RE: Anyone Hunt Allaire State Park In NJ????
I have hunted Allaire for over 20 years. September it is very crowded and sitll crowded until chicken season opens up. It is a multi use park so there is lots of other activities going on such as horseback riders, mountain bikers joggers and walkers. If you can get used to people talking on the trails and seeing flashes of brightly colored spandex going thru the woods you' ll be OK. Also alot of hunters put up several stands and expect everyone to stay away. I know of alot of stands being stolen from there, one being my brothers. If you walk in there now you will find several stands still up. But on the up part there are alot of nice deer that come out of there. During the rut the big boys realy start roaming around (I MEAN REAL BIG) 150 class pushing 180lbs is not uncommon. I myself have missed atleast 3 that size LOL in there and I know one was well over 200 dressed he was a very old deer with heavy mass but short points and he was gray in the face his azz was about 2 feet wide, just a huge body. I lost it and shot just under his chest. (THE STORY OF MY LIFE) There is always plenty of deer around you just need to do your home work I always liked high above the edge of the river bottom in the thick laurel, the place is mostly oak so I try to find the white oaks in early season and hunt the ridges and the smaller trails during the rut. During the rut the bucks love to run the horse/bike trails trying to catch a hot doe so I alway set up on them. Weekdays are the best alot less people around. Good Luck
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