New Jersey 2022-23 Deer Harvest Results

[Rusty]

1 minute ago, jumpthestring said:

No Worries , I am just jealous...lol

Come to one of Lou's get-togethers and you'll probably end up in a ground blind with HH.  

[jumpthestring]

3 minutes ago, Rusty said:

Come to one of Lou's get-togethers and you'll probably end up in a ground blind with HH.  

With HH, i think i will pass.

[JHbowhunter]

18 minutes ago, hammer4reel said:

I see 77 % are taken by gun hunters .

23% by bow hunters .

with such low harvest traditional . Seasons should all close 12/31 and leave winter bow for just the trad guys .

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Agreed. 42% by cross-gun.  That’s by far the biggest chunk. 

[JHbowhunter]

It really is sad to me for some reason how the x-gun now dominates the harvest - not even a close second. I always felt it was perfect for those with a medical reason and should have been left at that - or just allow them during gun seasons for non - medical. Also it’s noteworthy that the permit shotgun tags more deer than 6- day tags. 

Edited April 28, 2023 by JHbowhunter

[MGHunter66]

36 minutes ago, JHbowhunter said:

 

It really is sad to me for some reason how the x-gun now dominates the harvest - not even a close second.

 

What you are forgetting is MANY of those horrible xbow guys like me once shot a compound. Age, health,time restrictions and even ability to practice repetitively made many change. A clean ethical kill is paramount as compared to lost or mamed deer due to lack of ability or practice IMO

[Tarhunt]

10 minutes ago, MGHunter66 said:

What you are forgetting is MANY of those horrible xbow guys like me once shot a compound. Age, health,time restrictions and even ability to practice repetitively made many change. A clean ethical kill is paramount as compared to lost or mamed deer due to lack of ability or practice IMO

More deer drama. 

[Tarhunt]

1 hour ago, hammer4reel said:

I see 77 % are taken by gun hunters .

23% by bow hunters .

with such low harvest traditional . Seasons should all close 12/31 and leave winter bow for just the trad guys .

.

How did you come up with 77% gun harvest? 

[Lunatic]

1 hour ago, hammer4reel said:

I see 77 % are taken by gun hunters .

23% by bow hunters .

with such low harvest traditional . Seasons should all close 12/31 and leave winter bow for just the trad guys .

.

Hammer, what are you looking at? What am I missing? 

36% by gun hunters

64% by bow hunters

I guess to follow your logic we should end bow hunting on 12/31 and leave the rest to gun hunters?

 

[Lunatic]

18 minutes ago, Tarhunt said:

How did you come up with 77% gun harvest? 

He had to miss a number looking at the graph. Bow hunters every year take the vast majority of deer. 

[archer36]

25 minutes ago, Tarhunt said:

How did you come up with 77% gun harvest? 

More like 77  percent Archery not using exact numbers. 

Edited April 28, 2023 by archer36

[Michael Britt]

6 minutes ago, Lunatic said:

He had to miss a number looking at the graph. Bow hunters every year take the vast majority of deer. 

He added crossbow to other gun data.

[archer36]

1 hour ago, JHbowhunter said:

It really is sad to me for some reason how the x-gun now dominates the harvest - not even a close second. I always felt it was perfect for those with a medical reason and should have been left at that - or just allow them during gun seasons for non - medical. Also it’s noteworthy that the permit shotgun tags more deer than 6- day tags. 

Crossbows dominate because they are becoming the weapon of choice. The harvest would not be much different if they were not allowed. I miss/kill the same number of deer with either. Having shot a compound for over 30 years, I was no less successful. I missed and killed at about the same rate. I think most people would do the same. 

It's more about the length of the seasons and the liberal bag limits. 

Edited April 28, 2023 by archer36

[archer36]

2 minutes ago, Michael Britt said:

He added crossbow to other gun data.

If archery hunters get months of opportunities before gun season opens, then the herd is already reduced leading to lesser gun harvests. If the seasons were reversed, so would the stats. 

[Lunatic]

1 hour ago, JHbowhunter said:

It really is sad to me for some reason how the x-gun now dominates the harvest - not even a close second. I always felt it was perfect for those with a medical reason and should have been left at that - or just allow them during gun seasons for non - medical. Also it’s noteworthy that the permit shotgun tags more deer than 6- day tags. 

Are you really sad because more hunters use crossbow than any other weapons? Why? I honestly don’t get it
 

[Codaboy]

4 hours ago, Lunatic said:

I’m not surprised. After covid with more hunters in the woods than ever came EHD. 
I take several deer in monmouth county every ear. Last season not one because the herd was cut by 3/4. 

I seen the effects from ehd on fort dix as well