E-bike

[Jbird22]

Lazy bums.  Same as the golf cart to established blinds next to feeders.  Quite the hunting experience.
BTW - I'm 78.  I walk in .

So you'd walk in from the gate on a 2000 acre piece of property? Glad God gave me a little more sense than that.

[Marc]

Glad to see this thread.

I think Ebikes could be a great way to extend some hunting opportunities...  I know of one area in particular that would be a 5-10 mile walk-in (one-way), and I am just not up for that.

Where it is legal, a great way to cover a lot more ground.

I would be very interested to know how well the E-bikes being recommended work in hilly or steep terrain?  A couple areas I take my quad into, and I would much prefer a more quiet E-bike, but I have no idea how it would handle going up a steep incline?

[ddturkeyhunter1]

Glad to see this thread.

I think Ebikes could be a great way to extend some hunting opportunities...  I know of one area in particular that would be a 5-10 mile walk-in (one-way), and I am just not up for that.

Where it is legal, a great way to cover a lot more ground.

I would be very interested to know how well the E-bikes being recommended work in hilly or steep terrain?  A couple areas I take my quad into, and I would much prefer a more quiet E-bike, but I have no idea how it would handle going up a steep incline?

A lot of variable in your question, how well they work on steep terrain. From my experience quite well, but that is me. I consider myself have fairly good balance and you need it if your going up hill in the trees in tight places. I had two ebikes in my life so far so I will explain what I have learned about them so far. My first bike was a M2S a very good bike but a good price tag. It was a thousand watt bike so had a big strong motor and battery, and impossible to hold it back. It was also a center hub drive, that's where the gear motor is in the center where your paddles are. Center hub drives are supposed to be superior and better than a real hub drive like I currently have. My current ebike is also only a 750 watt bike. One thing to remember some states I believe don't want anything above 750 watt on some public land. They start to fall into another class like a motor cycle. The current bike I have the 750 watt motor will carrie me up any hill I want to try climbing if I can hang onto. But I am also paddling all the time also not running it like a scooter. By paddling all the time saves on the battery life and no need to charge daily then. The main reason I sold my first bike was for one reason only and a very important one. My first bike is what I would have called a boys bike because it had the extra bar across up by the seat. As years past I was having a harder time getting onto the bike and throwing my leg over the seat to get onto it. And going up hill if you lost your balance was much harder to get off the bike with out tipping over, not good with a gun. I sold that bike and got a girls bike that they now call a step through. It make getting on and off, so much easer with a step through. So if you plan on keeping you bike a while I advise you to get a step through. No matter what size bike you buy, some day you will get old also, or get a bad leg and then you will wish you had a step through. And I use mine on and off all year long and not just for hunting.

[Tail Feathers]

Joey46 I agree with you a lot of it dose come down to Laziness. I would have just quoted your message but when I quoted a message I get a big mess of number. 
We feel it's laziness, but others look at it as just being more efficient and a big time saver. But it is also a person wanting to spend there money on different toys then others. If you would have own a Ebike for something else in your life, you also maybe would use it once in a while for hunting. You are the lucky one to be able to do all the walking you do and still doing it at 78. There are a lot of healthy people using E-bikes, but there maybe is a lot of them that have some kind of health issues. You don't know, so a person has to be careful with passing judgement on all ebikers. Because another word that could come up is jealousy.


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Too often, the time saved is at the expense of the hunter who got there first and was passed on the trail in by the guy on an ebike.  They seem to exacerbate the effect of slob hunters who don't respect who got there first.  At least in my limited experience on FL public land.

[ditchdigger]

The first one I ever saw, the Rambo, I think, I thought, how cool. Then I saw the price tag of $5K and thought, ain't no way. Now, seeing them south of $3k regularly, I can't believe that I am actually considering one. How times change.

[ddturkeyhunter1]

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[/quote]  Too often, the time saved is at the expense of the hunter who got there first and was passed on the trail in by the guy on an ebike.  They seem to exacerbate the effect of slob hunters who don't respect who got there first.  At least in my limited experience on FL public land.
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I have hunted your Florida WMA a dozen times now. So I know and understand the pain you Florida residents have had to put up with. ALL the extra hunters on your public land.  But not sure someone who can afford a Ebike fits into the slob hunter category.  Just because he wishes to use it if it's legal. I have been one of the first ones in line at the check station gate to start walking in early. Only to be passed my more disabled riders on four wheeler then any e-bikes. And I didn't like it, I just thought I hope I can always be able to walk and not need  one someday my self. Well I am older now will be 70 this year. If I can bring my bike along and it legal to use I will use it.  It all about what a person wisher to spend his money on, to make things easier or enjoyable for them. I use mine to get to the core area I want to hunt then walk. Not to get there first.


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[GobbleNut]

No real comment about the pro's, con's, or ethical issues of using e-bikes by me here.
Just advise folks who use them to know the rules regarding motorized-vehicle use on many public lands nowadays. 

[g8rvet]

It is not about e-bikes or disabilities or laziness.  It is about common courtesy.  I would not jump a line or move in on someone if they e-biked, walked, crawled or parachuted in to the spot.  If someone needs or just wants an ebike I could care less, as long as they have respect for their fellow hunter it really makes no difference.    And what bugs some people is that others are getting to their super secret spots before they do and that is just the flip side of the same coin.  It is public land, it is what it is. 

[Marc]

With all due respect, it's not a great idea to paint with a broad brush. 

Well said...

Interesting to see how judgmental some of the members are, and the assumptions that everyone is hunting the same type of landscape.

In the west there are some huge expanses of land that are not accessible by vehicle, and an E-bike could potentially open up more opportunities for hunting, that would otherwise be physically inaccessible (unless one wanted to hike in miles and spend the night).

And of course there are hunters that for one reason or another are limited in physical mobility, and an E-bike could open up opportunities to hunt as well...

I see the downside, with a hunter on an E-bike blowing past a hunter that arrived earlier, and taking the spot...  But unethical people will remain unethical irregardless of having an E-bike or not.  These jack-holes will always find a way to ruin someone else's hunt.


I would also think that some areas will be, and should be restricted from E-bike use...  But I take no issue with someone using one to cover more area... 

[crow]

When you set up to a gobbler is there a way to attach an E-caller to the battery on the e-bike, for when your trying to conserve the battery on the e-caller

[GobbleNut]

When you set up to a gobbler is there a way to attach an E-caller to the battery on the e-bike, for when your trying to conserve the battery on the e-caller

Might get you e-lectrocuted 

[sasquatch1]

Are they really "getting deep" when everyone does it??

I don't understand the mindset. It was "getting away from crowds" when few would put forth the effort, but now it no longer is

All E-Bikes are doing to public land is turning most every square inch into "road hunting"

Having disabilities is one thing and I'd welcome that, but the lazy newbie "Fadsters" are getting ridiculous.

And yes Jbird, 2000 acres is really not all that big. If you had to walk a mile in, what would it really take? 15-20 minutes?? Man, what a journey

It won't be very long and the masses will only leave the house to make a hunt after their cell cam sends them a picture of game. Then they'll jump in their cyber truck, with an e-bike attached to the back, and head to the woods to "go get em"

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[Greg Massey]

Y'all just about have me convinced to buy an E - Bike and strap it to the back of my truck, so it will discourage others from parking and going past the gate ...  Might even ride it from time to time with a couple of decoys mounted to the front and back of the bike ... NOW that will get some attention ....

If you want an E-Bike buy it ... Whatever you decide its your money, just do the right thing and be respectful and ethical of everyone including the walkers ...

[backforty]

Take a look at the Rad power e-bike been holding up very well for me. Use it for everything not just only for turkey hunting sometimes. This is my second one the first one I had was way to much power and a full sized frame. The big thing I changed was still a full sized bike but got a so called walk through, growing up I would have called it a girls bike. Doesn't have the cross bar up top. My bike I got rid of had a cross bar. Had a few harry situation going up hill with it on game trails that I couldn't make, and I  need to jump. A step through helps in them tight spots to get off. And now that I am older was also having a hard time throwing my leg over seat, nice to just step through.


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I have a rad rover that my kid uses daily. Bike has over 500 miles on it and still works great.


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[Marc]

Got a girls bike that they now call a step through. It make getting on and off, so much easer with a step through. So if you plan on keeping you bike a while I advise you to get a step through. No matter what size bike you buy, some day you will get old also, or get a bad leg and then you will wish you had a step through. And I use mine on and off all year long and not just for hunting.

Thank you for taking the time to so thoroughly reply!

I agree with the girls bike...  I still remember my chain slipping on my normal bike in 7th grade, and hitting that bar hard with my male parts!  And thinking that someone got it wrong to put that bar on a "boys" bike...  (Apparently lack of a bar was so that a girl could wear a dress/skirt while riding).

I was given a mountain bike, that has the bar, but were I to purchase any bike, it would not have that bar if possible...  Ease of getting on and off, and I do not want to relive that experience of hitting that bar with my manhood again!