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What Do I Need To Hunt Migratory Birds In New Jersey?
1 . Required to hunt crows: a New Jersey hunting license.
2 . Required to hunt woodcock, rail, snipe, coots or moorhens
(gallinule): a New Jersey hunting license and Harvest
Information Program (HIP) certification; see below for
HIP information .
3 . Required to hunt ducks, geese or brant: a New Jersey
hunting license, HIP certification, Federal Migratory
Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp and New Jersey
Waterfowl Stamp . Both Federal and State stamps are
required for waterfowl hunters 16 years of age and older
(even those still hunting on a youth license) and must
be signed in ink across the stamp’s face . Federal stamps
are available at U .S . post offices, online from Ducks
Unlimited . (www .ducksunlimited .org) and many major
sporting goods stores who are license agents . Hunters and
collec tors of waterfowl stamps may purchase state stamps
from license agents .
Information For Migratory Bird Hunters
Important Reminder in Obtaining HIP Certification
Hunters must purchase a Harvest Information Program
(HIP) certification before hunting ducks, geese, brant,
woodcock, rails, snipe, coot or moorhens (gallinules) in New
Jersey . Hunters may purchase an HIP certification via three
sales outlets:
1 . License Agents
HIP certification may be purchased at any license agent for
a $2 fee . Hunters will have their HIP certification printed
on their license .
2 . Internet Sales Site
Hunters may purchase an HIP certification for a $2
fee on Fish and Wildlife’s Internet sales site (www .
WildlifeLicense .com/NJ/) then self-print the HIP
certifications .
3 . Telephone Sales Site
Hunters may purchase their HIP certifications using Fish
and Wildlife’s telephone sales process (888) 277-2015 .
Following the sale, hunters will receive a transaction
number; write down this number as it may be used
immediately for proof of completing an HIP certification .
The actual HIP certification will be printed on the license
and mailed to the hunter’s home. Note: any purchases
made using the telephone sales process will incur an
additional shipping and handling fee of $3 plus 2 .5% of
the total sale .
Hunters must have proof of HIP certification in
possession while hunting migratory birds, whether the
document is printed on the license, a computer self-printed
certification or a transaction number obtained over the
phone . This proof of certification should be carried in the
hunter’s license holder . The HIP certification is valid from
Sept . 1, 2008 to March 10, 2009 .
All information collected through the program is kept
confidential and is used by the U .S . Fish and Wildlife
Service only to conduct migratory bird harvest surveys . As
in the past, the U .S . Fish and Wildlife Service will mail
harvest survey information to a small, random group of HIP
registrants .
Have You Seen
This Cat?
Migratory Bird
Regulations
To help identify bobcat distribution and occurrence
throughout the state, the ENSP is requesting
help from sportsmen and sportswomen by reporting any
bobcat sighting using the Endangered and Threatened
Wildlife Sighting Report form available online at
www.NJFishandWildlife.com/ensp/rprtform.htm.
August 2008 For more information contact New Jersey New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Digest | 73
Division of Fish and Wildlife at (609)292-2965 2008 Hunting and Trapping Issue