JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

Permit hunting seasons play a major role
in Fish and Wildlife’s deer management
program . The three permit seasons provide
a means to control hunting pressure, and
thereby the harvest, in each deer management
zone to meet specific deer management
objectives . With the additional harvest
and recreational opportunity these seasons
provide, an additional fee is charged for each
permit .
Farmer deer permit information
is detailed in the Farmer Hunting
Information section beginning on page
29. Farmers purchasing non-farmer permits
should also read this deer season permit
section, below .
For application and purchasing procedures,
see Permits for Hunters and
Trappers, page 12 .
• A permit is required to hunt during the
Permit Bow, Permit Muzzleloader and
Permit Shotgun deer seasons .
• The regular, zone-specific deer permit
is valid only for the hunting of antlerless
deer . To take an antlered buck, hunters
must purchase an Antlered Buck
Permit . These Antlered Buck Permits
are not zone-specific but are valid only
2008 Permit Quota for
Special Areas Which are
Issued from a Lottery
ZONE
Bow
Permits
Muzzleloader
Permit
Shotgun
Permit
37* 300 480 100
38 0 200 200
56 0 0 25
57 40 40 40
58 35 35 50
61 40 40 80
64 0 0 100
70 15 15 25
* 5% of the permit allocation for Zone 37
will be held on base for military’s special
dispensation.
Deer Season Permits
when used in conjunction with a regular,
zone-specific deer permit .
• Hunters are still limited to purchasing
one Antlered Buck Permit per
permit season (i .e ., one Antlered
Buck Bow Permit, one Antlered Buck
Shotgun Permit and one Antlered Buck
Muzzleloader Permit .) Buck Permits are
valid in any zone for which the hunter
has a valid antlerless permit .
• Regular antlerless deer permits are
zone-specific and are valid for the duration
of the specified zone’s permit season,
including when that season extends
into the 2009 calendar year . Hunters
are still limited to purchasing one zonespecific
permit per season. Example: If
you hunt only Zone 19, you may purchase
only one muzzleloader, one bow
and one shotgun antlerless permit for
Zone 19 . If you hunt in more than one
zone you may purchase one muzzleloader,
one bow and one shotgun permit
for each zone .
• Regardless of the number of regular
antlerless permits in possession, hunters
are limited to taking one buck during
each of the permit seasons ONLY after
first purchasing a Buck Permit for that
season . (See Deer Hunting Regulations,
Licenses and Permits for details, page
30 .)
• A resident, non-resident or youth hunting
license is a prerequisite to purchase
a deer permit . See page 10 for hunting
license information .
• Muzzleloader season permits are not
valid unless accompanied by both a
valid rifle permit and a Firearm or Allaround
Hunting License while hunting .
• Permits are valid only for the season and
zone indicated, are non-transferable and
non-refundable.
• It is illegal to use a permit for a zone,
season or hunter other than those
named on the permit . Deer permit
violations are subject to a fine of
$100-$500 for each offense .
• The cost per permit (both the regular
Antlerless (zone specific) Deer Permit
or Antlered Buck Permit) is $28 for
each adult and $12 for each youth
permit .
Deer Season Permits
Permit Information
Important:
Antlered Buck Permits may be purchased
only during specific timeframes .
Antlered Buck Permits must be purchased
before by 11:59 p.m. on the first
day of each permit season as follows:
• Antlered Buck Permits for the Permit
Bow Season must be purchased by
Nov. 1 at 11:59 p.m.
• Antlered Buck Permits for the Permit
Muzzleloader Season must be purchased
by Dec. 1 at 11:59 p.m.
• Antlered Buck Permits for the Permit
Shotgun Season must be purchased
by Dec. 17 at 11:59 p.m.
• For hunters who do not purchase a
deer permit until after the season
opens, an Antlered Buck Permit may
be purchased only with the initial
regular antlerless zone-specific permit
. There will be no other chance
to purchase an Antlered Buck Permit
after your initial permit purchase for a
given permit hunting season .
• There are NO EXCEPTIONS .
Permits Available at Participating
License Agents (Non-lottery Zones)
• The following deer management
zones have permit quotas that far
exceed hunter demand: Zones 1-19,
21-31, 34-36, 41-43, 45-51, 55, 63,
65, 67 and 68 . These permits are
available without a lottery on a first
come, first served basis . In the unlikely
event that sales reach the permit
quota for a specific zone and season
combination, those permit sales will
end .
• Permits sales are available at license
agents listed on page 20 and on Fish
and Wildlife’s Internet sales site www .
WildlifeLicense .com/NJ/ . See Lottery
Permits, below, for zones with lower
permit quotas .
• Bow, muzzleloader and shotgun permits
will be available for sale beginning
Monday, Oct . 6, 2008 at 10 a .m .
and continue until each season ends .
Some seasons run through Feb . 14
2009 . See the Regulation Sets, page
44 .
• Hours of operation and types of payment
accepted vary according to
(continued on page 18)
August 2008 For more information contact New Jersey New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Digest | 17
Division of Fish and Wildlife at (609)292-2965 2008 Hunting and Trapping Issue