JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

Small Game Hunting
Regulations
(continued from page 62)
species under license during the deer
seasons, but no shot larger than #4 fine
may be used . There are no daily bag
or seasonal limits for pheasant, quail,
chukar or mallards taken on commercial
preserves . There are no daily bag
limits for pheasant, quail or chukar
taken on semi-wild properties . Seasonal
harvests on semi-wild properties may
not exceed the number of birds to be
stocked as indicated on the semi-wild
permit application .
Squirrel, Regular Season
See Small Game Hunting Seasons
chart, page 63 .
Squirrel, Muzzleloading Rifle
Season
Persons holding a current and valid
firearm license and rifle permit may
hunt for squirrels from sunrise to ½
hour after sunset with a muzzleloading
rifle ( .36 caliber or smaller loaded with
a single projectile) during the periods
Sept . 27 to Nov . 7, 2008; and, Jan .
10 to Feb . 16, 2009 . Firearm hunting
is prohibited on Nov . 6 on those
wildlife management areas designated
and Pheasant and Quail Stamp Areas .
Hunting for squirrel in the manner
described above is restricted to the
areas described below:
Those portions of Passaic, Mercer,
Hunterdon, Warren, Morris and Sussex
counties lying within a continuous line
beginning at the intersection of Rt .
513 and the New York State line; then
south along Rt . 513 to its intersection
with Rt . 511; then south along Rt . 511
to its intersection with Rt . 46; then
west along Rt . 46 to its intersection
with Rt . 80; then west along Rt . 80 to
its intersection with Rt . 15; then north
along Rt . 15 to its intersection with the
Morris-Sussex County line; then south
along the Morris-Sussex County line to
the Warren ounty line; then southwest
along the Morris-Warren County line
to the Hunterdon County line; then
southeast along the Morris-Hunterdon
County line to the Somerset County
line; then south along the Somerset-
Hunterdon County line to its intersec-
Woodchuck Season
Dates Weapon Type Permitted Gauge, Caliber or Weight Projectile(s)
Hollow point, soft point or
�25 caliber or less
expanding lead core bullets of
any weight�
Center-fire rifle
Hollow point, soft point or
Larger than �25 caliber
expanding lead core bullets of
any weight not exceeding 100
grains in weight�
Mar. 1 to Oct. 1, 2008
Mar. 2 to Sept. 30, 2009
Sept. 27 to
Dec. 6, Dec. 15,
16 and 18-31,
2008; and Jan. 1
to Feb. 16, 2009
Rim-fire rifle �25 caliber or less Hollow point or soft point
Muzzleloading rifle
– single-shot, single
barrel� Flintlock,
percussion and in-line
ignitions permitted�
Bow long, recurve or
compound
Shotgun – single or
double barrel, rifled bore
or smoothbore
Bow long, recurve or
compound
Shotgun – single or
double barrel, rifled bore
or smoothbore
tion with the Mercer County line; then
west and south along the Hunterdon
Mercer County line to its intersection
with Rt . 31; then south along Rt . 31 to
its intersection with Rt . 546; then west
along Rt . 546 to the Delaware River; then
north along the east bank of the Delaware
River to the New York state line; then
east along the New York state line to the
point of beginning at Lakeside; and in that
portion of Salem, Gloucester, Camden,
Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean,
Atlantic, Cape May and Cumberland
counties lying within a continuous line
beginning at the intersection of Rt . 295
and the Delaware River; then east along
Rt . 295 to its intersection with the New
Jersey Turnpike; then east along the New
Jersey Turnpike to its intersection with Rt .
40; then east along Rt . 40 to its intersection
with Rt . 47; then north along Rt . 47
to its intersection with Rt . 536; then east
along Rt . 536 to its intersection with Rt .
206; then north along Rt . 206 to its intersection
with the New Jersey Turnpike;
then northeast along the New Jersey
Turnpike to its intersection with Rt . 571;
then southeast along Rt . 571 to its intersection
with the Garden State Parkway;
No restriction
35 pounds pull at archers
draw length (long and
recurve bows) or peak
weight (compound bow)
Not larger than 10 gauge,
capable of holding no more
than 3 shells
35 pounds pull at archers
draw length (long and
recurve bows) or peak
weight (compound bow)
Not larger than 10 gauge,
capable of holding no more
than 3 shells
Must be loaded with a single
projectile, either round ball or
conical bullet�
Arrows must be fitted with a
well-sharpened metal broadhead
with a minimum width of ¾”
Shot – sizes not larger than #4
fine shot
Arrows must be fitted with a
well-sharpened metal broadhead
with a minimum width of ¾”
Shot – sizes not larger than #4
fine shot
then south along the Garden State
Parkway to its intersection with Rt . 9 at
Somers Point; then south along Rt . 9 to its
intersection with Rt . 83; then west along
Rt . 83 to its intersection with Rt . 47; then
north along Rt . 47 to its intersection with
Dennis Creek; then south along the west
bank of Dennis Creek to its intersection
with Delaware Bay; then northwest along
the east shore of Delaware Bay and the
Delaware River to the point of beginning .
Woodchuck
All persons in possession of a rifle
(including a muzzleloading rifle) while
hunting woodchuck must have a current
and valid rifle permit in addition to the
current hunting license . Rifle hunting (of
any kind) for woodchuck is prohibited
on state wildlife management areas, state
parks, state forests or state recreation
areas . Farmers and their agents may use
shot not larger than #4 buckshot to control
woodchuck causing damage . Hours of
hunting are sunrise to ½ hour after sunset .
See chart above for woodchuck hunting
details .
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