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GOVERNOR’S SURF
FISHING TOURNAMENT
TH ANNUAl
October 5, 2008
at island Beach State park
6:30 a.m.—1 p.m.
Open to people of All Ages
Prizes • Fishing Clinics
Registration Required
“I shot my first
“It’s my lucky hat.” buck wearing this
hat.” “This was my father’s hunting vest.” Conservation officers
hear this every year when informing hunters on the condition of
their orange hat or outer clothing. The law requires hunters, during
specific seasons, to wear a solid, fluorescent hunter orange
hat or a garment containing at least 200 square inches of hunter
orange material visible from all sides.
Too often conservation officers encounter hunters whose
hunting garments are too faded or don’t contain adequate orange
material to be legal. Camouflage hunter orange garments such as
a jumpsuit, jacket or vest may satisfy the requirement if the total
orange content is at least 200 square inches and visible from all
sides. Statistics prove that hunters who fail to meet the hunter
orange requirements are seven times more likely to be injured
than those who comply. Hunters who violate
the law are subject to a summons and fine.
Subsequent hunter orange violations will result
in the revocation of hunting and fishing privileges.
Be smart, be safe, be legal – be sure your
fluorescent hunter orange offers the protection
of being seen.
Hunter orange is defined as a daylight fluorescent
orange color with a dominant wavelength between
595 and 605 nanometers, excitation purity not less
than 85% and a luminance factor of not less than
40%. Beyond this technical jargon, the bottom line for
hunters remains: Be safe; wear hunter orange when
required and be sure it’s bright.
call NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
at (609) 748-4347 to request registra-
tion brochure or visit our Web site
at: www.NJFishandWildlife.com
Don’t Miss a Day Full of Family Fun!
Does Your Hunter Orange Measure up?
By Charles Fletcher, Captain Northern Region Law Enforcement
A camouflage orange hat,
without additional orange
garments, does not meet
New Jersey’s hunter
orange requirement.
This hunter orange hat is
too faded and is not legal.
Faded orange provides
reduced safety. Don’t
wait to be checked by a
Conservation Officer; make
sure your hunter orange is
still bright.
Photos By: CO Joseph Kuechler
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