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Thinking Deer? a Valid Rifle Permit Is Required, and Must Be in Possession, While Hunting Coy- Ote, Deer, Fox, Squirrel and Woodchuck So Was He Licenses, Permits & Stamps Permits and Stamps the deer permit lottery system for select s Leftover permits will go on sale begin- Supplement, which can be found on Fish zones. For details, see Deer Season Permits, ning Monday, Oct. 6, at 10 a.m., first and Wildlife’s Web site or at license page 17. come, first served, at license agents and agents. Farmer Permits at Fish and Wildlife’s Internet sales site s For more detailed information including www.WildlifeLicense.com/NJ/. See Farmer Hunting and Permit the status of available permits, check Information, page 29. s Detailed information on the application the Web site or call the 24-hour auto- procedures, season dates, bag limits and mated Permit Hotline at (609) 292- Falconry Permits permit quotas are available in the 2008 9192. Hunting with raptors (birds of prey) is Wild Turkey Hunting Season Permit allowed only with both a falconry permit (continued on page 16) and a hunting license. For hunting regula- tions see Falconry, page 26. Rifle Permits Thinking Deer? A valid rifle permit is required, and must be in possession, while hunting coy- ote, deer, fox, squirrel and woodchuck So was he. with a muzzleloading rifle; raccoon and (Be grateful you opossum hunting with a .22 caliber rifle; weren’t the deer.) and for dispatching trapped animals, other than muskrat, with a .22 caliber Television personality and master rifle. Initial rifle permit applicants must whitetail hunter Roger Raglin uses be at least 10 years old and have success- Lightfield Slugs. fully completed a rifle Hunter Education Course. What can Lightfield Slugs s Rifle permits may be purchased at license agents or at Fish and Wildlife’s bring to your next hunt? Internet license sales site. Rifle permits for 10- to 17-years-olds will be valid Alpha Gold, right. Alpha Gold 300 – NAHC Members rated 97%. only for muzzleloaders. No persons Hybred-Elite, left. North American Hunting Club member reports noted its under age 18 may hunt with centerfire ease of loading, accuracy and stopping power. This Slugs pictured are or rimfire rifles. not to scale. serrated hollow point 99% pure lead, 300 grain, 50 caliber lethal missile is designed for high velocity, a flat trajectory Rifle permits are valid from July 1 - s and the downrange energy for massive stopping power. June 30. And it has a higher ballistic coefficient than any saboted Turkey Hunting Permits, General pistol bullet for regular or quick-loading muzzleloaders. s Turkey hunting is by permit only. For turkey season details, see page 65. Lightfield’s Hybred-Elite™ sabot slug – the deer specialist. s Spring and fall permit applications are This 1¼ ounce, 99% pure lead slug exits your barrel at 1730 ft /sec, with 3628 ft-lbs now handled on two separate applica- of energy and the consistent spin rate that only Lightfield’s patented keying of the sabot and slug provides. Lightfield’s Hybred-EliteTM delivers on accuracy, tions; only one application may be expansion and stopping power (with a TKO rating of 80!). It’s everything you could made for each season. want in a sabot slug for deer. s Complete instructions for the 2009 Spring Gobbler season will be detailed in the 2009 Wild Turkey Hunting Season Permit Supplement, available in late January at license agents, Fish and Wildlife offices, and on our Web site at www.NJFishandWildlife.com. Turkey Permits, 2008 Fall Season s Fall turkey hunting is by permit only. s The 2008 Fall Turkey Permit Lottery Application period is Aug. 1 - Sept. 7. s Award notification and permit pickup will begin Sept. 22. August 2008 For more information contact New Jersey New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Digest | 15 Division of Fish and Wildlife at (609)292-2965 2008 Hunting and Trapping Issue Licenses, Permits & Stamps Licenses and Permits (continued from page 15) Permits for Hunters with Disabling Bow Use Permit tion and is good only for 90 days. The pos- Conditions A special Bow Use Permit may be session of all other parts such as antlers, under terms of this permit, is expressly A permit to use alternative methods/ issued to disabled hunters who cannot use a conventional bow as described in prohibited. Wrapped venison packages equipment for taking game during the must be labeled with the permit number. prescribed seasons for certain physically the Game Code. This permit allows the challenged persons may be issued. The alteration of a long bow, recurve bow or Stamps application period is Jan. 1 to Aug. 31 of compound bow with a mechanical device Stamps (such as state and federal each year. that will enable the archer to draw and cock the bow at full or partial draw. In migratory bird stamps) are not transferable Permits to Shoot from a Standing case of demonstrated need, a permit to use to another person and are not valid unless Vehicle a crossbow may be issued. signed across the face in ink. Stamps need A permit to hunt or shoot from a Special Bow Use Permit applicants not be affixed to the license. Pheasant and standing vehicle that is parked off the road must have a disability that meets any one quail “stamps” now print directly on your may be issued to licensed hunters who 1.) OFTHEFOLLOWINGCRITERIAAMPUTATIONOR license at the time of purchase, replacing have a permanent or irreversible physical other loss of one or both arms above the the former paper stamp for these privi- disability that limits their ambulatory abil- wrist; an amputation or other loss of index leges. ity, 2.) suffer from cardiovascular disease or middle finger on the hand used to draw Pheasant and Quail Stamp and are classified as Class 3 or 4 heart and release the bow; permanent, substan- Anyone aged 16 and over (except 16 patients according to American Heart tial loss of function or range of motion year olds whose youth license remains Association standards, or 3.) suffer from in one or both arms, one or both hands, valid through the end of the year in which chronic lung disease. This permit will be or one or both shoulders; or suffer from they turn 16) hunting or possessing pheas- issued if the need is certified by a licensed cardiovascular disease and are designated ant or quail on the following designated physician or chiropractor. as a Class 3 or 4 heart patient according to wildlife management areas shall have in Individuals hunting with a permit to the American Heart Association standards. possession a current Pheasant and Quail hunt or shoot from a motor vehicle must These permits will be issued only if the Stamp (the free youth hunting license mark the vehicle being used for the pur- need is certified by a licensed physician. INCLUDESAPHEASANTANDQUAILSTAMP pose of hunting either with handicapped Additional information about permits Assunpink, Berkshire Valley, Black River, license plates issued by the Motor Vehicle for hunters with disabling conditions is Clinton, Colliers Mills, Dix, Flatbrook, Commission or by displaying a sign pro- AVAILABLEBYWRITING.*$IVISIONOF&ISH Glassboro, Greenwood Forest, Howardsville, vided by Fish and Wildlife in the rear win- and Wildlife, Handicapped Permits, P.O. Heislerville, Mad Horse, Manahawkin, dow of the vehicle being used. Box 400, Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 or Manasquan River, Medford, Millville DOWNLOADEDDIRECTLYFROMOUR7EBSITE (Bevan), Nantuxent, Peaslee, Pequest, www.NJFishandWildlife.com/disinfo.htm Port Republic, Stafford Forge, Tuckahoe Permits, Other (MacNamara), Walpack, Whittingham and Winslow. The Delaware Water Gap National Captive Wildlife Permits Recreation Area is also a designated pheas- The possession, ownership and release ant and quail stamp area. Pheasant and of wildlife is regulated and allowed only quail stamps are valid for the calendar year, for limited purposes. Information and January-December. applications may be obtained online New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp ORBYCALLING.ONGAMEAND%XOTICS Anyone 16 or older who hunts water- Permits at (908) 735-5450, www. fowl must possess a New Jersey Waterfowl NJFishandWildlife.com/exotic_apps.htm; Stamp in addition to the Federal Duck ORFOR'AMEBIRDSAND-AMMALS Stamp. Both stamps are valid for the 292-2966, www.NJFishandWildlife.com/ fiscal year, July 1-June 30. A Harvest captpermits.htm. Information Program (HIP) certifica- Your purchase Deer Road-Kill Permits tion is also required. For HIP details, see Deer accidentally killed by motor Migratory Bird Regulations, page 73. of hunting vehicles may be possessed for private con- equipment sumption only by obtaining a free permit from the local police department or from supports Wildlife a Fish and Wildlife regional law enforce- ment office. The permit only authorizes Restoration the possession of the meat for consump- 16 | New Jersey Fish & Wildlife Digest Buy your license or permit online at August 2008 2008 Hunting and Trapping Issue www.NJFishandWildlife.com Deer Season Permits Permit Information Deer Season Permits ermit hunting seasons play a major role when used in conjunction with a regu- Important: Pin Fish and Wildlife’s deer management lar, zone-specific deer permit. Antlered Buck Permits may be pur- program. The three permit seasons provide s Hunters are still limited to purchas- chased only during specific timeframes. a means to control hunting pressure, and ing one Antlered Buck Permit per Antlered Buck Permits must be pur- thereby the harvest, in each deer manage- permit season (i.e., one Antlered CHASEDBEFOREBYPMONTHEFIRST ment zone to meet specific deer manage- Buck Bow Permit, one Antlered Buck DAYOFEACHPERMITSEASONASFOLLOWS ment objectives. With the additional harvest Shotgun Permit and one Antlered Buck sAntlered Buck Permits for the Permit and recreational opportunity these seasons Muzzleloader Permit.) Buck Permits are Bow Season must be purchased by provide, an additional fee is charged for each valid in any zone for which the hunter Nov. 1ATPM permit.
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