looking for hunting land in newark valley area

[squirrel slayer]

may have seen in earlier post but i just moved to this area recently and i am looking for some land to be able to hunt on. i have a few places that are dec gamelands, but from what i have seen they have been overhunted and the game is gone. all season last year only saw 1 deer and maybe 3 squirrels on one track of land..... any ideas will be helpful

[Zem18]

Hey slayer - Not sure what stateland you have hunted but Oakley Corners is a great place. It is located at Dutchtown Road and Hullsville Road. (you can get on Dutchtown from 38B)The dirt road section that continues where Hullsville meets Dutchtown goes out about a mile and a half to a dirt cul de sac. There is nothing out there but woods and the occasional mountain biker. I used to hunt suirrells out there but it has been a few years so things might have changed. If you haven't been out there, I suggest you check it out. Don't forget to go down Hullsville a little ways and go fishing in the ponds too. Pickerel, Largemouth, Jack Perch, Bluegills, and bullheads are some of the species you can catch down there.

[PREDATE]

Yes the state woods do get pounded during deer season! I hunt Ketchumville(newark valley)and Tracy Creek(south of Vestal). If you head north try out Robinson Hollow. I can't really help you out with private land because I struggle to find it too. You might want to pay some landowners a visit and ask for permission.

Atleast you have some good trout fishing nearby!

Good luck!

[Zem18]

I have done some spotlighting out near the Tracy Creek area this year and man are there some massive deer out there. I never hunted the stateland there but have driven past it several times. The section off of Crumm Rd looks like a good spot but I have never gotten a chance to scout it.

[old griz]

I have to agree with Zemmer, Oakley Corners is a great place to hunt. Took my first deer down by the pond in 1963.

[PREDATE]

You can also access Oakley Corners from Snapp Rd. Turn off Rt.38B onto Snapp. the road dead ends down near the swamp. I haven't been in there this year, but I know they harvested logs in there last year so it should be fairly easy to walk on the logging roads. It used to be so thick that a 75 yd shot was hard to get.