Hunting Allamuchy (NewJerseyHunter.com)

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I used to park in the rest area off of Rte 80 and walk in from there

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if you want to hunt Zone 8 look for a road called Old Waterloo Rd look where it intersects train tracks and go from there i guarantee youll see lots of deer there

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Should my winter bow license be specific to zone?

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not as many deer as you used to see though... the gun club on the other side of the hill has been really wacken' and stacken' em the past few years

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I hunted zone 6 by Stevens state park off of water loo rd. It's been a tuff year in that area not much for deer anymore I took a few nice bucks the last few years. I haven't taken one deer this year at all in that zone if you hunt there good luck.the other side of the mountain is much better on the zone 8 side.

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some serious long drags out...

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 6:34 PM
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I'm hunting NJ this winter for the first time.(I'm from NY) I would like to hunt Allamuchy St. Park. I've been staring at maps trying to figure out parking and where I'm permitted to hunt. So unfamiliar with the area, but I need to hunt...Does anyone have any suggestions on parking and access to the woods. I don't mind walking. Do I need any special permits to hunt in the park for winter Bow? __________________ I Hunt. Therefore I am. - Metallica

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 6:39 PM
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I've parked in the lot off of Deer Park Road (off of CR517). I hunted it last winter and saw lots of sign but no deer. If you follow the trailhead off to the right as you enter the parking lot and then go right off the trail (downhill toward a river), you get to the edge of the SP, and there was a guy who had set up a feeder on private land right across the river. I tried several times to intercept deer as they traveled to the feeder, but no luck. Maybe you'll do better. __________________ I buy broken airguns

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 7:30 PM
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I've taken a bunch of deer out of Allamuchy. I used to park in the rest area off of Rte 80 and walk in from there. It's been about 3 years since I've hunted it and heard you can't park there anymore. Not sure if it's true or not. Nice woods and used to see lots of deer. __________________ Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves... freedom is NEVER free, freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed -- President D. D. Eisenhower

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 8:28 PM Last Edited By: bigsteve1967
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just a little hint Allamuchy is in 2 zones 6 and 8 depending where you are. if you want to hunt Zone 8 look for a road called Old Waterloo Rd look where it intersects train tracks and go from there i guarantee youll see lots of deer there __________________ NJH Pro-Staff /Arkansas Division http://www.myspace.com/bigstevenj1067 <-MySpace

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 8:34 PM
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Quote: I used to park in the rest area off of Rte 80 and walk in from there me too saw tons of deer up there when i hunted too far now but allamuchy zone 8 is south of 80 zone 6 north of 80 i miss that spot used to hunt with my friends uncle and father great area

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 8:38 PM
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Quote: if you want to hunt Zone 8 look for a road called Old Waterloo Rd look where it intersects train tracks and go from there i guarantee youll see lots of deer there not as many deer as you used to see though... the gun club on the other side of the hill has been really wacken' and stacken' em the past few years we got a few does and a shed buck there last year during one of the deer a thons __________________ Camp Gaba-deer Pro Staff

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 8:43 PM
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wow really thats sad what other side of the hill the back way in through by the pumkin field ??

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 9:41 PM
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gun clubs driveing always kill good state land ive seen them aswell a army of guys with radios the push the 6 section befor the industrial park aswell its ashame how much they have killed a park that was tops for big deer __________________ ubnj member

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 10:01 PM
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Thanks for the info. When I purchased winter bow license, I asked for zone 6. Now looking closer, my license doesn't indicate a zone. Should my winter bow license be specific to zone? __________________ I Hunt. Therefore I am. - Metallica

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 10:34 PM
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Quote: Should my winter bow license be specific to zone? No such thing as a winter Bow License, That is you 2010 license good anywhere all year. Comes with winter and fall tags. You don't need a specific zone permit till Oct 1st. __________________ The 4 seasons - Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Hunting Season "My hunting rifle is safe from confiscation only while my battle rifle protects it." ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ jerseyhunter@NewJerseyHunter.com

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 10:51 PM
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Thank you, I thought that was the case, but its good to hear from someone. So I'm done reading and re-reading this NJ F&W Digest. I'm done looking at maps of the zones and zone descriptions.. Its time to get in the woods and hunt. Thanks to all, and good luck out there. I'll post the results, if any of my first NJ bow hunts. __________________ I Hunt. Therefore I am. - Metallica

Posted: 26 Dec 2009 11:09 PM
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Quote: not as many deer as you used to see though... the gun club on the other side of the hill has been really wacken' and stacken' em the past few years You can say that again! When I first started hunting there I would see herds of 20 to 40 deer. Now I'm lucky to see 4 or 5 deer together. I don't think the 2 doe a day limit from September to the middle of February works so well for public land. __________________ Surpass the master and you have paid his wager. A shot hurried is a shot wasted.

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 1:18 AM
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I hunted zone 6 by Stevens state park off of water loo rd. It's been a tuff year in that area not much for deer anymore I took a few nice bucks the last few years. I haven't taken one deer this year at all in that zone if you hunt there good luck.the other side of the mountain is much better on the zone 8 side. __________________ "If guns are outlawed, then only outlaws will have guns"

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 9:05 AM
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I hunted for the first time in about 20 years the Deer Park area off 517 one day during 6 day this year . It used to be real open allowing long muzzle loader shots. It has become very overgrown __________________ Gun control is being able to hit your target MOLON LABE WWRD Member: NRA,ANJRPC,SFFC https://themorristownteaparty.org/Home_Page.php

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:56 AM
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Quote: I hunted zone 6 by Stevens state park off of water loo rd. It's been a tuff year in that area not much for deer anymore I took a few nice bucks the last few years. I haven't taken one deer this year at all in that zone if you hunt there good luck.the other side of the mountain is much better on the zone 8 side. that is not Zone 6 that is Zone 8.....driving on Waterloo Rd from Byram going west once you go under the Rt 80 bridge you are in Zone 8 __________________ NJH Pro-Staff /Arkansas Division http://www.myspace.com/bigstevenj1067 <-MySpace

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:44 AM
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Stevens is all zone 8 read a map __________________ Hunting....Its All About The Gear!!!!!

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:48 AM
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I hunted the north side of 80(used to park in that rest area) by the boy scout park for 20 years, havent been back in 5 and really miss that walk. Sad to hear that it's been getting hit so hard. It was always an adventure going up there and some serious long drags out...

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 11:50 AM
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hunted zone 8 side 7 yrs ago loads of track in the snow hunted 3 weeks didnt see 1 deer never went back __________________ i pay to hunt here....do you "pay to hike here" the 2nd ammendment is more important than the 1st..."have you ever tried to talk yourself out of getting robbed?" Jackson Prostaff

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 2:19 PM
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I believe there are some spots to pull over and park up off of Rt. 206 on the southbound side, north of Rt. 80

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:40 PM
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Quote: some serious long drags out... You're not kidding about that! __________________ Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves... freedom is NEVER free, freedom has its life in the hearts, the actions, the spirit of men and so it must be daily earned and refreshed -- President D. D. Eisenhower

Posted: 27 Dec 2009 10:57 PM
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the old dirt bike races and all the dirtbikers killed that place. used to be my best spot. but all those bikes in there just killed it. __________________ Soccer-Mom Pro-Staffer *Hunting The Wild's of New Jersey*