NJ Smokepole Opener...Got One!!!!
 

My friend and I hunted today here in NJ for the opener of the smokepole season, we take anysize buck and mature does, this is public land, tough hunting.


This morning I saw a small buck chasing some does, way out range, then I saw a bobcat, about 45 mins later the buck returns still out of range.

Around 9:10am my friend took a shot but missed, I see the 3 deer, 2 of them are does they run off away from me, and I lost sight of the 3rd one. So about 5 mins later I hear walking and the spike is walking towards me, he comes within 15 yards of me and I shot him in the neck of course he dropped.

I popped the cherry of the Triumph!!!!!

Good shooting BHC. I love a neck shot when conditions are right.

Congrats, Joe. Enjoyed reading about your hunt. Nice way to break in that Triumph. Nice spike. :happy0001:

nice spike dude....big one..how many inches...dropped on the spot.!!!.well done..check out the recipe in my profile somewhere in the pictures.use them tenderloins...mmmm mmm goood

Way to break her in congratulations.

nice spike... congratulations

Congrat's and way to break er in!
(BP)

congrats on your first with the Triumph

Where did you get this deer? Are you hunting down in the Pines?

It had been a long time since I hunted in NJ. When I hunted there back in the late '50s as a kid, it was a greast hunt if you even sighted a deer. They were few and far between back then.

Great buck and good eatin'.

Congrats on your buck.
Chock up another fan for the neck shot.