I was just reading an old post from a couple of years ago regarding how hard it is to hunt there. I agree that it is a hard place to hunt. However, it can be a good spot if you do your homework now. Three years ago was the last time that I hunted there and I shot a nice eight pointer in just a few minutes on stand.
Now I know that most of you think that it was just luck and I do agree that luck does become a factor in deer hunting. That year, due to my work schedule, I was unable to hunt until the week before Christmas which is the muzzleloader season. Here's what happened. On my first day off from work, even though the muzzleloader season was open, I went out scouting without my gun just to find a good stand location. There had been snow on the ground for around four or five days. I would backtrack feeding deer tracks that were near the road to see where the deer spend the day. Deer in that area feed near the road at night. Once I found the bedding areas (half mile fron the road on my GPS) I was able to locate a beautiful funnel that had been heavily tracked up by the deer over the last four days. I picked out a good vantage point keeping the prevailing winds and sunrise in mind. I marked it on my gps and returned two or three days later to hunt. I picked my way to the stand shortly after daybreak and started to get set up in my folding chair and look up and saw a mature doe passing through the funnel and fifty feet behind it was the eight pointer that I shot. I was not even ready yet and the gun was not primed.
So if you hunt that area, or any large section of woods, like the Newark Watershed or Waywaywanda State Park. Get out and scout now after the snow has been down for a few days. Find the funnels, there out there. Hope this helps and good luck.
Now I know that most of you think that it was just luck and I do agree that luck does become a factor in deer hunting. That year, due to my work schedule, I was unable to hunt until the week before Christmas which is the muzzleloader season. Here's what happened. On my first day off from work, even though the muzzleloader season was open, I went out scouting without my gun just to find a good stand location. There had been snow on the ground for around four or five days. I would backtrack feeding deer tracks that were near the road to see where the deer spend the day. Deer in that area feed near the road at night. Once I found the bedding areas (half mile fron the road on my GPS) I was able to locate a beautiful funnel that had been heavily tracked up by the deer over the last four days. I picked out a good vantage point keeping the prevailing winds and sunrise in mind. I marked it on my gps and returned two or three days later to hunt. I picked my way to the stand shortly after daybreak and started to get set up in my folding chair and look up and saw a mature doe passing through the funnel and fifty feet behind it was the eight pointer that I shot. I was not even ready yet and the gun was not primed.
So if you hunt that area, or any large section of woods, like the Newark Watershed or Waywaywanda State Park. Get out and scout now after the snow has been down for a few days. Find the funnels, there out there. Hope this helps and good luck.
