Late Season Tactics For Archers in NOVA.
#11
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: NOVA
Posts: 780
RE: Late Season Tactics For Archers in NOVA.
ORIGINAL: Bone_Collector
Hey guys don't mean to get off subject, but I am originally from Springfield, VA and moved to TN when i was 16. I was always told that you could not hunt in Fairfax county, but knew eventually they would have to get smart and allow at least bow hunting. I knew you could hunt on Ft. Belvoir, but i was unaware that you could hunt anywhere else. However, through this forum and others it appears that there are alot of hunters in the NOVA area. I was just wondering as to what type of land was avaialable to hunt there as it is mostly urban. Did the railroad company finally coperate and allow hunting? I was just curious, because i could remember when i was a kid in the woods with my BB gun i used to see a ton of deer and think i wish i could hunt deer here, but it wasn't allowed.
Hey guys don't mean to get off subject, but I am originally from Springfield, VA and moved to TN when i was 16. I was always told that you could not hunt in Fairfax county, but knew eventually they would have to get smart and allow at least bow hunting. I knew you could hunt on Ft. Belvoir, but i was unaware that you could hunt anywhere else. However, through this forum and others it appears that there are alot of hunters in the NOVA area. I was just wondering as to what type of land was avaialable to hunt there as it is mostly urban. Did the railroad company finally coperate and allow hunting? I was just curious, because i could remember when i was a kid in the woods with my BB gun i used to see a ton of deer and think i wish i could hunt deer here, but it wasn't allowed.
#12
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Posts: 80
RE: Late Season Tactics For Archers in NOVA.
what always blew my mind about NOVA (at least in Springfield) was there is a ton of wooded land, that runs from springfield all the way down through the Saratoga area and right up behind the Lorton Prison that noone is allowed(legally) to hunt on. It is owned by the railroad companies as far as i know, and I always wondered why the state or the county did not work something out with them where they would issue a certain # of permits (maybe for $5-15) and allow hunting. There are tons of deer in there and some really big ones.
#13
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: woodbridge va USA
Posts: 361
RE: Late Season Tactics For Archers in NOVA.
BONE--i dont know what year it was when you were 16 but most of what you call "wooded" land is now townhouses and single family homes. you should take a trip back up here to see how things have changed. after that, im sure that you will be glad you got out of here after what you see now.
#14
Spike
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Murfreesboro, TN
Posts: 80
RE: Late Season Tactics For Archers in NOVA.
1992, but i was jut there in April of 2008 and my grandfather lives off Lois Dr about 1 mile from springfield mall and the railroad land that has been across the street for ever is still there, but from what i can see on google the area across from where i lived last has been developed, however there is still at least 100-200 acres of woods and there is a creek that runs through it. Here is a link to the area behind my grandfather's neighborhood. http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl. if you switch it from satellite to regular map you can see that there is a small area marked as a park, but everything around it is wooded and I assure you there are some big deer in there. I'm sure someone has asked, but i can't see how it would be a bad thing to ask the county or the railroad company to open it to hunting.
#15
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Fort Belvoir
Posts: 2
RE: Late Season Tactics For Archers in NOVA.
so can anyone help me figure out what they are eating....i know on belvoir they are eating what little grass is still green.....i'm not sure what to look for in the way of browse or any other sources of food....i was able to pattern a group of about 10 does, going from bedding to feeding areas, in one area of post and now that area is closed.... now i am trying to figure out a similar pattern for some new areas that don't have the same food source..... any suggestions?
#16
RE: Late Season Tactics For Archers in NOVA.
This time a year you may just have to stumble on them toobserve what they are eating. The deer I'm hunting in NOVA, their browse changes on a weekly basis.
#17
Typical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: NOVA
Posts: 780
RE: Late Season Tactics For Archers in NOVA.
There eating a lot of grass, and shrubs right now that i can see. Also, take a look at the neighborhoods near by, you will be amazed how many people are feeding them. I know a couple of people near where i hunt through out all sorts of stuff, from corn, apples, bird seed, pretty much everything under the sun.
Ive been seeing a lot of deer getting close to the houses, I hunt at my friends house, and she says there in her bushes all the time. We have them patterned too, not moving in the mornings, but in her yard all day long, they wait till eveyone goes to work! Pretty crafty.
Ive been seeing a lot of deer getting close to the houses, I hunt at my friends house, and she says there in her bushes all the time. We have them patterned too, not moving in the mornings, but in her yard all day long, they wait till eveyone goes to work! Pretty crafty.