just got home...Man, What a day! For all of you not familiar with Sussex Co. New-Jersey, please don't come, it's no good, everybody is mean and dangerous, there are no Deer, no Wildlife, no scenery, NOTTING !!! .........NOT! Seriously, one of the best hunting days in my life. finally meeting Bentpole-Tom, Mysticguido-Sal, SteveD, Deadsample-Vaughn ( missed Jerry, though) and seeing the rest of the guys from last week was really cool. The hunt, although "meatless", was amazing. Today, from my eyes, (aside from witnessing all the deer and bear signs/poop), this region, God's country, was vintage Sussex, and at times looked like the cornfields-checkered woodlots of Iowa and Illinois, my hills in Garrison NY, the Elk-rich mountains of S.Colorado, and even the river bottoms of E. Kansas ( like the river bottom Sal was in when he bumped into the bear today)
As far as I'm concerned, 2 great things happened today ( in order of importance):
1. I made friends
2. I have to budget my non-resident NJ license until I die, hopefully at the tender age of 103 years old, like Bentpole's Grandmother-in-law
thanks everyone for an unforgettable day
alex