JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

Deer Management Zone
Boundary Descriptions
Zone 1: That portion of Sussex County lying within a continuous line
beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 (River Rd.) and Mashipacong
Rd.; then west along the northern boundary of the Delaware Water
Gap National Recreation Area to the east bank of the Delaware River;
then north along the east bank of the Delaware River to the New York
state line; then east along the state line to Rt. 519; then south along Rt.
519 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Branchville; then northwest along
Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt. 633; then south along Rt. 633 to its
intersection with Rt. 521; then northwest along Rt. 521 to its intersection
with Rt. 206; then northwest on Rt. 521/Rt. 206 to its intersection
with Rt. 560; then west along Rt. 560 to the intersection with Ridge
Rd.; then north on Ridge Rd. to the intersection with Rt. 646; then east
on Rt. 646 to the intersection with Rt. 645 in Hainesville; then north on
Rt. 645 to the intersection with Rts. 206 and 521; then north on Rts.
206 and 521 to Montague; then north on Rt. 521 (River Rd.) to the
intersection with Mashipacong Rd., the point of beginning. The island
of Mashipacong lying in the Delaware River is included in this zone.
High Point State Park (Zone 67) is excluded from Zone 1.
Zone 2: That portion of Sussex County lying within a continuous line
beginning at the intersection of Rt. 94 and the New York state line;
then south along Rt. 94 to its intersection with Rt. 23 at Hamburg, then
southeast along Rt. 23 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Franklin; then
south along Rt. 517 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Andover; then
north along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 519 at Newton; then
north along Rt. 519 to the New York state line; then east along the
New York state line to Rt. 94 to the point of beginning.
Zone 3: That portion of Sussex, Morris, Passaic, and Bergen counties
lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 94
and the New York state line; then east along the New York state line
to its intersection with Rt. 202 near Suffern; then south along Rt. 202
to its intersection with Rt. 287 in Oakland; then south on Rt. 287 to its
intersection with Rt. 23 in Riverdale; then west along Rt. 23 to its intersection
with Rt. 94 at Hamburg; then north along Rt. 94 to the point of
beginning on the New York state line.
Zone 4: That portion of Sussex and Warren counties lying within a
continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 (River Rd.) and
New Mashipacong Rd.; then running along Rt. 521 to the intersection
with Rt. 206 in Montague; then south on Rt. 206 to the intersection
with Rt. 645 (Layton-Hainesville Rd.); then south on Rt. 645 to the
intersection with Rt. 646 in Hainesville (Jagger Rd.); then west on Rt.
646 to the intersection with Ridge Rd.; then south on Ridge Rd. to the
intersection with Rt. 560 (Dingman’s Bridge Rd.); then southeast along
Rt. 560 to its intersection with Rt. 206; then south on Rt. 206 to it’s
intersection with Rt. 521; then south along Rt. 521 to its intersection
with Beavans Rd. at the Hampton Twp. – Frankford Twp. border; then
northwest along Beavans Rd. to its intersection with the base of the
Kittatiny Ridge then southwest along the east base of the Kittatinny
Ridge to the Delaware River at the Delaware Water Gap north and west
of Quarry Rd.; then north along the east bank of the Delaware River
to the northern park boundary of the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area; then east along the northern park boundary of the
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to Rt. 521 (River Rd.),
the point of beginning. Namanock, Minisink, Depew, Tocks, Poxono
and Labar Islands in the Delaware River are included in this zone.
Zone 5: That portion of Warren and Sussex counties lying within a
continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 521 and Beavans
Rd. at the Hampton Township – Frankford Township border; then
southeast on Rt. 521 to its intersection with Rt. 633; then north on Rt.
633 to its intersection with Rt. 206 in Branchville; then southeast along
Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 519 at Branchville; then south along
Rt. 519 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at Newton; then south along Rt.
206 to its intersection with Rt. 517 at Andover; then south along Rt.
517 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at Hackettstown; then west along Rt.
46 to its intersection with the Delaware River at Manunkachunk; then
north along the east bank of the Delaware River to its intersection with
the Zone 4 boundary at the Delaware Water Gap north and west of
Quarry Rd.; then northeast along the base of the Kittatinny Ridge to its
intersection with Beavans Rd. at the Hampton Twp. – Frankford Twp.
border; then southeast along Beavans Rd. to its intersection with Rt.
521 at the point of beginning.
Zone 6: That portion of Morris, Sussex, Passaic, Warren and Essex
counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of
Rt. 80 and Rt. 517 at Allamuchy; then northeast along Rt. 517 to its
intersection with Rt. 23 at Franklin; then southeast along Rt. 23 to its
intersection with Rt. 618; then south along Rt. 618 to its intersection
with Rockaway Valley Rd.; then southwest along Rockaway Valley Rd.
to its intersection with Diamond Spring Rd.; then south along Diamond
Spring Rd. with West Main St. in Denville; then south along West Main
St. to its intersection with Rt. 80; then west along Rt. 80 to the point of
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Be Sure of Your Target
and Beyond
Be aware of all SAFETY ZONES.
ViOlATiON FiRST OFFENSE REpEAT OFFENSES
Deer Permit Violations
(Hunting without permit,
wrong season, wrong
zone, permit transfer)
Hunting within 450 ft. of
a school playground or
building
Negligent use of a weapon
(Did cause injury or death
of another person)
Damage or injury to real
or personal property of
another
Careless use of a weapon
(shooting into safety zone,
handling weapon in unsafe
manner)
$100 to $300 fine
$100 to $300 fine
$500 to $2,000 fine
and five year loss of
license
Up to $2,000 fine
and five-year loss of
license plus restitution
for damages
$100 to $500 fine
and two-year loss of
license
Trespass $100 to $200 fine
$300 to $500 fine
Two convictions
within five years
and two-year loss
of license
$300 to $1,500 fine
and permanent loss
of license
$1000 to $4,000 fine
and permanent loss
of license
Up to $2,000 fine
and permanent loss
of license plus restitution
for damages
$100 to $500 fine
and two-year loss
of license.
$200 to $500 fine
and five-year loss
of license
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