Good Day In The Deer Woods

[RednekF350]

Beautiful day in the woods today.
I was in my climber by 6:30 a.m. on a crisp silent morning along Great Swamp Branch.
As soon as I hoisted my gun into the tree, I could hear the steady cadence of deer on dry leaves coming toward me. I never even sat down. My knees were knocking waiting to get a glimpse of the deer.
They really took their time getting to me and by 7, I had two ready to cross in front of me.
I waited until they crossed a dirt road and let them get a little behind me. The wind was very light and in my favor.
I took a nice 3 pointer with one shot and was dragging by 7:15. Check out my gallery photos.
http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=10177&pos=-3634
http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=random&cat=10177&pos=-3634
As I was leaving around 8, the first club was lining up the piece.
I just smiled and waved.
The deer weighs about 80 lbs which ain't bad for the pines.
I went out later to another area with my son, who is going to hunt next week and we bumped into Teegate and his daughter along Albertson Branch.
A good day to be roaming the pines.
Scott

 

[bobpbx]

Congrats Scott. I have not seen a deer out walking since October, they seem scarce up here in Ocean County.

 

[Teegate]

Scott,

It was nice seeing you again today, and your son, especially when you just popped out of the the woods coming from where I had just been.

Congrats on your catch!

Guy

 

[LARGO]

Good for you Scott !!
Today was just too beautiful !!!
I was on the Iron Mills bridge about 8:00. Didn't want to go but too many of you hunter dudes out there for my safety sake.
Like a boob I wasn't wearing any colors !!
Days like today make it don't they.

G.

 

[RednekF350]

George
On our side of White Bridge the only thing in is winter bow.
The turf farm side of Albertson is the shotgun permit area that's in until 1-31-06.
You probably saw Wagon Wheel in there.
Scott

 

[wis bang]

Gee, I was in the Poconos w/ my flintlock...around 2 inches of melted & re-frozen snow...12 degrees...all you could hear was the reverberation of the Crunch...Crunch when I walked...at 08:30 I was heading back to the cabin w/ an armfull of wood to melt the icecicles in my 'stash...

 

[Hewey]

nice buck, about 1 1/2 years old? best eating deer in the woods. I harvested my heaveist deer in the pines on doe day in zone 21, dressed weight of 90 lbs. it had one white ear, maybe a little piebald? I also harvested a 50 lbs. spike on the second day of shotgun, right after that snow storm cleared out. theres nothing like being in the pines right after a snow. it was the eigth deer I had feed by me in about 45 min. that afternoon. very good eating. congrats. every days a good day hunting in the pines.