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Deer Season Permits
Permit Information
(continued from page 17)
license agent . Be prepared .
• To purchase a permit at a license
agent a hunter must present his or her
valid, current year’s hunting license .
• A person may purchase a permit for
an absent hunter only when the following
conditions are met: 1.) the
absent hunter has already completed
a Child Support Certification through
the Integrated Electronic Licensing
System via the Internet or at a license
agent and 2 .) the buyer shows the
absent hunter’s valid hunting license
and identifying information (date of
birth and Conservation ID Number
or Social Security Number .) License
photocopies not accepted .
• The hunter is responsible to know in
what zone and season he or she wants
to hunt .
• Hunters are urged to review their permit
before leaving the license agent .
• Once a permit fee is paid and the
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buyer leaves the store, there will be
no returns, exchanges or refunds. No
exceptions.
• Permits purchased online via the
Internet will take 7-10 days for delivery .
Hunters will have the option to pay
extra for express delivery .
Special Area Deer Management Zones
• Special Areas include federal military
installations, certain state and county
parks and national wildlife refuges .
• Select zones have specific qualifying
criteria which hunters must meet before
obtaining a permit . Certain zones are
not open to the public . It is the hunters’
responsibility to arrange for property
access prior to applying for or purchasing
a permit .
• Refer to Special Areas Hunting Seasons
on page 47 for details .
Military Zones
Military base deer management zones
include the following: Picatinny Arsenal
(Zone 54), Earle NWS (zones 39 and 40),
Lakehurst NAES (Zone 53), FAA Tech
Center (Zone 66) and Fort Dix (Zone 37 .)
All have lower quotas with a limited number
of available permits . Due to heightened
security, hunters must be sure to
have proper security clearance and access
prior to applying for or purchasing permits
for military base zones .
Hunters interested in a Fort Dix, Zone
37 permit must apply in the lottery .
Lottery Permit Zones
Permits will be available by lottery for
the following zones: 37, 38, 56, 57, 58,
61, 64 and 70.
Zones which have a limited deer permit
quota require a lottery . Hunters may
apply for a total of four deer permits (two
bow, two firearm) through the lottery .
Lottery applications may be submitted at
license agents and on Fish and Wildlife’s
Internet sales site, www .WildlifeLicense .
com/NJ/ . Two random lotteries will be
conducted; afterwards, remaining permits
may be available for purchase over-thecounter
. See Special Areas, page 47 for
details .
• For complete instructions on the lottery
permit application, drawing and purchase
processes, see Permits for Hunters
and Trappers in the Licenses, Permits
and Stamps section, page 10 .
• Submit only one lottery permit application
per hunter .
Lottery - Important Dates
• Deadline: Applications must be submitted
before 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 7, 2008.
The application period opens Aug. 1.
• Permit award notification and permit
pickup begins the week of Sept. 22.
(Note: All permits awarded in the lottery
will be held in reserve for pickup
at a license agent or will be mailed if
claimed via the Internet .)
• Hunters awarded permits in the lottery
may also purchase an Antlered Buck
Permit while claiming your awarded
lottery permit(s) beginning Sept . 22 .
Over-the-Counter Sale of Leftover
Lottery Permits
• Beginning at 10 a .m . on Monday,
Oct . 6, 2008, permits which remain
unclaimed will be sold over-thecounter
at license agents and at Fish
and Wildlife’s Internet sales site, www .
WildlifeLicense .com/NJ/ .
• Leftover permits will be sold on a first
come, first served basis .
• A list of available unclaimed permits will
be posted on Fish and Wildlife’s Web
site .
Note: Not all Special Areas permits will
be sold over-the-counter . Qualifying hunters
should apply for a permit in the lottery
instead of waiting for possible leftover
permits . See the Special Areas Information
beginning on page 47 .
For questions concerning the permit
process, call the 24-hour automated
Permit Hotline: (609) 292-9192.
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