Where's All the Bucks?

[electric10162]

Just had three bucks, together, in my food plot, right by the house. Go figure. Pictures to come later.

[Michael Britt]

2 fresh rubs by my stand and antler marks on my DIY feeder!

[electric10162]

Nice heavy main frame 8 with a bunch of stickers

[bushden]

On 10/16/2020 at 5:35 PM, electric10162 said:

Cream Ridge Buck shot last week by a Buddys Wife

Nice buck !!

[Buck154]

On 10/16/2020 at 5:36 PM, electric10162 said:

This is what I get LMFAO.....

 

I was out 5 out of the 6 days looking for one and only saw one small one.

[DanP]

Hello all.  I am new to this site, but an old-time hunter.  65 to be exact.  I am hoping to get back into the game (ugh, puns).  Last time I went hunting was back in 1980.  Had to stop because of back pain from arthritis.  Dragging my deer through the woods even a short distance was getting to be more than I could bear.   I still have the arthritis, but not nearly as bad from the surgery.  I also have the handicapped hunter permit and placard now that allows me to drive up closer to where I will be hunting from.  The family loves venison, and I have not been hunting for so long that my old haunts are no longer even there.  Its sad when you go back to an area you knew so long ago and find a development there now.

So I am hoping that I could get some help in locating good hunting areas in NJ for the shotgun season this year.  I live in south Jersey, but am not opposed to driving north and spending a few days in my car or getting a cheap hotel room.  There are WMA's all over Jersey, and I have checked out 5 around where I live so far.  They are proving to be busts.  The last one I checked out was Thundergut WMA.  The access roads were closed and gated off with no trespassing signs on them from SJ Gas Co.  

 

I know there are several apps that can be downloaded on the cell phones, but I am at a loss as to which are worth the time and investment.  Last time I went hunting I used maps from this book, but updates to this are no longer in circulation.  Any help in locating a good buck hunting area would really be appreciated.  

[Njpddet]

I remember that book!


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[mightyhunter]

I have yet to see a buck from my stand this year

The chase phase of the rut seemed to start a little early last year, not so this year LOL

[archer36]

Just now, mightyhunter said:

I have yet to see a buck from my stand this year

The chase phase of the rut seemed to start a little early last year, not so this year LOL

I have seen a few 4's and spikes but nothing bigger during the day. I have some nice night time pics of 8 pt's. So what else is new? LOL

[bucky]

In the last two afternoons I sat in two different counties and saw over 50 deer, only five scrub bucks in the ranks with nothing chasing. Here is one herd moving through unmolested , you would think a big boy would be on the job

 

Edited October 28, 2020 by bucky

[electric10162]

Big uptick in activity in the last week to 10 days. Will be out all next week trying for rut crazed beast!