JF Griffin - IndexJF Griffin - magazine - IndexSpecies
(alphabetical)
Bobwhite quail
Coyote* and Fox, General
All coyote must be
reported within 24 hrs.
Coyote* and Fox,
Special Permit Season
All coyote must be
reported within 24 hrs.
Grouse, Ruffed
Inclusive Dates Hunting Hours
North of Route 33: Nov. 8 to Dec. 6
and Dec. 15, 16, 18-31, 2008 and
Jan. 1 to Feb. 16, 2009
South of Route 33: Nov. 8 to Dec.
6 and Dec. 15, 16, 18-31, 2008 to
Jan. 31, 2009
Bow and Arrow only: Oct. 4 to Nov.
7, 2008
Firearm or Bow and Arrow: Nov. 8,
2008 to Feb. 16, 2009
Firearm or Bow and Arrow:
Jan. 19 to Feb. 16, 2009 (permit
required)
Oct. 16 to Dec. 6** and Dec. 15, 16,
18-31, 2008
Opossum & Raccoon Oct. 1, 2008 to Mar. 1, 2009
Pheasant & Chukar
Rabbit, Hare and
Jackrabbit
Squirrel, Gray
Squirrel, Gray
Muzzleloading Rifle (.36
caliber or smaller)
Nov. 8 to Dec. 6 and Dec. 15, 16,
18-31, 2008 and Jan. 1 to Feb. 16,
2009
Nov. 8 to Dec. 6 and Dec. 15, 16,
18-31, 2008 and Jan. 1 to Feb. 16,
2009
Sept. 27 to Dec. 6** and Dec. 15,
16, 18-31, 2008 and Jan. 1 to Feb.
16, 2009
Sept. 27 to Nov. 7, 2008 and Jan.
10 to Feb. 16, 2009
Turkey (Fall, Either-Sex) (Period N) Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, 2008
Turkey (Spring Gobbler)
Turkey (Spring Gobbler,
Youth)
Woodchuck -
Bow, Rifle or Shotgun
Woodchuck –
Bow or Shotgun
(Periods A to G) Apr. 13 to May 22,
2009
Small Game Hunting Seasons
Regulations
Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
½ hour before sunrise to ½
hour after sunset
Permit holders may hunt
day and night with certain
restrictions; see Notes at right.
Daily
Limits
7 – North
4 - South
Coyote - 2
Fox – No limit
Coyote - 2
Fox – No limit
August 2008 For more information contact New Jersey New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Digest | 63
Division of Fish and Wildlife at (609)292-2965 2008 Hunting and Trapping Issue
Notes
8 a.m. start on Nov. 8, 2008
Pheasant and Quail Stamp required on designated
areas (See Small Game Hunting page 62.)
8 a.m. start on Nov. 8, 2008
Open Dec. 8-13 and Dec. 17, 2008 with restrictions
as specified under Small Game Hunting, Coyote and
Fox, page 61.
Rifle permit required in possession when hunting
with muzzleloading rifle (allowed only incidental
to deer hunting).
For complete details, see Small Game Hunting,
Coyote and Fox, page 61.
Calling and standing hunting only.
Predator calling device must be in possession.
Rifle permit required in possession when hunting
with muzzleloading rifle, allowed only during the
daytime hunting hours.
During night hunting (½ hour after sunset to ½ hour
before sunrise), only 10 or 12 gauge shotguns with
#4 through “T” size shot are permitted.
Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset 2 8 a.m. start on Nov. 8, 2008
1 hour after sunset to 1 hour
before sunrise
Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset
No limit
Chukar – 7
Pheasant - 2
Cottontail – 4
Hare – 1
Jackrabbit - 1
Rifle permit required when hunting with rifle.
7:41 p.m. start on Oct. 1, 2008
Closed Dec. 8-13 and Dec. 17, 2008
8 a.m. start on Nov. 8, 2008
Pheasant and Quail Stamp required on designated
areas (see Small Game Hunting page 62.)
8 a.m. start on Nov. 8, 2008
Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset 5 8 a.m. start on Nov. 8, 2008
Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset 5
½ hour before sunrise to ½
hour after sunset.
½ hour before sunrise to noon
(Period Y) Apr. 11 to May 22, 2009 ½ hour before sunrise to noon
Mar. 1 to Oct. 1, 2008
Mar. 2 to Sep. 30, 2009
Sept. 27 to Dec. 6** and Dec. 15,
16, 18-31, 2008 and Jan. 1 to Feb.
16, 2009
1 Turkey
(either sex)
per permit
1 Male Turkey
per permit
1 Male Turkey
per permit
Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset No limit
Rifle permit required.
Designated areas only (see Small Game Hunting
page 64.)
Permit required. Turkey Hunting Areas 1 – 11, 20
and 21 only.
Permit required. Refer to 2009 turkey permit
supplement, available in late January.
Permit required. Refer to 2009 turkey permit
supplement, available in late January.
Rifle permit required when hunting with rifle.
Rifle hunting prohibited on state property (see
General Hunting Regulations, page 28 and Small
Game Regulations page 64.)
Sunrise to ½ hour after sunset No limit 8 a.m. start on Nov. 8, 2008
Woodcock See Migratory Bird Regulations** Sunrise to sunset 3
HIP number required.
8 a.m. start on Nov. 8, 2008
Youth Turkey Day Apr. 11 2009 ½ hour before sunrise to noon
1 Male Wild
Turkey
Permit required. Refer to 2009 turkey permit
supplement, available in late January.
Youth Upland Bird Day Nov. 1, 2008 8 a.m. to sunset Pheasant - 2
Selected WMAs and licensed semi-wilds (See page
22)
* All harvested coyote must be reported to a regional Division Law Enforcement Office within 24 hours. Callers must identify themselves by name and daytime phone number.
** No firearm hunting is permitted on November 7, 2008 on those WMAs designated as Pheasant and Quail Stamp Areas.