Registered: Jun 2007
Location: jacksonville, nc
Posts: 2856

I do a lot of road hunting. I"ve noticed that a lot of times when my dogs strike, there is a game trail that crosses the road. I think deer use them but I wonder if fox, coon, possum, bear use them too. it might be interesting to put a trail cam up just to find out. my dogs have used them but I've never seen the dogs chase a deer across the road.

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Registered: Sep 2014
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Posts: 562

once anything busts through any rough spot or weeds or brush you can see just about any critter using it and if you ever watch when they doze a logging road through the woods it will be covered with tracks over night ..
a lot of critters will take the easy path when they find one on the other hand they will be some that want and coyotes, fox, bear, cats , will run game trails and most of them are looking for their next meal ..

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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: minnesota
Posts: 621

I read a book by a pro coon trapper from Iowa & he takes 500 to 700 coons per year. He says that a coon always uses the same trail when he first leaves his den at night to go to water. Then he says most coons use 4 or 5 other game trails that they take back to dens later on at night. He traps many coon in the woods & trails leading to corn fields not even close to any creeks, rivers, or lakes. It's pretty easy to see & tell a well greased coon trails specially where they go thru high grass. Charlie Radtke

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: North GA
Posts: 14388

All game will travel path of least resistance most times. Even us. Only thing ive found that want is a mature whitetail buck. He will only for a week or so a yr. Rest of the time he stays in thicker stuff.

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