JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

Buck Shotgun Permit may harvest ONE antlered
deer . However, for hunters who harvest two antlered
deer during the Six-day Firearm Season, the
bag limit in the Permit Shotgun Season is restricted
to unlimited antlerless deer only . Two deer may be
taken at a time . A total of 40 permits are available
for Zone 57 .
Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Zone 58) is open
for deer hunting to properly licensed hunters
as follows:
Permit Bow Season (Zone 58): Nov . 1 to
Dec . 24, 26 - 31, 2008 (55 days) - bag limit: unlimited
antlerless deer . In addition, hunters who purchase
an Antlered Buck Bow Permit may harvest ONE
antlered deer . A total of 35 permits are available for
Zone 58 .
Permit Muzzleloader (Zone 58): Dec .
8-13 are antlerless deer only . Antlered or antlerless:
Dec . 3-5, 15, 16, 20-24, 26-31, 2008 and Jan . 1-9 2009 .
(27 days) - bag limit: unlimited antlerless deer . In
addition, hunters who purchase an Antlered Buck
Muzzleloader Permit may harvest ONE antlered
deer . Two deer may be taken at a time . A total of 35
permits are available for Zone 58 .
Permit Shotgun Season (Zone 58): Dec . 3 - 5
and Dec . 8-13, 2008 are antlerless deer only . Antlered
or antlerless: Dec . 17-19, 2008 and Jan . 3-10, 2009
(19 days) - bag limit: unlimited antlerless deer . In
addition, hunters who purchase an Antlered Buck
Shotgun Permit may harvest ONE antlered deer .
However, for hunters who harvest two antlered deer
during the Six-day Firearm Season, the bag limit in
the Permit Shotgun Season is restricted to unlimited
antlerless deer only . Two deer may be taken at a
time . A total of 50 permits are available for Zone 58 .
Edwin B. Forsythe NWR (Zone 70) is open
for deer hunting to properly licensed hunters
as follows:
Permit Bow Season (Zone 70): Nov . 1 to
Dec . 24, 26 - 31, 2008 (55 days) - bag limit: unlimited
antlerless deer . In addition, hunters who purchase
an Antlered Buck Bow Permit may harvest ONE
antlered deer . . A total of 15 permits are available for
Zone 70 .
Permit Muzzleloader (Zone 70): Dec .
1, 2, 15, 16, 20-24, 26 - 31, 2008 and Jan . 1-9, 2009
(21 days) - bag limit: unlimited antlerless deer . In
addition, hunters who purchase an Antlered Buck
Muzzleloader Permit may harvest ONE antlered
deer . A total of 15 permits are available for Zone 70 .
Permit Shotgun Season (Zone 70): Dec .
17-19, 2008 and Jan . 10-17, 2009 (10 days) - bag
limit: unlimited antlerless deer . In addition, hunters
who purchase an Antlered Buck Shotgun Permit
may harvest ONE antlered deer . However, for hunters
who harvest two antlered deer during the Six-day
Firearm Season, the bag limit in the Permit Shotgun
Season is restricted to unlimited antlerless deer only .
A total of 25 permits are available for Zone 70 .
Zones 56, 57, 58 and 70 are closed to deer
hunting at all other times .
Great Swamp NWR (Zone 38):
To hunt Great Swamp NWR, hunters must
apply for a Zone 38 permit through the lottery .
There will be NO sale of leftover permits . Zone 38
permits are issued ONLY through the lottery; NO
exceptions . See Permits for Hunters and Trappers
on page 12 for lottery instructions . Application can
be made at license agents or via Fish and Wildlife’s
Internet license sales site . The application period
ends Sept . 7, 2008 .
The refuge is open only for Permit
Muzzleloader and Permit Shotgun season hunting
and closed to deer hunting at all other times .
Hunters may apply only for either a Permit
Muzzleloader or a Permit Shotgun permit, not
both . In addition to the state permit, the U .S . Fish
and Wildlife Service will charge a $26 fee ($13 for
holders of a Senior, Golden Age, or Golden Access
Passport and youths with a valid 2008 New Jersey
Youth hunting license) to issue a federal hunting
permit . The refuge will supply additional information
on hunt procedures and regulations to those
hunters who obtain their Zone 38 permit from NJ
Fish and Wildlife via the lottery . For more information,
contact Refuge Wildlife Biologist Craig Bitler
at (973) 425-1222, extension 15 .
STATE &
FEDERAL
DUCK STAMPS
& DEER
PERMITS
Deer Hunting Seasons
Special Areas Information
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Great Swamp NWR (Zone 38) is open for
deer hunting to properly licensed hunters as
follows:
Permit Muzzleloader and Permit Shotgun
Season (concurrent): Nov . 15, 19-22, 2008 . Nov . 15
(Saturday) is only for youths, ages 10-15, who possess
a valid 2008 New Jersey Youth hunting license and
a Zone 38 permit . Youths must be accompanied by
a licensed but non-hunting adult that is at least 21
years of age . Bag limit: two deer . An antlerless deer
must be taken first and this can be followed by a
second antlerless deer or an antlered buck, with the
appropriate Antlered Buck Permit . A total of 200
muzzleloader and 200 shotgun permits are available .
The eastern side of the refuge (approximately 4,000
acres) will be open to muzzleloader hunting only
and the western side of the refuge (approximately
3,700 acres) will be open to muzzleloader and shotgun
hunting .
Supawna Meadows NWR (Zone 63):
Note: DMZ 59 is no longer designated as a separate
zone; Zone 63 regulations now apply .
Supawna Meadows NWR is open for Fall Bow,
Youth Bow Day, Permit Bow and Winter Bow
seasons ONLY! The use of firearms is prohibited
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