Newark watershed hunting?

[Daniel23]

Just got my permits for the watershed, just want to know if anyone has hunted that area, how is the deer hunting in that area? i know there are a lot of bears there.

[hunterbob1]

17 minutes ago, Daniel23 said:

Just got my permits for the watershed, just want to know if anyone has hunted that area, how is the deer hunting in that area? i know there are a lot of bears there.

At one time back in the day I put a lot of time in there. I've taken a few but it wasn't easy! For some reason Passaic county always had a low density of deer. Had my best luck on the outskirts of the horse farm on Union valley Road.

[BHC]

permits for?

 

[Gobblengrunt]

I hunt the watershed a lot.  Ive killed a few bucks in my time.  Lots of woods, few deer but some good ones.  You have to earn your deer there!

[hunterbob1]

11 minutes ago, BHC said:

permits for?

 

https://www.newarknj.gov/card/hunting

[230jhp]

One of the best places for bears...any other game not so much

[Gman]

Can someone post the link to the hunting areas? I can't find it.....

Thanks!

[Buck154]

10 minutes ago, Gman said:

Can someone post the link to the hunting areas? I can't find it.....

Thanks!

If you get a permit you can get a map there

[Deerslayer21]

no hunting in Watershed... Plus there's no deer there anyways... lol

[Bucksnbows]

15 hours ago, hunterbob1 said:

At one time back in the day I put a lot of time in there. I've taken a few but it wasn't easy! For some reason Passaic county always had a low density of deer. Had my best luck on the outskirts of the horse farm on Union valley Road.

The reason is a single aged, more or less uninterrupted forest.  In other words, a lack of edge habitat.  Whitetail deer are creatures of edge habitat.  Newark Watershed which is where I grew up is a large, mostly mature forest these days.  The deer are there, but patterning them is difficult and you lack farm fields or cleared woodlots that create edge and food for them.  

[archer36]

The Watershed is huge and very remote in spots. Make sure you have a GPS if you venture in deep. 

[Psehunter]

Not to get off your topic but did you just get your permits?? Is the office open? I want to go get my fishing/boat permit but don't want to waist a drive 

[OMC]

Many long hours sits with either nothing sighted or Yotes and Bears! Yeah that place will humble you for sure! 

[Gman]

as Bucksnbows said, get the map and hunt the edges, if you do your leg work you can find areas of the watershed that are adjacent to some fields and some residential areas.  That is where you will find the deer.

[toxo]

There's cannibalistic midgets in the woods around Clinton Reservoir and Clinton road. Be careful scouting!