Blue Hills Hunt Day 1
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From: Sosso
29-Nov-16
So the official day started at 6:22. I'm in the blue hills with ~100 other hunters. There has not been a single shotgun report.
I think the deer population in here has been fantastically over estimated.
From: Sosso
29-Nov-16
Was sold as ~80 deer per square mile by MA DCR.
From: Rooster
29-Nov-16
Quiet here in z11
From: GED
29-Nov-16
Scouting there was not inspiring.
From: SalvoKing
29-Nov-16
It's 8:41 and I just heard my first couple of shots fired in zone 6 close to me. I heard a couple at 7. I found a spot with a bunch of new and older scraps little poop. Nothing yet for me but while writing this some more shots fired. I'm in a stand. Hope they get moving.
From: SalvoKing
29-Nov-16
It's 8:41 and I just heard my first couple of shots fired in zone 6 close to me. I heard a couple at 7. I found a spot with a bunch of new and older scraps little poop. Nothing yet for me but while writing this some more shots fired. I'm in a stand. Hope they get moving.
From: Sosso
29-Nov-16
Anyone see anything out here?
From: Sosso
29-Nov-16
Anyone see anything out here? Maybe a squirrel?
From: Pitbull
29-Nov-16
Sosso what zone are you in in blue hills? I don't get out there till day 4.
From: Murphy31
29-Nov-16
You're getting me pumped for my hunt lol. Im hoping with they storm the just went back earlier. I was out in zone 7 today and only heard 1 shot. Sat from 6 till 1030.
From: Sosso
29-Nov-16
I was out in zone 7. I just called it quits. There were a few shots in the distance at 8:40 in rapid succession, then another at 9. Nothing since.
From: SalvoKing
29-Nov-16
My new friend ray and I are holding strong. Lots of fresh sign from last night. around hope to pop one once the rain stops. Just heard. Shot in the distance. Perseverance pays. I hope
From: SalvoKing
29-Nov-16
My new friend ray and I are holding strong. Lots of fresh sign from last night. around hope to pop one once the rain stops. Just heard. Shot in the distance. Perseverance pays. I hope
From: Pitbull
29-Nov-16
Good luck Salvoking
From: Murphy31
29-Nov-16
Pit bull whats your plain for next week? Stand or ground game. I'm thinking about staying on the ground so I can move around a bit. I do like the vantage point from a stand though.
From: Pitbull
29-Nov-16
I sent you a message Murphy 25-30 feet up in a climber.
From: GED
30-Nov-16
Any luck day 1?
From: Sosso
30-Nov-16
It was a bust for me yesterday. Best of luck to you guys on day 2!!
From: Sosso
30-Nov-16
It was a bust for me yesterday. Best of luck to you guys on day 2!!
From: GED
30-Nov-16
I have day 4, but I am now scheduled to be in PA for work. Talk about "bust"
From: Pitbull
30-Nov-16
Call them so they get an alternate or you won't be able to apply again if you are a no show.
From: GED
30-Nov-16
I contacted them as soon as I learned I couldn't make it.
From: Murphy31
01-Dec-16
From: spike78
01-Dec-16
Murphy but you also have to factor in one day of hunting with no great knowledge of the travel patterns of deer there so all in all not a bad percentage. I hunted a lease in VA and even with 50 deer per square mile their were still days I had no sightings not many but a few. Also some of these guys could be newbies or some could have seen deer but no shot opportunity.
From: Murphy31
01-Dec-16
I deleted my post for obvious reasons, but I honestly think you could pull similar numbers on a 7000 acre piece in zone 7
From: spike78
01-Dec-16
spike78's Link
Here is the Quabbin hunt for comparison. I'm still trying to find the first years success rate.
From: XMan
02-Dec-16
I spoke to someone who hunted the first two days of archery and they saw 54 deer. As we all know, the deer run behind the houses to those small sanctuaries when the pressure gets turned up. Something to think about for next time around.
From: bigwoodsbucks22
02-Dec-16
Surpised this hasn't been posted yet. To my knowledge this was the biggest buck shot so far in the Blue Hills hunt.
From: Bowhunter7
02-Dec-16
Wow
From: bucktail
02-Dec-16
bucktail's Link
Spike 1991 was the first year of Quabbin hunt it was around 56% kill. Scroll down to page 6.
From: spike78
02-Dec-16
56% now that's impressive!
From: GED
03-Dec-16
41 deer the first week with about 230 hunters
From: SNOWSHOE
03-Dec-16
I hunted zone 1 on day one helped that guy and his wife put that buck in his truck, saw alot of deer all running at 30 mph, had one chance at a big buck in that zone but to far and all i could see was hes neck and head was not to comphy with that shot at 130 yards so i passed to anyone who is going in there all the deer that i saw and that were taked where below the t in the roads, hunted quabbin thurs and fri prescot, didnt see anything no fresh sign that place is hunted out, i live right next to the quabbin and they have devestated the deer in there we hunt behind my house and the last few years have been tuff
From: SNOWSHOE
03-Dec-16
and by the way im 65 years old have killed many big bucks over my 50 years of hunting i have hunted in a lot of places over the years and have never seen so much buck sign rubs everywhere huge rubs and so many scrapes i couldnt count them all in foul meadow in the blue hills but haveing bow hunters in there with gun hunters is a big mistake and it should be a 2 day hunt instead of 1 day just my opinun
From: Will
03-Dec-16
No kidding eh snowshoe. Spike, pre quabbin hunt i could drive round petersham with a buddy and put our headlights in fields. It was not crazy to see 50 in a field at night. 10-10 was normal. Havent seen 50 in petersham in the last 10 years combined including hunting and just being around, driving, hiking, biking ets. Makes me feel a bit for folks hunting near blue hills...
