Northeast guys

[802bowhunter]

Tagged out in vermont nd already punched my new hampshire tag. Thinking new york maine pa or newjersey

Any pointers to good sections of big public pieces with good deer. Not looking to kill does freezer is full looking for areas with mature bucks on big tracts of land
I know the adirondaks well and saving those areas to have snow for tracking.

[mauser06]

Allegheny National Forest in NW Pennsylvania fits your bill. Some absolutely slobs killed from there every season.


Oh...and if you come during the archery bear season.....a bear tag could be a worthy add-on as the area has a great bear population.

[Huntress13]

For NY, check out this interactive map, click "Hunting on DEC Managed Land" on the filters. Then you can click on the hunter icon for more info on each area.
https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/dil/

You can get statistics on bucks taken per square mile from the 2018 deer report here:
https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pd ... eerrpt.pdf

[802bowhunter]

For NY, check out this interactive map, click "Hunting on DEC Managed Land" on the filters. Then you can click on the hunter icon for more info on each area.
https://gisservices.dec.ny.gov/gis/dil/

You can get statistics on bucks taken per square mile from the 2018 deer report here:
https://www.dec.ny.gov/docs/wildlife_pd ... eerrpt.pdf

Thank you!

[802bowhunter]

Allegheny National Forest in NW Pennsylvania fits your bill. Some absolutely slobs killed from there every season.


Oh...and if you come during the archery bear season.....a bear tag could be a worthy add-on as the area has a great bear population.

Thank you.
Ive heard people talk about it I'll check out some maps.

[SamPotter]

Don’t forget Massachusetts

[802bowhunter]

Don’t forget Massachusetts

True didnt even think about that as I try to avoid mass at all cost lol

[mauser06]

Check out "wild at heart outdoors" on YouTube for a taste of the Allegheny National Forest. They have a couple great videos and kills bucks and a bear.

[ThePreBanMan]

Don’t forget Massachusetts

I don't blame you.

[Horizontal Hunter]

Don’t forget Massachusetts

True didnt even think about that as I try to avoid mass at all cost lol

I don’t blame you either..... but...

The license is pretty reasonable for non-residents.
The license is a sporting license so it is good for the gun seasons too.
It comes with two buck tags.
An archery stamp ($5.00) is required for the archery season.
A primitive firearm stamp ($5.00) is required for muzzleloader.

The archery season opens on the 21st.
If you get a license you might as well get a bear permit. The season overlaps and the tag is $5.00

All told it’s a bargain.

Bob

[HamAdams]

NY guys, what places have decent public land outside of the 8X neighborhood? I mostly hunt private down that way, but it could be fun to hit some public land in other parts of the state, especially as more people start hunting the private land I’m on.

[802bowhunter]

Don’t forget Massachusetts

True didnt even think about that as I try to avoid mass at all cost lol

I don’t blame you either..... but...

The license is pretty reasonable for non-residents.
The license is a sporting license so it is good for the gun seasons too.
It comes with two buck tags.
An archery stamp ($5.00) is required for the archery season.
A primitive firearm stamp ($5.00) is required for muzzleloader.

The archery season opens on the 21st.
If you get a license you might as well get a bear permit. The season overlaps and the tag is $5.00

All told it’s a bargain.

Bob

Any suggestions on where to start? Is middle better the north or east better then west ect

[Horizontal Hunter]

Any suggestions on where to start? Is middle better the north or east better then west ect

For big deer or bear western mass. For deer Eastern Mass for sure.

Lots of deer in the East plus you can still probably get an OTC doe permit or two for some of the eastern zones.

Far fewer deer in western Mass but they are bigger. Lots of public land in western Mass but it’s old growth forest and swamp so far less deer.

It all depends on what you are looking for out of your hunt.

Bob

[Ashreve93]

Problem with Pa is that you can't hunt on Sundays. Makes it harder for a weekend trip

Congrats on being tagged out already.

[Horizontal Hunter]

Problem with Pa is that you can't hunt on Sundays. Makes it harder for a weekend trip

Congrats on being tagged out already.

No Sunday hunting in MA either.

Connecticut has Sunday hunting but it is archery only private land only.

Bob