hunting accessories and I plan on getting their trailer that attaches to the rear rack for moving ladder stands and hauling out game.

I went with a step-through (aka girls bike) to make mounting and dismounting easier as I age up or have a high load on the rear rack. E-bikes are just plain fun to ride and you can get as much or as little exercise as you want. We are at our fish camp this week and the wife and I rode our bikes to the grocery store yesterday, a little over two miles each way. I was surprised how much we could put in the panniers.
 

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I bought this model from Biketrix got much better bike then camo hunting models for a bit less price too.

1000 watt programmable Befang Ultra mid drive motor hits 32 m.p.h with my big arse on it.

Had this thing a a year now and take fenders off for hunting season. Lots of fun. Even not during hunting season. Wife loves taking these on trips too.

Lifes short get an e bike

Ride all day and then some on on charge.
 

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BK - You're right on.

I've never been a fan of the noise and smell of an ATV or side by side for hunting. They are incredible machines, great fun to ride and even getting quieter but still not my idea of perfect hunting rigs. I built an electric hunting cart in 2017 and it has it's place. It won't work on my current hunting property due the steep bank creeks I cross coming and going and I'd also have to run a generator to charge it. Another noise and smell maker.

I've been looking at eBikes for a while and just pulled the trigger on one today. The bike and accessories should be heading this way next week. I got a nice deal from a local dealer and it solves several work issues and improves access 100% switching from walking to riding.

Filling four feeders was a two day affair and a pretty good workout. I'll be able to do that same work in a little over a half day with the bike and leave less smell at the same time. Game camera memory pulls will be a breeze and getting around the property will be much improved. :)

17" frame (I'm 5'9"), 1000 watt mid-drive, fender kit, rear rack, hunting lamp, bags and cart

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BK - You're right on.

I've never been a fan of the noise and smell of an ATV or side by side for hunting. They are incredible machines, great fun to ride and even getting quieter but still not my idea of perfect hunting rigs. I built an electric hunting cart in 2017 and it has it's place. It won't work on my current hunting property due the steep bank creeks I cross coming and going and I'd also have to run a generator to charge it. Another noise and smell maker.

I've been looking at eBikes for a while and just pulled the trigger on one today. The bike and accessories should be heading this way next week. I got a nice deal from a local dealer and it solves several work issues and improves access 100% switching from walking to riding.

Filling four feeders was a two day affair and a pretty good workout. I'll be able to do that same work in a little over a half day with the bike and leave less smell at the same time. Game camera memory pulls will be a breeze and getting around the property will be much improved. :)

17" frame (I'm 5'9"), 1000 watt mid-drive, fender kit, rear rack, hunting lamp, bags and cart

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That is one sweet ride! Mine has already proven to be a game changer for many of the same reasons you listed. Good luck finding a carrier for that weight and fat tires. I ended up going with a motorcycle carrier with a ramp for loading and unloading. I also added an aftermarket rear platform rack for carrying bulkier items like corn and ground blinds.

You are going to love the bike and have fun getting accustomed to it.
 

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#23 ·
Yea, that is a major value add. Deer not conditioned to a bike like a truck or a ATV. Trying to find enough honey doe's to gather 5k mad money;) before I go west in September.
 
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Be careful! It could draw you in ;)

Tom - A 750 ah hub mounted motor eBike would also work well on terrain with moderate inclines and they are notably cheaper. The QK Ranger would fit that bill. The money saved could go for a larger battery, additional batteries and accessories.
 
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$ 1500 will get you a fine ebike,.. check out Radrovers,.. 5k is ridiculous.

The bike at 60 lbs , well I found out the hard way a regular bike carrier might not cut it over bumps. I bought a rear cargo deck for my jeep and it gets bungee'd to the spare.

In Mass I have an AR with a 30 round clip, ya just can't hunt with it. Used to have a bump stock too. That was crazy fun.
 
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Holy Crap,.. check out this new Ebike coming,.. 45 mph and an 80 mile range.

WTF!

$ 7000.00 !!!!!

https://cleantechnica.com/2019/04/24/hpc-promises-power-strength-with-the-2019-scout-pro/


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For what I see in that post and on their web site, this is a product that's "a bit" more custom that what we've been talking about.

Hand made frames, hand built wheels, high output motor options, extended batteries ect. Most are USA built items. Components outside the "hand built" pieces are not notably superior products to what's on the top line ROC built eBikes.

I optioned the Revolution up pretty nicely and it was $18,900. I'm pretty sure it was the Magura Wireless Bluetooth Dropper Seatpost that put the price over the top.

Maybe next year.......... ;)
 
#32 ·
Well I just called my wildlife management area to hunt public land. 750watts and below electric bikes are allowed in my area. Score!

Under federal law 750w motors are considered non motorized and classify as a non motorized bike. To be clear I'd advise anyone considering wild life management areas to hunt call first if you plan to use an electric bike.
 
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About 35 years ago when I lived in WV there were fire roads through the National Forest but were gated off and no motorized vehicles were allowed unless there was a fire etc. Guys were rigging up regular bicycles with added on racks that would fit on the handlebars and over the back tire. They would park a truck at the bottom of the mountain and then haul in another truck their bikes to the top of the mountain and ride down hill to where they wanted to hunt. When they killed a deer they would put the deer in the racks on their bike and walk the bike and deer down to the bottom of the mountain to the other truck.

I get a kick out of people when I hear them say things like "the noise and smell of an ATV will scare every animal away for miles." I know people that have been very successful that just ride their ATV into the woods and sit right on them and kill all the game they want. I just bought an 4 wheeler and went to my new hunting land last Tuesday and rode around looking things over and getting used to riding the machine and rode right up on deer two different places and all they did was stand and look at me then walk off. For years I hunted in farm land in NC and watched deer come into the same field as a tractor was working and have driven close to them in my truck. As long as you keep moving they don't mind. Stop and their gone.