discouraging hunt at NJ shore

Charlie,

There is one blind north and one south of dock rd ramp and one north of the causeway bridge. Last weekend the bluebills and brant were south of the bridge thick. Bills were all rafted up out in the bay and not cooperative at all, at least for me!

I carry a radio and cell phone and I'm not afraid to use them if someone wants to run me off. I am by the book 100% of the time and welcome a visit by the warden, coast guard, state marine police. Saw the warden in that area last saturday. That said, I hate confrontation when hunting. It ruins my day even when I'm in the right. So I won't be out there trying to prove any points and burning up valuable hunting time. So. I guess in a way they win on some level.

Charlie if you carry a radio don't be afraid to give a hail call if you get any crap out there. You might be amazed who all comes out of the woodwork even when it looks desolate out there.

Best wishes and good hunting.
Gene
 
Joed funny you say that. I think a Fed gave them a ticket for just that, it being a sink box. they must have realy gave him some lip or realy pissed them off.


The floating blinds are a slick way to get around the first come first serve rule. They are classified as boat, just like a sneakbox. The law treats then no different than if you sat in your sneakbox early to secure a spot.

If they were permanent blinds, then by all rights, you could use them if you arrived first, but not so with the floaters.

I think this trend is a real travesty, as do many other guys. It's no wonder a few of these mysteriously sink or are burnt every year.
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People like this like to escalate the situation and since everyone is armed....nasty crap happens. Someone in Ohio shot another dude over a similar situation a few years ago...I think they called it a "hunting related death" but it was just plain murder. I'm surprised that the authorities allow this to happen and that they aren't watching a little closer. I'd have the CO on speed dial and gps co-ordinates written down to yell in the phone so at least someone knows something is happening .Do these blinds have numbers, names and addresses on them? They have to in Mi. if on public ground. If they are considered a boat, they must have a license number on them...write it down so the cops can visit them if they do you harm.
 
Lee, In NJ if a boat is 12' or under no title needed and they only need to be registered if the have a motor. Since these are towed out, no title or Reg needed. The only regs are they can't be anchored in the channel and need to be moved every so often......................The guys who have these are local and very aware of the law. The yonly way you can do anything is if they harass you.
 
keep your cell phone vid camera with you if they approach and maybe knowing they are being video'd they will be more persuaded to move along. It really sucks that the loop holes in the system are the doors for immoral hunters.
 
Gene-

Sorry to hear about your run-in with the LBI a-holes. I know of these guys and they are typical shore trash. On the old NJDucks one of the younger members would post tailgate pics and defend his floating blinds quite ignorantly.

I understand not wanting to deal with a confrontation, and in this case it is probably wise. Next time move down the bay. Just one more reason why I went to a layout!

Regards-

John T.
 
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So glad I don't have to encounter this in my neck o' the woods. Confrontations out hunting are an unfortunate part of the game at times.

Unfortunately in the area I hunt other hunters are not so much of the problem as commercial and recreation clammers... a week ago I was hunting with a neighbor in a real nice cove, had some birds and good shooting and with an hour and a half to go before sunset three clammers came out and started digging about 100-200 yards out from our decoys. They did not acknowledge us standing in the decoys or waving our arms at them. Since I didn't want to get in an argument over some ducks, we just moved so we would not be shooting in their direction (while they were out of range so to speak, I am not comfortable shooting in the direction of another person no matter what the arguable safe range of a shotgun is). We had some more action in the last hour or so but the birds did not work as well as they were before the clammers intruded. Such is hunting now over the past few years in the local area and while there are signs to 'obey the golden rule' and 'yield to who is there first' they are often overlooked.

I feel for you getting imposed on by the blinds, especially after riding down there at some ridiculous hour.
 
John & Craig,

It's guys like you two that got me coming to the coast and will keep me coming back. I know a lot of guys by their trucks and boats and would do anything for them on the water or at the ramp. But I don't have a clue who they are by normal social standards. On the water we are all hunters, no more no less. It's a real shame when someone feels entitled to more than someone else.

I'm fortunate that I can stay at my in-laws in beach haven west and hunt like a local mostly. But with getting there late the night before a hunt I don't know where the blinds are until it's to late in the morning to relocate. I know these blinds have been around before. It's just that this year they have three right on top of my regular spots.

Best wishes,
Gene
 
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