I do a lot of my hunting in Burlington county in Lebanon state forest. I was pretty much pushed that way do to losing my private land rights from the owner who wants no hunters do to liability reasons. So now I am on public land so expected it to be poor. But then I went out one evening and did a late evening hunt and was very happy. I saw more deer that day then any day on private land anywhere. Granted they were all flat tops but they were everywhere. I must of saw 12-15 deer in about 1 1/2 hours of hunting. I will be taking a doe or two this year and hopefully a nice buck if he shows up. BUt I have not seen any decline in the deer in my area. Lots of deer around me.

I too feel that we need some regs before it gets way out of hand here. Limit bucks to two a year and does and put in a 3 or 4 point per side restriction and we should be in better shape but who listens to us we are only the hunters who are out there and care more than anyone out there about our herd.


Brian