Bear Opener

[Bucksnbows]

Not as promising as most years which is fine by me because our once out of control bear numbers have lessened over the last  6 or so years due to the hunt.  Now it's the coyotes that are a PITA.  But I haven't seen my shooter bear in over a week, just a young one in his/her first year without momma.  That one will get a pass this year.  My biggest worry for tomorrow is the wind switching more and more to the SE all morning and forcing me out early.   I really don't have a decent stand right now for that wind that I would expect to see a bear at.   

[Buck154]

Good luck Mark to you and your son. Im sitting this year out. 

[Live to Hunt]

I will be out for deer had some good bear for awhile but slowed down. If I see a good one I might shoot. But anyway good luck guys knock um down

[XtremeHunter]

Going to be in college during the beginning of the week, after my last exam at 8pm Thursday, I’m hoping in my car and coming back to Jersey!! Gonna be my first time bear hunting... Very excited. Good luck to everyone this week!

[Rusty]

Best of luck to everyone that is out today.   

[Gobblengrunt]

Im out today guiding 4 friends and hunting myself.  It is HOT for october!  May just go fishing in afternoon awaiting “bear down” texts!

[Liv2huntnfish123]

1 hour ago, Gobblengrunt said:

Im out today guiding 4 friends and hunting myself.  It is HOT for october!  May just go fishing in afternoon awaiting “bear down” texts!

Good luck to you all!!

[Mixbaghunter]

This is going to be my view for the next couple of days nothing moving so far looking to fill the freezer at this spot plus there where a few nice bucks here last year.no good picture yet.

[_X7]

Good luck to those headed out there this week. Hope to get out in December. Had one wanting my camera on the mountain, but there is no way I'd be able to deal with the logistics of it all.

 

 

Edited October 8, 2018 by _X7

[Black Bear Bowhunter]

Good luck to all out there!

Would love to join the fun but don´t have access to private land...

[Gobblengrunt]

54 minutes ago, Black Bear Bowhunter said:

Good luck to all out there!

Would love to join the fun but don´t have access to private land...

Thousands of public accessed acres to bear hunt on in northern NJ

[230jhp]

Cannot hunt today because my back is effed up. Went out this morning to see how many vehicles were parked in the Newark Watershed.  Only saw three or four, but didn't cover the entire property  There was an older gold suburban with vanity plates and a trailer hitch deer/bear carrier parked exactly where I would have parked if hunting today.  I hope he wasn't in the spot I have scouted out, but he likely is because it is a good spot. 

Two parked vehicles( one with NYS plates)I saw didn't have the Newark Watershed permit decal on the window. I don't think the two guys that hang out in the NWS office do any enforcement or patrolling of the property.

Edited October 8, 2018 by 230jhp