I will second that. Except that I prefer to ride my bicycle through the battlefield. Especially the off-shoots and old camping roads. Also, on a bike, you can't scare away the deer with all of the muffler noise.
Just last year, when riding with my family, I had to run back and get some fix-a-flat for my sister. On the way back to where she had a blow-out, I came face to face with a Doe not more than 6 feet away from me. We sat there and stared at each other for about 2 minutes until an approaching car finally spooked her.... lousy humanity!
I hadn't noticed that you were from my neck of the woods! Welcome aboard.