500 miles every weekend for a chance at a 150" or more

[katman]

Convincing your wife your not nuts, right, figure that out bottle it for sale and retire.
Check air pressure and oil and go.

[Alexander Traditional]

I would do it,you don't have to do it every season.

If you have the energy, the means and the fire to do it---GO FOR IT! You never know what tomorrow  will bring....  :cool:

[arsurveyor]

10 miles or 500 miles, we all spend too much time and money in pursuit of the whitetail?  The whitetail deer will make a man do unreasonable things................go for it.

[doug77]

Jason, we live in the great whitetail state of Iowa take a few long week-ends watch the weather and go for it.

doug77

[nomansland4404]

2-3 trips a year. Every weekend no way.

[KentuckyTJ]

Be cheaper to just stay there. $179 a week for a hotel room. Just sayin'

[Bernie B.]

I think I would try for two or three weekends during the prime time rather than trying to go every weekend.  As much fun as it sounds, you're going to be one tired hunter after a few weeks!

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[USMC0311]

If you have the money to do so i would say yes go for a nice buck. But if you dont a small buck or doe can be as nice of trophy as a monster buck. Just my two cents.

[Sean B]

I voted no, I stopped driving only 80 miles for bigger deer.  If I was born rich instead of good lookin, itd be a different story!

[Sam McMichael]

No, I just don't want to drive that far just because he may be bigger. I live 10 miles from where I hunt, so a long trip just makes no sense to me.

[Gun]

Nope. I'd move, and have.    :D

[Skipmaster1]

I would do it in a heart beat. I'd go for it on weekends, try and take a few 3 day weekends and take a week of prime time off if possible.

Everyone thinks I'm crazy because I average 7 days of hunting a week for 3 months. I get around 3 for 4 hours of sleep a night, but can still maintain a full time job and keep my wife happy!

[GRINCH]

Jason there is no way I'd travel that far for a trophy buck,I want meat plain and simple.

[Pat B.]

Absolutely !!  I'd go for it without further thought..

Who said you have to go every weekend?  Go when it makes you happy and doesn't detract from family..

[Glunt]

Is unpaid time off an option?  When you weigh the fuel cost and inconvenience of several trips, one or two longer trips with unpaid time off may be cheaper and make more sense.

That said, If you can make it work and want to, go for it.  We only get one ride and there are only so many seasons left.

[GreyGoose]

500 miles = how many hours driving?  More than I get to hunt anyway, but if I had it, I'd definitely prefer to spend the time in the woods instead of on the road.

[Kyle Lancaster]

It's all about how much your willing to sacrifice/invest to reach a goal. How understanding is your wife and kids? Your job? I can't help but think of the Wensels in reading this post. This time of year I love to drool over the pics of the bucks that they see and harvest. Yet, I believe that I'm correct in stating that they relocated from the East Coast to Montana after college to hunt out there and more recently moved again to Iowa for the hunting. We all see the animals associated with their names but don't see the sacrifices to obtain them. Good luck in your decision.
Kyle

[Longbow917]

Jason-  Yellow River, NE Iowa, a few hours drive... Loess Hills, SW Iowa, a few hours drive.  We have some pretty impressive public hunting opportunities within a few hours if ya want to walk a little!!  Put some miles on the LPC's (leather personnel carriers:)) and you might find a nice little hole holding that big boy.  Seems like a lot of time/money chasing 20" of bone      But like what everyone says, whatever floats YOUR boat and whatever keeps the wife happy!!

[Shedrock]

I would take a couple days off work and make it 4 day weekends to justify all the fuel, and the driving.