Unknown Hunter ~ lots of BIG Boyz ~ Suburban Style...
 

Through the course of my first year on HNI I have been very grateful to have gained valuable information!
I have received great tips from personal emails, not to exclude the informative posts from handfuls of
well respected and consistent deer hunters.
I thank you all, and would like to share another motivating experience from this past weekend...

A couple times a year I talk with 2-brothers that I used to play racquetball with. Of course we hit it off
nicely when I first met them, back in 1994, after I moved into the area from where I grew up. We would
shoot the breeze about hunting, as one can imagine, and swap stories about our adventures. Until this point
in my hunting career, I would typically only hunt the big woods and had just taken up archery hunting.
These two brothers introduced me to "suburban deer hunting".

The two brothers would explain how to work your way, legally, into tracts of land that border houses.
Many of these homes are in "high end million dollar neighborhoods", which creates a very daunting task.
As most people know, the owners of these beautiful homes, sometimes think that the deer are "their pets" and
they love to see them roam their neighborhoods. They taught me to be like a ninja in these settings.[8D]

I was fortunate to have been invited to one of the brothers homes this past holiday season
and WHAT A SURPRISE IT WAS!

* Most of his deer were taken in northern MAand southern NH, within a 15 mile radius of my house.

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Note: The shelf running around the perimeter of the room is from shed hunting only and these sheds are 4 point or better.
Hekeeps a huge basket full of 3 point or smaller on the floor. He says he typically finds 20-50 sheds per year, and has
been obsessed with deer hunting/ shed hunting for 12-15 years. Of course he has hunted his whole life, but the last
15 years has been to a different level. It was awesome talking with him and his hard work sure does show!
~ I was happy to hear him tell me "that I'm a half of step behind him", considering my past handful of seasons, along with
my off-season scouting. Hopefully his information and guidance helps me toward my five year goal!!!:D

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His 2007 archery season is as follows...

The first buck was a 152" (205 lbs.) he got on Monday evening during the rut.

Then his brother went in and shot a 131" buck Tuesday evening, in same parcel of woods,
butabout 2 miles apart (not shown in the picture).

Lastly,he thensat in the exact same stand his brother was in on Tues. and shot this 133" (187 lbs.) on Thursday morning.
* He hadn't had a chance to process the first one, so he got the awesome picture of them together!

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Wow!! Incredible story and hunters there Ed!! I also believe that hunting suburban bucks Is a very great tactic. Problem Is, I've never been able to get access to this type of land. The woods/areas that surrounds the Twin Cities In Mn Is known for many P&Y and B&C bucks. I would give my left nut to hunt them properties.

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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.

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wow alot of great bucks there, I hope one day i have a collection like that

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HOLY MOLY!

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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.

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WOW.............WOW:Dthats amazing

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Here he is after another successful hunt[8D]

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wow!!! That is incredible!

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Very possible to do in NH. About impossible where I live now. All private land requires permission.

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Not suprised in the least bit. You should see some of the 'burb bucks around here. I don't have the guts to sneak into some of the places that i know guys go into.

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Hey that,s the guy I'm talkin' about,afterhe left the drive through!;)

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I know some guys that use some very similar tactics. As Rybo said, I guess I just don't have the guts to try to pull that off. When I'm looking over my shoulder while hunting I want it to be because I thought I heard a deer, not wondering if someone is onto me.

Different strokes though. His results are certainly impressive.

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Understood and that was my thoughts exactly 7 or 8 years ago.

It's actually part of the challenge to elude people along with deer!
Trying to use humans or other hunters as apart of your setup is very challenging and I have grown accustomed to the suburban hunting method along with big woods.
It's all hunting to me, but doing it closer to home allows more time in the woods.
Remember the old saying "if Mommas happy, everyone's happy"!!![&:]

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I would like to try suburban hunting but here in MD it is illegal unless you get permission:

Hunt or shoot at wildlife within 150 yards of an occupied structure or camp without permission of the owner or occupant.

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I carry a range finder and it's 100 yards for NH.

This guy was literally 101 yards from a house and 202 yards (coincidence) from another, pushing the envelope!;)
* The neighboring house happened to be having a new roof installed while I was sitting in my stand. I was listening
to the nail guns and plywood slam down on the rafters every few seconds.
He walked out in my patch of woods and he never cared until I...

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Yea !

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In PA with a bow it's only 50 yards. There are tons of guys that pull it off every year around me that use much less caution than you are talking about. They just walk in like they are supposed to be there and nobody pays them any mind. Heck they'll walk past posted signs and read them on the way in. Their view is, "if you look like you belong there, then you belong there."

Not for me though. Maybe I just like banging on doors.;)

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The last story of my deer, in tight quarters, is in afuture housing development that they logged last year and have yet to build any homes.
The houses I talk about are from another road, not as blatant as some you talke about.
Now that's some ballz, the people walking into posted land and thenthey wonder how land gets posted along with a bad rap!

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This is an example of what I call "suburban hunting" and is one of the more congested areas I hunt.
Still kind of country, with house lots on average ranging from 2 or 3 acres to 5 acres to meet town requirements.
Of course you have larger homesteads that will be 10-20 acres, with lots of nooks and crannies for deer to slip thorough.

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I have an ideal tract of woods behind my house that noone hunts. I found evidence of at least one nice buck via his tracks/rubs/and large scrapes. I would like to gain access but don't really know how. The woods meander through the suburbs, with plenty of room to hunt.