JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

of ANTLERLESS deer. Hunters who
want to pursue and take an antlered
deer during any of these seasons must
purchase an additional Antlered Buck
Bow, Antlered Buck Muzzleloader or
Antlered Buck Shotgun Permit . Hunters
may purchase only one Antlered Buck
Permit per season . An Antlered Buck
Permit must be used in conjunction
with regular, zone-specific antlerless
permit . The Antlered Buck Permit is
not zone-specific; it is valid for use in
any zone for which the a hunter already
holds a regular, zone-specific antlerless
season permit, but only one buck may
be harvested per season . Adult deer
permits are $28; youth deer permits are
$12 .
IMPORTANT: Antlered Buck Permits
must be purchased by 11:59 p.m. on the
following dates: Nov. 1 for Permit Bow;
Dec. 1 for Permit Muzzleloader and Dec.
17 for Permit Shotgun seasons, UNLESS
you are buying your first zone-specific
antlerless permit AND an Antlered Buck
Permit at the same time on a later date .
Firearms, Ammunition and Sights
• See page 26 for general hunting regulations
which also apply to deer hunting .
• All firearms must be cased and unloaded
while being transported in vehicles,
including on all-terrain vehicles. A
muzzleloader is considered unloaded
when, in the case of a percussion cap
rifle or shotgun, the percussion cap has
been removed from the nipple; in the
case of a flintlock, when the powder is
removed from the pan and a boot or
cover made of nonmetallic material is
placed over the frizzen .
• Hunters using or possessing any shotgun
slug in the field during the deer seasons
must have a shotgun with adjustable
open iron or peep sights or a scope
affixed to the shotgun .
• Telescopic sights of any magnification
(scope power) are permitted for
deer hunting on all firearms, including
muzzleloader rifles and smoothbore
muzzleloader shotguns . No permits are
required for telescopic sights .
• Any sight or device that casts a beam of
light upon the deer is prohibited .
• Shotgun shells containing single spherical
projectiles referred to as pumpkin
balls are prohibited.
• While deer hunting with a shotgun, it is
illegal to have in possession any ammunition
not authorized for deer hunting .
• When hunting during the overlapping
firearms seasons for deer and when in
possession of the proper permits for the
current seasons, hunters may carry the
firearms legal for the current seasons .
For example, when Six-day Firearm and
Permit Muzzleloader seasons run concurrently,
a hunter may be in possession
of a shotgun and either a muzzleloading
rifle or smoothbore muzzleloader .
• Double-barreled muzzleloading rifles
are not permitted during the Six-day
Deer Hunting
Regulations
Firearm or Permit Muzzleloader
seasons .
• Only one muzzleloading rifle or
smoothbore muzzleloader may be in
possession while deer hunting, but
not both simultaneously .
• Only black powder or black powder
equivalents, such as Pyrodex and
Triple Se7en, may be used with a
muzzleloading firearm when engaged
in hunting . Modern smokeless powder
is strictly prohibited while hunting
game with a muzzleloading firearm .
• Special Areas Deer Management
Zones may have regulations that differ
from the state-wide regulations .
See page 47 for details .
(continued on page 32)
Firearms, Bows and Ammunition Legal for Deer Hunting:
Season(s) Weapon Type Gauge, Caliber or Weigh Projectile(s)
Fall Bow
Permit Bow
Winter Bow
Permit
Muzzleloader
Six-day Firearm
Permit Shotgun
Bow—long, recurve or
compound
Muzzleloader–rifle
or smoothbore,
single-barrel, single-shot�
Flintlock, percussion
and in-line ignitions
permitted� Double-barrel
firearms prohibited
Shotgun–single or
double barrel, rifled bore
or smoothbore
Muzzleloader– singleshot,
single barrel rifle
OR single or double-barrel
smoothbore shotgun�
Flintlock, percussion and
in-line ignitions permitted
Shotgun–single or
double barrel, rifled bore
or smoothbor e
Muzzleloader– single or
double-barrel smoothbores
only (no rifles�)
Flintlock, percussion and
in-line ignitions permitted
35 pounds pull at
archer’s draw length
(long and recurve bows)
or peak weight (compound
bow)
Rifle–not less than �44
caliber
Smoothbore–not smaller
than 20 gauge and not
larger than 10 gauge
Not smaller than 20
gauge and not larger
than 10 gauge, capable
of holding no more than
three shells
Muzzleloading rifle–
single shot not less than
�44 caliber
Smoothbore–single or
double-barrel not smaller
than 20 gauge and not
larger than 10 gauge
Not smaller than 20
gauge and not larger
than 10 gauge, capable
of holding no more than
three shells
Not smaller than 20
gauge and not larger
than 10 gauge
Arrows must be fitted
with a well-sharpened
metal broadhead with a
minimum width of 3/4”
Must be loaded with a
single projectile only
Slugs–lead, lead alloy
or copper rifled slug or
sabotted slug
Buck shot–sizes not
smaller than #4 (0�24”)
nor larger than #000
(0�36”)
Muzzleloading rifle–
single projectile
Smoothbore–buck shot
not smaller than #4
(0�24”) nor larger than
#000 (0�36”) or a single
projectile
Slugs–lead, lead alloy
or copper rifled slug or
sabot slug
Buck shot–sizes not
smaller than #4 (0�24”)
nor larger than #000
(0�36”)
Buck shot–sizes not
smaller than #4 (0�24”)
nor larger than #000
(0�36”) or a single projectile
Firearm sights;
Bow releases
Hand-held release
devices are permitted
Telescopic sights
permitted
Shotgun must have an
adjustable open iron or
peep sight or a scope
affixed if hunter is hunting
with or in possession
of slugs
Telescopic sights
permitted
Shotgun must have an
adjustable open iron or
peep sight or a scope
affixed if hunter is hunting
with or in possession
of slugs
August 2008 For more information contact New Jersey New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Digest | 31
Division of Fish and Wildlife at (609)292-2965 2008 Hunting and Trapping Issue