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JF Griffin - magazine - Index

Trapping
Regulations
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• All such traps must be constructed of
aircraft cable or crucible wire measuring
1/32, 3/64 or 1/16 inches in
diameter, equipped with a swivel and
set within 50 feet of the mean high
water line;
• All such traps must be equipped with
a stop to prevent the average loop
diameter from exceeding 4 inches;
and,
• All such traps must be set so that the
distance between the ground/walking
surface to the top of the loop does
not exceed 7 inches .
Body gripping restraining snares set
for coyote, fox, opossum, raccoon,
skunk and weasel shall be subject to
the following requirements:
• All such traps must be constructed of
aircraft cable of crucible wire measuring
from 5/64 to 1/8 inches in diam-
eter and be equipped with a swivel;
• All such traps must be equipped with a
deer stop located no less than 6 inches
from the beginning of the cable and a
loop stop to prevent the average loop
diameter from exceeding 12 inches;
and,
• All such traps must be set so that the
distance between the ground / walking
surface to the top of the loop does not
exceed 24 inches .
The above requirements for cable
diameters, loops stops and loop sizes do
not apply to body gripping restraining
snares that are completely submerged
underwater at all times (e.g., when set for
beaver or river otter.)
Traps, Conibear or Killer-type
No Conibear or killer-type trap shall be
used in non-tidal waters unless completely
submerged underwater when the water is
at the normal level . In tidal water, such
traps must be completely covered at normal
high tide .
It is illegal to use, set or possess a
Conibear or killer-type trap having a jaw
spread greater than 6 inches without a permit
for beaver or river otter . A Conibear
or killer-type trap with a jaw spread of
no more than 10 inches may be used for
beaver or river otter . Jaw spread shall be
measured across the trigger of a set trap to
the inner edges of the jaws .
Beaver and otter trap tags must be
placed above the water line and exposed
to view .
Traps, Leg-hold
• It is illegal to possess or use steel-jawed
leghold traps anywhere in New Jersey .
2008-09 New Jersey Trapping Zones, Seasons and Bag Limits
Species Zone Inclusive Dates Season Limits Notes
Raccoon, Red Fox, Gray
Fox, Opossum, Skunk,
Weasel & Coyote
All coyote must be reported
within 24 hrs.
Mink, Muskrat & Nutria
Beaver
River Otter
Statewide
(except stocked WMAs)
Nov. 15, 2008 to Mar. 15,
2009
No limit 6 a.m. start on Nov. 15
Pheasant/Quail Stocked
State WMAs ONLY 1 Jan. 1 to Mar. 15, 2009 No limit 6 a.m. start on Jan. 1
Northern Zone2 (except stocked WMAs)
Southern Zone3 (except stocked WMAs)
Nov. 15, 2008 to Mar. 15,
2009
Dec. 1, 2008 to Mar. 15,
2009
No limit 6 a.m. start on Nov. 15
No limit
6 a.m. start on Dec. 1
Pheasant/Quail Stocked
State WMAs ONLY 1 Jan. 1 to Mar. 15, 2009 No limit 6 a.m. start on Jan. 1
Statewide (except stocked
WMAs)
Pheasant/Quail Stocked
State WMAs ONLY1 Statewide (except stocked
WMAs)
Pheasant/Quail Stocked
State WMAs ONLY1 Dec. 26, 2008 to Feb. 9,
2009
Jan. 1 to Feb. 9, 2009
Dec. 26, 2008 to Feb. 9,
2009
Jan. 1 to Feb. 9, 2009
8 / permit
1 / season
Permit required.
Max. of 5 traps in use 4
Permit required.
Max. of 3 traps in use
1 . Pheasant/Quail Stocked State WMAs are: Assunpink, Berkshire Valley, Black River, Clinton, Colliers Mills, Dix, Flatbrook-Roy, Glassboro, Greenwood (including
Pasadena-Howardsville), Heislerville, Mad Horse, Manahawkin, Manasquan River, Medford, Bevans-Cedarville (Millville), Nantuxent, Peaslee, Pequest, Port Republic,
Stafford Forge, MacNamara (Tuckahoe-Corbin City), Walpack, Winslow, Whittingham, Fort Dix Military Reservation and the Delaware Water Gap National
Recreation Area . The Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area is closed to trapping .
2 . Those portions of Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union and Warren Counties lying north of a line beginning
at the intersection of US Route 1 and the Delaware River, at Trenton; then north along US Route 1 to its intersection with Interstate Route 287; then south on
I-287 to its intersection with Route 440; then east along Route 440 to its intersection with the New Jersey – New York State Line in the Arthur Kill .
3 . Those portions of the Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem Counties lying south of
a line beginning at the intersection of US Route 1 and the Delaware River, at Trenton; then north along US Route 1 to its intersection with Interstate Route 287; then
south on I-287 to its intersection with Route 440; then east along Route 440 to its intersection with the New Jersey – New York State Line in the Arthur Kill .
4 . Holders of both a Special Beaver Permit and a Special Site-Specific Beaver Permit may use five additional traps per Special Site-Specific Beaver Permit provided they
are used only on the property or site specified in the Special Site-Specific Beaver Permit . The bag limit per Site-Specific Beaver Permit is 10 beavers .
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