ATV Hunting Tips

When it comes to hunting in Tennessee, you want to make the most of the experience. Sometimes this means you need extra help when you’re out in the wilderness, trying to make your way through muddy, uneven terrain. This can be difficult when you’re on foot, and you can end up walking for hours. It also means you’re unable to transport game easily if you have to park your truck far away from where your blinds are set up. Sometimes the best game is found very far off the beaten path, and you need a good way to access that hidden territory. 

To improve your hunting game, why not try using an ATV as a hunting vehicle? ATVs can haul you and your guns and your game through the forest or field, making hunting easier and more fun. Abernathy’s Cycles, here in Union City, Tennessee, has several tips to offer to help you use your ATV to its maximum potential when you’re hunting on it!

Scout Out Your Location

Before you wake up at 4 AM to haul your guns to a hunting spot, it makes sense to go take a look at the area in broad daylight and under good weather conditions. You can determine the best ways into and out of the area and where you can park your truck before unloading your ATV for use. Your hunting location may vary depending on the game you’re chasing. Determine the animal’s movements by looking for deer paths and trails. A great hunting spot often gives you a perch where you’re downwind of your prey, so they can’t smell you. An ATV will let you check out many hunting spots with ease.

Give Yourself Enough Daylight

It’s easy to get distracted while you’re hunting and not notice that the sun hangs heavy on the horizon. Before you know it, you can find yourself trying to make your way back through a treacherous area in pitch-black conditions, which is obviously less than ideal. Leave yourself plenty of time to dress your game and haul it back to your truck on your ATV. Remember that your game will add more weight to your ATV, slowing you down. So instead of trying to bag one more catch, end your hunt early enough so that you don’t have to drive in the dark, possibly suffering a collision with an obstacle.

Good Safety Practices

Guns and ATVs both require that you have some basic safety knowledge to handle them responsibly. When you combine the two, this becomes even more essential. Unload and case your weapon before putting it on your ATV, and install a gun rack to keep it safe on the back instead of awkwardly slung around you where it could impede your driving. Take a hunter safety course if you never have and do a refresher course every few years to keep yourself up to speed on good practices. Make sure that you wear your helmet while driving your ATV at all times, even if it interferes with your peripheral vision. You can get a better look around once you’ve parked. Also, always wear an orange safety vest when hunting so that others can see you and you won’t accidentally get shot.

Following these rules and being respectful of other hunters as well as the area you’re hunting in will help you to have a good time and bag all the game you desire. Remember, when you’re hunting in Tennessee, you’ll have a much easier time of it when you’re on an ATV. If you want to invest in a great powersports vehicle, visit Abernathy’s Cycles in Union City. We carry a number of amazing vehicles, including many brands of ATVs, some of which are perfect for hunting. Our dealership also proudly serves both Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee.