Area's to hunt near East Aurora

[dudest]

Hello to all, 

Just moved here from Region 7. Doesn't look like much public land here in Erie Co. Any ideas?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.  Moog property perhaps?

[stoneam2006]

If your willing to drive a hr or so lots of state land to hunt. If willing to drive we can get you pointed in right direction

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[mlammerhirt]

I don't think there is any public hunting land at all in Erie county.....if your in East Aurora your not far from Catt. Or Allegheny county and there is plenty of land.

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[dudest]

I am willing to drive, I hunt for the meat, my daughter and I love it.

[dudest]

I see darien lake sp is close. I'm not sure I can pull a bow anymore though.

[Lawdwaz]

13 minutes ago, dudest said:

I see darien lake sp is close. I'm not sure I can pull a bow anymore though.

Go south.........these guys here will give you good intel. 

I have a small (really small) spot I hunt in East Aurora and have had some good hunts.  Maybe you can get some permission locally, if so, JUMP on it.

[turkeyfeathers]

It's not too late to start knocking on some doors. All they can say is "No"   Offer to help out around the farm, help re-post it etc.

[Meat_man]

Can you hunt at Knox farm state park?

[farmer 52]

1 hour ago, Meat_man said:

Can you hunt at Knox farm state park?

Pretty sure not.

[WNYTRPR]

Look at maps and knock on doors .

[wolc123]

On 7/22/2017 at 8:57 AM, dudest said:

I see darien lake sp is close. I'm not sure I can pull a bow anymore though.

Get yourself a crossbow and head to Darien lake state park on or after Nov 6, just in time for the best deer hunting of the year, at peak rut time.  You ain’t missing much now in the “October lull”.   That gives you a few weeks to get one and get it sighted in.  
 

A decent crossbow package can be had for about $ 250.  I don’t think that park gets too crowded until after gun season opens up.  Crossbows work well from ground blinds but some models are front heavy and work a lot better with a rest or shooting sticks.

I have one like that (Center point sniper 370).  My Barnett Recruit, by contrast, handles as easily as my Ruger 10/22, but has a shorter effective range (about 40 yards compared to about 50 for the sniper).  Each of these was under $ 250.

I did kill my first of 5 bucks with the Recruit at 59 yards, but the bolt only penetrated 8” into that 6 pointer.  Fortunately that made it all the way thru his heart.   I’d have been in trouble with any other shot placement.

[mlammerhirt]

Man this thread stated in 2017 and was brought back to life

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[G-Man]

12 hours ago, mlammerhirt said:

Man this thread stated in 2017 and was brought back to life

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Someone hit a big 8 on 400 there so  renewed intrest for dead deer I guess.....