ORIGINAL: HuntingBry
I know a lot of guys that are masters of "ninja" art of suburban hunting. Unfortunately for them part of the game also involves the occasional criminal trespass fine. Knowing the way to hunt these parcels legally would be awesome since much of the land around me is just as you described.
Those are some bruiser bucks he's gotten. Hopefully he's right and you're on your way to hanging some deer like that on the wall. Me too!
I can't speak for him in regards to his hunting method in MA...
But for NH, unless the land is posted every 50 feet, signed, and dated every year, it is not considered trespassing.
Of course gaining permission is the preferred method along with respect to the land owner.
Some of the other laws include being 15' off of most roads, 300' from a building or dwelling, no median strips off highway's etc... Every state is different and NH is the "LIVE FREE OR DIE" state!
One of the hints he shared with me, is to park his vehicle in an area like a parking lot. Then he takes his mountain bike into the intended strip of land to hunt. (He has spots that he travels anywhere from 1-5 miles down the road!) To do this, he has sewn two backpacks together, that fits his bow perfectly, along with his hunting clothes. He then wears his sweatpants and a regular t-shirt while riding down the road on his bike and slides into the woods. Once in the woods he covers his bike, then sprays down with scent eliminator and pulls his hunting clothes over. If he gets a deer, he simply tags it, guts it out and pulls it close to the road. He covers the deer and then he goes back to get his truck while waiting for dark. Within seconds he is out of there, without anyone knowing.