JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

Deer Management Zone
Boundary Descriptions
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beginning at Allamuchy. Picatinny Arsenal (Zone 54) is excluded from
Zone 6.
Zone 7: That portion of Hunterdon and Warren counties lying within
a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 78
at Clinton; then north along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 46 at
Buttzville; then west on Rt. 46 to the Delaware River at Manunkachunk;
then south along the east bank of the Delaware to its intersection with
Rt. 78 at Phillipsburg; then east along Rt. 78 to the point of beginning
at Clinton.
Zone 8: That portion of Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Warren
counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection
of Rts. 22 and 206 near Somerville; then north along Rt. 206 to its
intersection with Rt. 80 near Netcong; then west along Rt. 80 to its
intersection with Rt. 517 at Allamuchy; then south along Rt. 517 to its
intersection with Rt. 46 at Hackettstown; then west along Rt. 46 to its
intersection with Rt. 31 at Buttzville; then southeast along Rt. 31 to its
intersection with Rt. 22 at Clinton; then east along Rt. 22 to the point
of beginning at Somerville.
Zone 9: Those portions of Morris and Somerset counties lying within
a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 206 and Rt. 80
near Netcong; then east along Rt. 80 to its intersection with Rt. 46;
then east on Rt. 46 to the intersection with Rt. 10 in Ledgewood;
then east on Rt. 10 to the intersection with Morris Tpk.; then east and
south on Morris Tpk. to Calais Rd.; then west on Calais Rd. to Combs
Hollow Rd.; then south on Combs Hollow Rd. to Calais Rd.; then south
on Calais Rd. to Mountain Ave. in Mendham; then south and east on
Mountain Ave. to Hilltop Rd. (Rt. 525); then south on Rt. 525 to the
intersection with Rt. 78; then west on Rt. 78 to the intersection with Rt.
206 near Pluckemin; then north on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt.
80 in Netcong, the point of beginning.
Zone 10: That portion of Hunterdon and Warren counties lying within
a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31 and 12 in
Flemington; then north along Rt. 31 to its intersection with Rt. 78 at
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Clinton; then west along Rt. 78 to the Delaware River at Phillipsburg;
then south along the east bank of the Delaware River to Rt. 12 at
Frenchtown; then east along Rt. 12 to the point of beginning at
Flemington.
Zone 11: That portion of Hunterdon County lying within a continuous
line beginning at the intersection of Routes 12 and 31 and 202 at
Flemington; then southwest along Route 202 to the Delaware River;
then northwest along the east bank of the Delaware River to its intersection
with Route
12 at Frenchtown; then east along Route 12 to the point of beginning
at Flemington. Shyhawks, Treasure, Rush, Bull and Eagle Islands lying
in the Delaware River are in this zone.
Zone 12: That portion of Somerset, Hunterdon and Mercer counties
lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 31
and 22 at Clinton; then east on Rt. 22 to its intersection with Rt. 206 at
Somerville; then south along Rt. 206 to its intersection with Rt. 546 at
Lawrenceville; then west on Rt. 546 to its intersection with Rt. 31 at the
Pennington traffic circle; then north along Rt. 31 to the point of beginning
at Clinton. That portion of Round Valley Recreation Area designated
as open to deer hunting is included in Zone 12.
Zone 13: That portion of Morris, Somerset and Union counties lying
within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rts. 22 and
206 at Somerville; then north on Rt. 206 to the intersection with Rt.
78 near Pluckemin; then east on Rt. 78 to the intersection with Rt.
525; then north on Rt. 525 to Mountain Ave. in Mendham; then north
and west on Mountain Ave. to Calais Rd.; then north on Calais Rd. to
Combs Hollow Rd., then north on Combs Hollow Rd. to Calais Rd.;
then east on Calais Rd. to Morris Tpk.; then north and west on Morris
Tpk. to Rt. 10; then west on Rt. 10 to Rt. 46 in Ledgewood; then west
on Rt. 46 to the intersection with Rt. 80 near Netcong; then east on Rt.
80 to the intersection with Rt. 511; then south on Rt. 511 to the intersection
with Rt. 124 in Morristown; then southeast along Rt. 124 to the
intersection with Rt. 82; then southwest along Rt. 82 to the intersection
with Rt. 22; then southwest along Rt. 22 to the point of beginning
at Somerville. The Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (Zone 38) is
excluded from Zone 13.
Zone 14: That portion of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Burlington
counties lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection
of Routes 22 and 206 at Somerville, then east along Route 22 to its
intersection with Interstate 287; then south on Interstate 287 to its
intersection with Route 18; then south on Route 18 to its intersection
with the New Jersey Turnpike; then southwest along the New Jersey
Turnpike to its intersection with Rt. 545; then northwest on Route
545 which becomes Farnsworth Ave.; then continuing northwest on
Farnsworth Ave. to its intersection with W. Burlington St.; then southwest
on W. Burlington St. to its intersection with Interstate 295; then
north on Interstate 295 to its intersection with the Delaware River at
Bordentown; then northwest along the east bank of the Delaware River
to Route 546 at Washington’s Crossing; then east on Route 546 to its
intersection with Route 206 at Lawrenceville; then north along Route
206 to the point beginning at Somerville. Rotary and Blauguard Islands
lying in the Delaware River are in this zone.
Zone 15: That portion of Monmouth, Mercer and Middlesex counties
lying within a continuous line beginning at the intersection of the
New Jersey Turnpike and Rt. 522 near Jamesburg; then south on the
Turnpike to its intersection with Interstate 195, then east on Rt. I-195
to its intersection with Rt. 537 near Holmeson; then northeast on Rt.
537 to its intersection with Rt. 522 in Freehold; then northwest on
Rt. 522 to its intersection with the New Jersey Turnpike, the point of
beginning. Monmouth Battlefield State Park is excluded from this zone.
Zone 16: That portion of Monmouth and Ocean counties lying within
a continuous line beginning at the intersection of Rt. 537 and Rt. 571
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