MOVED Heads up to black river pheasant hunters

[mike033089]

I gave up on the whole disaster of pheasant hunting a couple years ago, however i was checking out the maps they now have of stocked areas at black river where I used to frequent. I noticed according to the map they only stock one section now. https://www.njfishandwildlife.org/pdf/pheasmaps/blackriver_youth.pdf

[Jerzguy2]

That's interesting, because when I used to hunt up there years ago, I never hunted that side.

[mike033089]

Yeah 2 years ago I hunted pheasants from the big lot before the range coming from route 10 or the other side of black river down the dirt road into the other lot and all that was always stocked.  Seems odd to only limit is to one area.  But I did real on some other bear related post about corn being planted there so maybe some fields are now corn?  I haven’t been there or driven by this year so can’t confirm.  Or maybe it gives the deer hunters some areas they don’t have to worry about getting shot at through the trees

[trapoholic]

I would rather go to a carnival than deal with the crowds in Black River!

[JGLMUZ]

That map is for the youth hunting 

[OldPiney Woods]

That map was the stocking section for the youth day hunting. There is a separate map for regular stocking days. If you check the maps for the other WMAs from that site you quoted the stocking areas are all different.

[mike033089]

Ahh good to know. Thanks for clarifying that up. 

[gillripper]

11 hours ago, mike033089 said:

I gave up on the whole disaster of pheasant hunting a couple years ago, however i was checking out the maps they now have of stocked areas at black river where I used to frequent. I noticed according to the map they only stock one section now. https://www.njfishandwildlife.org/pdf/pheasmaps/blackriver_youth.pdf

I think they stock more areas. That map may have only been for youth day. 

[mike033089]

Maybe it’s best for a moderator to remove this post so no one gets confused and discouraged from hunting black river

[Bucndoe]

3 hours ago, gillripper said:

I think they stock more areas. That map may have only been for youth day. 

Yes they do

[Eyesofthewoods]

I live bordering the black river and I can assure they are stocking lots of birds.  Been a war zone In there since sunrise today.  Hundreds of shots so id imagine many birds.  One of the reasons I don’t archery hunt the mornings of stockings it’s 100% not safe. 

Edited November 6, 2021 by Eyesofthewoods

[Jerzguy2]

Wanted to go down to Clinton to watch ( not partake ), but was in to much pain. Two miles away and could visualize the pheasant flushing and the ensuing barrage as the sound of shots echoed up the mountain,  as it flew for it's life across the field.  

[hunterbob1]

32 minutes ago, Jerzguy2 said:

 shots echoed up the mountain,  as it flew for it's life across the field.  

Getting their tail feathers shot off.lol

[buck169]

Fortunately  I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency

[vdep217]

Was at the mill today..  not nearly as crowded as any other opening day