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Migratory Bird
Regulations
Attention Waterfowl Hunters:
Optional, Regulations Permitted During
September Canada Goose Season
At the recommendation of the Atlantic Flyway Council, the US
Fish and Wildlife Service approved the use of special regulations
to help curb the growth of resident population Canada geese .
These special regulations are optional .
1 . Electronic calls are permitted .
2 . Unplugged guns are permitted . Magazine and chamber may
hold up to seven shells .
3 . Hunting hours: 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset
. This allow s hunting one half hour later than past years .
REMEMBER: these special regulations apply only to the
September Canada goose season . Hunters who choose to use an
unplugged gun during the September Canada goose season must
remember to reinstall the magazine plug before pursuing other
game species .
During all other waterfowl seasons, including duck, brant, regular
and winter Canada goose, and snow goose, standard regulations
apply. Standard regulations include: electronic calls prohibited,
shotguns may not be capable of holding more than three shot shells
and hunting hours end at sunset .
Free! New Jersey Waterfowlers Clinic
Every year, experienced waterfowlers throughout New Jersey
join together dedicating their time and energy to present the
New Jersey Waterfowlers Clinic—an all day, free seminar covering
“everything you ever wanted to know” about the traditions of
waterfowl hunting in New Jersey . This year is no exception!
Thirty years ago, the clinic began as an opportunity to introduce
young people to the world of waterfowl hunting . However, with
the growing interest among men and women, as well as children,
the event has been transformed into an opportunity for anyone
10 and up to spend a fun and interesting day learning about
waterfowling!
Our full-day clinic covers waterfowling from A to Z, and
includes bird identification, decoys, calling, guns and ammo, boats,
safety, laws and ethics, do’s and don’ts, clothing and camo, and
even a demonstration by working retrievers! The value of the day
is priceless . It’s a unique chance to ask any question you’ve ever
had about the sport—to be answered by the most experienced
waterfowlers in New Jersey . Our instructors have a combined 300
years of experience!
• Free breakfast and lunch to all
attending!
• Date: Sunday, Oct . 5, 2008
• Location: Tip Seaman Park,
Tuckerton, NJ
• Time: 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m.
Please register in advance so we can plan accordingly . Call
George Larson at (732) 870-8473 or write him at widgeon1123@
yahoo .com .
We hope you’ll join us this year and share our enthusiasm for all
that is waterfowling!
25th Anniversary Edition
2008 New Jersey Duck Stamp Print
Hen and Drake Canvasback
The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife’s Waterfowl
Stamp Advisory Committee is proud to announce the 25th
Anniversary Edition Waterfowl Stamp painted by wildlife artist
Rob Leslie. The stamp features a hen and drake canvasback.
Artist Rob Leslie currently resides in Turnersville, New
Jersey. Originally a Wisconsin native, he graduated from
Oconomowoc High School in 1965. As a young man, Leslie left
the Badger State for a life on the road as a traveling musician,
playing organ and guitar for a rock and roll band known as the
Messengers. After settling down in the medical equipment
field, he decided to visit the Easton Waterfowl Festival on
a whim that proved to be truly inspirational. The experience
encouraged him to seriously pursue his own hobby as a wildlife
artist.
Less than a year after entering the field of wildlife art, Leslie
won the Delaware Duck Stamp Contest and similar contests in
Pennsylvania and Idaho. In addition to designing the 2008 25th
Anniversary Edition New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp, his art was
selected for the Garden State’s 1986, 1992 and 1997 stamps.
Leslie’s art is also featured on several other states’ duck
stamps and he was chosen as Ducks Unlimited International
Artist of the Year in 1996.
Currently, Rob displays his art at the Easton Waterfowl
Festival, Old Time Barnegat Bay Decoy and Gunning Show,
Wings and Water Festival, Havre de Grace Decoy and Wildlife
Art Festival, and Toms River Art and Decoy Festival. His
original paintings can be viewed at Ron Kobli’s Decoys and
Wildlife Gallery in Frenchtown, New Jersey.
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s
Division of Fish and Wildlife administers the New Jersey
Waterfowl Stamp Program for the purpose of purchasing
wetlands for waterfowl habitat. Proceeds from the sale of New
Jersey’s duck stamps and prints total over $4,250,000 to date,
all to acquire wetlands for waterfowl habitat and public use.
The New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp Advisory Committee has
committed to the purchase of over 13,000 acres of waterfowl
habitat. The committee continues to be involved with the
enhancement of thousands of additional acres for the benefit
of wildlife.
Limited edition, signed and numbered prints of the 25th New
Jersey waterfowl stamp may be purchased directly from New
Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife. To purchase a print, order
forms are available on our Web site (www.NJFishandWildlife.
com) or by sending a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope
to: ATTN: Waterfowl Prints, NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife,
605 Pequest Rd., Oxford, New Jersey 07863.
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