Any Hunters here? Inside please.

[bad64chevelle]

I have already spoken to a few people I know that hunt and they are getting back to me on rules and regulations on hunting. Well here goes:
When I google earthed my house out here I noticed there was a decent sized lake/pond off into the woods a bit, so I for the past few months have wanted to get back there but I never got time. Well the other day I was told by my dad that he spoke to an old timer and it came up that we just moved here and he knew EXACTLY where we were and said "Just off your property theres a big lake thats got some of the best fishing around" well that sparked our interests to find it. Well today me and a buddy set out into the woods and found the lake...its a pretty awesome spot but we didnt stay long. On the way back I came to a small clearing that I have been to before on the 4wheeler, and there was something weird. There was a new deer stand up in a tree and a whole bunch of corn and a big "block" of what looks like cornmeal and all kinds of other stuff in it. Now this stand is about 30 feet from my property line, so he is not on my property. The opening is Very small and the stand is almost directly over the bait so they are most likely hunting with a bow. One person told me that baiting is illegal in NJ, so I dont know if that is true or not. These woods are just off a farmers field (probably about 200 acres and it is farmland preserved) We have about 8 deer that my family has been watching since we moved in (we are NOT feeding them) they live on our land and have about 4-5 bedding places scattered about that I know about. We really would hate to see these deer taken out, because they are really alot of fun to watch. The way it is set up it almost looks like someone really is doing this illegaly and it is the perfect spot to set this up because these deer are in and out ALL the time in that spot. Even though they are not on my property since they are so close do they need to have our permission to hunt there also? What are the laws about baiting deer, and what is the limit per year? If these things start disappearing I will know why and will know how many at a time. There is only one buck that I have seen and 3 small deer and the rest have been doe. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[bad64chevelle]

Here is the Lake, Ill get some better pics next time I go out there, my main focus was to find it today. This is a smaller part, I believe it goes around the set of woods and theres a peninsula where it opens up pretty good.

[35thls1ss19]

hey man i hunt very much adn have worked at a sportsshop for 6 years. Baitin in new jersey was made legal to hunt over about 5 years ago. He most likley has permission to be on the property and as logn as he is not on yours and 450 ft from your house he is ok. Anyhtign else i can answer i would be glad to help
-cj

[Teds89IROC]

thats awesome man (the lake)

~Ted

[bad64chevelle]

Okay thanks for the help guys. I actually think it may be on my property, I looked at the lines and its really really close. I am going to have to check it. I mean nothing stops him from moving another few hundred feet down the woods, so I really think I am just pissing in the wind. Thanks for the help though. I am just gonna be pissed if he takes out whats here, but not much I can do about it.
Ted, yeah its a really awesome spot. I have to get to the other side of it, and check it all out. I have seen a few old tree stands on the other side, but the brush is VERY thick and makes is pretty much impossible to get to. I really just need to spend some time getting through it, maybe in the fall when all the leaves come down. Once I figure out how the fishin' is ill let ya know!

[j0n]

yea i never knew they legalized baiting...i hafta disagree with that

[bad64chevelle]

Ill check it out better tomorrow and keep ya updated.

[35thls1ss19]

you always were allowed to bait you just could not hunt over it. Its still that way for bear. WEll you cant hunt over it from a tree, if your on the ground you can

[Rich189]

i hunt a little bit... and yea baiting is legal now.... and jon we gotta go fishing one day i havent been fishing in like 2 years

[bad64chevelle]

sounds good rich, we went out there today and got to the other side, its a really great spot. took us about two hours of hacking through the woods/stickerbushes. The pics will be up later tonight (good ones this time)

[WayFast84]

damn!! thats a nice find!!! Im gonna google earth my work!

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah I am still waiting on the pictures, ill post em up as soon as possible.

[Rich189]

cool and sorry couldnt talk much tonight i was about to be "busy" give me a call one afternoon this week

[bad64chevelle]

Yeah I figured that was the case by the way you answered the phone sorry bout that.

[bad64chevelle]

The pics are up, here are a few.






and two of these really deep dark creepy woods that came up outta nowhere.The woods we went through were all regular leaf trees, and never saw one pine. We came upon a forrest of really tall pines, and it was extremely dark in there. Gonna have to check those out next time.

[WayFast84]

Dude I have to say, you have some sweet land!! It would be my dream to own a peice of property like this!

[bad64chevelle]

The water and those dark woods are not on my property, its just off of it.

[Savage_Messiah]

nice area... where were you when I was around this afternoon?

[unstable bob gable]

Be careful...the Jersey Devil might be living in those woods!

[Savage_Messiah]

Originally Posted by unstable bob gable

Be careful...the Jersey Devil might be living in those woods!

in that case bring yer lil' chupacabra hunter down there for some practice!

[bad64chevelle]

kasey I had alot of things to take care of this afternoon, and couldnt make it it in time.