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Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? JakeDog #17286494 05/28/22
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Blu_Cs Campfire Regular B Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,790 East Coast	Originally Posted by JakeDog Florida Interesting choice to me, and perhaps others. Care to elaborate a bit? Carry what you’re willing to fight with - Mackay Sagebrush Perfect is the enemy of good enough

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Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PennDog #17286534 05/28/22
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Teeder Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 8,215 PA	Originally Posted by PennDog Originally Posted by Teeder "Allegheny NF in Pennsylvania" That's some beautiful woods. I grew up hunting there. We had a camp in the heart of it. Here or the Adirondacks. I hunt the ANF a bunch in PA and there are some pretty remote areas (for the East) and with fewer hunters and the antler restrictions enacted years ago there are some huge bucks roaming these woods - fun hunting but with remote means a lot of work when you get one……but that’s half the fun!! Also some of the state forests in the center part of the state (Sproul and Moshannon). PennDog Our camp was near Cherry Grove/ Sheffield, but we've bear hunted Sproul for decades. That's a pretty rugged area for PA.

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17295204 05/31/22
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Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17296236 05/31/22
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RS308MX Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 7,950 Saratoga County, NY	Got to ask. If you travel around killing deer in different states, what do you do with all the meat while traveling? Fall seven times, stand up eight.

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17296783 06/01/22
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Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,695 Southern Oregon USA	Well I am from back east ( Virginia) but I live in Oregon... so to answer that question, in regards to where I live... where would I go to hunt Black Tail.... either in the back yard, or off the front porch, or on public land, about a mile from my place.. in ANY direction. "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

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Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? RS308MX #17297508 06/01/22
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moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,911 PA	Originally Posted by RS308MX Got to ask. If you travel around killing deer in different states, what do you do with all the meat while traveling? Cooler. Dry ice

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? Blu_Cs #17300435 06/02/22
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Buckshot77 Campfire Member B Joined: Jan 2022 Posts: 212 The flat woods	Originally Posted by Blu_Cs Originally Posted by JakeDog Florida Interesting choice to me, and perhaps others. Care to elaborate a bit? I'll elaborate. Don't come to Fl. There are some WMAs in North Fl that are OK, but I'm sure other places are better. In the peninsular part of the state, Any good areas are quota and take years to draw. I've killed some decent bucks in Fl, big for the area, but they would be mediocre or probably passed in other parts of the south east. It might be lonely at the top, but it's a bitch at the bottom.

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17342828 06/16/22
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Hogwild7 Campfire Tracker H Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 4,986	Some place along the big rivers.

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? moosemike #17342863 06/16/22
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VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia	Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by RS308MX Got to ask. If you travel around killing deer in different states, what do you do with all the meat while traveling? Cooler. Dry ice Yep, or in some areas you can donate the meat to hunters for the hungry (which I normally do) ....Hb

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17342958 06/16/22
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Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17343024 06/17/22
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troublesome82 Campfire Regular T Joined: May 2020 Posts: 2,636	^^ There will be some bucks dropping everywhere on that date! Vermont or anywhere up there would be a cool place to hunt sometime!

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17343046 06/17/22
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jeeper Campfire Regular Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,634	I'll just keep hunting The Tensas NWR and Big Lake WMA adjoining it like I have for over 20 years.

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17343065 06/17/22
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shawlerbrook Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,433 Central NYS	If you want miles of public land without any hunting pressure and the chance for mature bucks well over 200# then the Adirondacks or Northern Maine. Fresh snow, broken in boots, patience and good woodsmanship skills .

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? VaHillbilly #17343106 06/17/22
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moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,911 PA	Originally Posted by VaHillbilly Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by RS308MX Got to ask. If you travel around killing deer in different states, what do you do with all the meat while traveling? Cooler. Dry ice Yep, or in some areas you can donate the meat to hunters for the hungry (which I normally do) ....Hb Never. Meat is the only thing I'm after

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? shawlerbrook #17347533 06/18/22
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OP PintsofCraft Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,621 Vermont	Originally Posted by Shag This year a blood moon nov 8th. Vermont. Benoit country I hadn’t seen that yet! Maybe I’ll stay home & do my thing. Originally Posted by shawlerbrook If you want miles of public land without any hunting pressure and the chance for mature bucks well over 200# then the Adirondacks or Northern Maine. Fresh snow, broken in boots, patience and good woodsmanship skills . Love my home region - I hunt around Mt Marcy & have done ok as long as we had snow. You’re spot on with the broken in boots.

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? moosemike #17347632 06/18/22
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skeen Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 8,069 Kansas	Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by VaHillbilly Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by RS308MX Got to ask. If you travel around killing deer in different states, what do you do with all the meat while traveling? Cooler. Dry ice Yep, or in some areas you can donate the meat to hunters for the hungry (which I normally do) ....Hb Never. Meat is the only thing I'm after Donate it. Every time. They sell meat at the grocery store.

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17347812 06/18/22
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VaHillbilly Campfire Outfitter V Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 7,756 SW Virginia	When its an option donating the meat to someone who needs it way more than me is a reward in itself 👍.....Hb

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? VaHillbilly #17348197 06/18/22
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OP PintsofCraft Campfire Regular Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 2,621 Vermont	Originally Posted by VaHillbilly When its an option donating the meat to someone who needs it way more than me is a reward in itself 👍.....Hb 100%

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? PintsofCraft #17348830 06/19/22
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Teeder Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 8,215 PA	There will be more people needing it this year than before thanks to dear leader.

Re: If you could hunt public land for Whitetail in the East - where would you go? skeen #17348835 06/19/22
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moosemike Campfire Outfitter Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 13,911 PA	Originally Posted by skeen Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by VaHillbilly Originally Posted by moosemike Originally Posted by RS308MX Got to ask. If you travel around killing deer in different states, what do you do with all the meat while traveling? Cooler. Dry ice Yep, or in some areas you can donate the meat to hunters for the hungry (which I normally do) ....Hb Never. Meat is the only thing I'm after Donate it. Every time. They sell meat at the grocery store. I'd much rather eat meat that I've killed and prepared

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