VA National Forests
08-11-2004, 08:05 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mechanicsville, VA
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VA National Forests
Any one hunted in Jefferson or Washington NF? Im thinking about planing a 3 day hunting trip during gun season, need to try out my new rem 700, and need to get some leads on camground and where to hunt. looking for a remote area with little hunting pressure. Any one else intrested let me know. Thanks for any info,.
08-11-2004, 09:10 PM
#2
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Baltimore, MD USA
Posts: 383
RE: VA National Forests
Take,
I wish you all the best in your search, however the national forest will have just as much pressure as the public lands WMA"s. Now you can get around this by hunting during the week in most cases.
I wish you all the best in your search, however the national forest will have just as much pressure as the public lands WMA"s. Now you can get around this by hunting during the week in most cases.
08-12-2004, 06:19 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: VA, USA
Posts: 3,116
RE: VA National Forests
The National Forests will be crowded if you only hunt near the access roads. However, if you are willing to hike a little ways you can hunt some land(the 2 forests have over 1.5 million acres) that will have very little hunting pressure. I believe Virginia Game & Fish magazine did an article recently on some places of intrest in Virginias Nat'l Forests. The key is you must be willng to walk. If you let me know what areas you are thinking about, I may be able to give you more info.
08-15-2004, 08:45 AM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Chesapeake ,VA. USA
Posts: 25
RE: VA National Forests
I hunted Jefferson years back, to my knowledge it is still good .It was near brushy mtn. on the appilacian trl. by the Audie Murphy monument .,but like all have said the pressure is there plan to walk ,walk deep, and walk early. Good luck! 
BD
BD
08-16-2004, 07:40 AM
#7
RE: VA National Forests
Hmmmm.... I just might take a drive out to Jefferson Forest and look around. I guess it's only safe to say, "If you want to find a big monster buck, you gotta get off the beaten path and find him".
Butch A.
Butch A.
08-16-2004, 06:34 PM
#8
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Mechanicsville, VA
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RE: VA National Forests
Thats probley true but im just looking to shoot a dear, ive hunted lots but never shot any, maybe with a rifle my odds will be better and ive never hunted in the mountians before it will be a good experence.
