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Blazing a tree is an old method of marking lines or corners that has been around at least forever, if not longer, in surveying. As I know Guy will attest, the references to a blazed oak or blazed pine in old deeds and maps were extemely common. Pine knot corners were also common. The...

Foo Foo, Every club I know of uses blazes and most are small and not harmful to the tree. In fact, most clubs reblaze the same mark every year or two when they freshen the lines. The blazes on pines become a bright white mark for about a year from the drying pine sap and makes a great natural...

My wife and I were out at the downstream end of Penn Swamp late this afternoon and on our way in we passed an older guy who appeared to be backpacking to Lower Forge. He was about a mile short of Quaker Bridge when we saw him and he was headed that way. Full pack, bed roll and sleeping bag...

There are a few old lines on Sandy Causeway in Waterford that were maintained by a now defunct club I hunted with a few times. They were hard to follow on a good day and now that they haven't been maintained they are a real challenge. I walked one a few weeks ago and ended up losing it and...

Bob A club line (local term) is a line cut by a gun club to carve out their drives. They break large expanses of woods into manageable chunks by cutting lines every 1/2 mile or so apart. For instance, Burnt Mill Road through Waterford probably has at least 10 lines cut from the sewer plant to...

Yes, I was there by myself using the timer. I had a tripod with a spotting scope in the truck so I used the tripod. Scott

Not being one to pass on an opportunity to be in the pines with a gun, I decided to try my skills against the elusive eastern coyote out near Lower Forge. At 6:00 a.m. I was sitting under a pine in the big woods waiting for first light. The woods was dead silent and there was not a whisper of...

The crabbing there is really, reallly bad. I would recommend going somewhere else, as Davensj would surely agree. :)

Here is a link that a lot of you will find interesting if you haven't already stumbled upon it. http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/ There are a lot of maps and other useful info. I was at the NJ State Archives today for a project I am working on and found a lot of neat stuff on my neck of the...

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We did a little poking around with the dog about a mile north of Lower Forge on Sunday. This is what we found. This is a beautiful little spot along the Batsto river bank. I never made it down to Goodwater Run but I will next week. Scott...

Nice pics Boyd. East Creek is a favorite of mine for early spring fishing. Beautiful water quality in an undeveloped watershed. It is one of the few lakes in NJ where I will practice fillet and release to grab a few meals. Scott

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You know where you would have found me back in those days. Yaaarh! :guinness: Scott

Took this on Tuesday a little after sunset in the biting wind on my nightly walk. The bog wasn't quite ready to give up the last of the open water. Scott http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=281&pos=31

I am glad you found that wheel. I was having some doubts as to whether it was where I remembered it to be. The last time I saw it was around 1989, before civilian GPS. The coords I gave you were a guesstimate from a location nearby. Looks like a great trip on a beautiful day. I will be out...

Here is an article from the Courier: http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070209/NEWS01/702090380/1006/news01

It is a beautiful spot in the heart of Wharton. That area out there to me has always been what I think of when I think of the "Pine Barrens". I started going back there when I was 10, circa 1968, with my father and his friend when I started hunting. My father's friend had a 1959 Pontiac and...

Yes the plaque is still there on the spillway shelf. There was a good flow leaving the pond today and it is under a few inches of water. Here is a pic of the plaque and another of my dog and my wife walking across the spillway...

My wife and I and the dog hit Mannis Duck Pond, north of Quaker Bridge, today for a beautiful winter hike. We parked a little northeast of Lower Forge and walked the rest of the way in. The pond was awesome with its winter ice coat and you can't beat a winter sky for photos. The dam makes a...