Still hunting and hunting from portable and permanent treestands is the normal way of hunting in N.B. We bait some stands with apples, and discarded garden vegetables. The bucks in our area really enjoy buttercup squash and turnips. Although baiting is controversial it is not as easy as most may think, and it does put meat on the table for some. Very seldom will baiting produce the larger bucks. If you want a shot at a trophy then you must place your stand about 50 to 100 yards from your bait as the big boys hang back while the does and fawns and lesser bucks eat, this is why they are big, they are not stupid.

The southern portion of N.B. has the greatest concentration of deer. The northern portion due largely to clearcut logging practices have caused the deer herds in that area to be almost non-existant. Our elected officials come to us the hunting and fishing sportsmen for our views on ways to improve the hunting and fishing situations in N.B. but they rarely act on our suggestions. If the anti's drop by I would just like to say that controlled hunting has never led to the extinction of an animal species and has in most instances increased the specie numbers.

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I hunt with a PSE Lightning Flite ll compound with a 29" draw and set at 59lbs. With my TM Hunter arrow rest set back acting as an overdraw I am able to shoot my 2117's XX78 SS at 28" and my 2018's XX75's at 27 1/2". I use Satellite TNT 125's and thier 125 Ultra Mags. My bow is equipped with a crosshair sight which was easy to become accustomed to, being a scoped rifle hunter. I have two portable treestands, the AL100 from API and a homemade tree climber. I also carry an extra string, arrow rest and crosshair replacement when I go afield in case of an equipment failure , I do not lose valuable field time being broken down.

"NEW BRUNSWICK'S RECORD WHITETAIL" McINTIRE BUCK 198-1/8 B&C

I personally believe the reason we hunt is the desire that is born within, that draws us the woods with the sole purpose of securing game. The challenge that pits our wits against the animal we pursue will enable it to win 90% of the time, afterall it is his arena we chose to begin the chase. Some say with the advances in our equipment technology that hunting is like shooting fish in a barrel and I say to those, come along with Bobo for a day and log 10 to 20 miles from dawn til dusk in a one on one hunt. I choose my buck in summer and then I go after him.
We shouldn't boast too loudly when we are successful but rather give thanks to someone or something greater than us all for our good fortune. Remember these magnificent animals we hunt were placed here for us.

Here are a few myths that I have debunked through my own hunting experiences.

1. DO NOT URINATE AROUND TREESTAND! I save my urine in bottles and pour it into mock scrapes and on the sides of trees where my apple bait pile is. I have witnessed deer of both sexes licking the spots where I placed the urine. Another trick I use is to get tarsal glands from bucks that friends have shot and I place them in a zip-lock bag containing again, my urine. Suspended from tree branches, I have witnessed bucks shredding the tarsal glands to pieces on the ground.
2. DEER DON'T LOOK UP! Poppycock I say, I have had deer go eye to eye with me if I inadvertantly made a sound, yet as long as I did not move and just stared intently the deer usually went on browsing. I have also had deer look at my ladder attached to a tree and follow it to its height to where I am sitting, again bringing them eye to eye.
You must always remember to weigh an experts advice with your own experiences. An expert from Alaska may not do so well hunting in Texas or Alabama. I have found that deer differ in different areas to action and reaction. Personally speaking I take advice from knowledgeable people and try to avoid conversations with the so called experts.

We have many bucks that will dress out in the 200lb. plus range and our does can weigh anywhere from 130 to 180 lbs. Recently in our area an 8Pt. and 12Pt. were shot in the company of fawns and it turned out that they were does. Our local biologists have yet to give the hunting community in our area a reason for this oddity.