2000-2001 Mandatory Deer Check Stations continued from page 27 Fall Permit 6-Day Permit Permit Winter Bow Bow Firearm Muzzle- Shotgun Bow loader Bob Riley Auto Repair, 22 Merry Lane, East Hanover, 973-386-1805 x x x x x x Joe’s Madison Mobil, 14 Kings Rd., Madison, 973-377-3211 x x x x x x Parsippany Bait, Sport & Tackle, 180 Parsippany Rd., (behind Green Hills Shopping Ctr.), Parsippany, 973-887-3300 x x x x x x R & S Sports Center, Rt. 46 & New St. jct., Budd Lake, 973-347-1944 x x x x x x The Country Sportsman, 63 Hamburg Tpke., Riverdale, 973-839-7622 x x x x x x Ocean County Al Martis Inn, 1330 Rt. 70 (west of Rt. 539), Whiting, 732-350-4333 x x x x x x Al’s Grill & Cream Ridge Sporting Goods, 465 Rt. 539 (south of Rt. 537), x x x x x x Cream Ridge, 609-758-0616 Ocean County Grizz’s Forked River Bait and Tackle, 232 North Main St., Forked River,609 x x x x x x 693-9298 Murphy’s Hook House, 2308 Rt. 37 East, Toms River, 732-270-3856 x x x Jackson Sporting Goods, 271 S. New Prospect Rd. (north of Rt. 526), Jackson, x x 1 1 2 x 732-363-1533 Just Plain Jane’s, 581 E. Veterans Hwy. (Rt. 528), Jackson, 732-928-9854 x x x x x x Outdoor Skills Lucille’s Country Cooking, 1496 Rt. 539, Warren Grove, 609-698-4474 x x x x x x Point Boro Sports, 3201 Bridge Ave. (south of Rt. 88; Bridge Ave. & Cohocton Workshop for Women Ave. Jct.), Point Pleasant, 732-295-2036 These workshops are for you if you have never Scott’s Bait & Tackle, 945 Radio Rd., Mystic Island, 609-296-1300 x x x x x x Sportsman’s Shanty, 420 Chandler Rd., Jackson, 732-367-0033 x x x x x x tried activities like birding, hunting, fishing, kayaying Passaic County and more or if you are a beginner who hopes to Frank’s Tackle, 81 Ringwood Ave. (Rt. 511), Wanaque, 973-835-2966 x x 1 1 1,2 x improve your skills, you have some outdoor experi- Monksville Bait, Sport & Tackle, 1141 Greenwood Lake Tpke., x x x x x x ence and would like to expand your abilities, and you Ringwood, 973-728-5154 are excited to meet other outdoor enthusiasts. While The Great Outdoors, 1846 Route 23 North, West Milford, 973-838-3729 x x 1 1 1,2 x Salem County Becoming an Outdoors-Woman workshops are Alloway Village Hardware, Rt. 540, Alloway, 856-935-6888 x x x x x x designed primarily for women, anyone over 18 years Buck Road Sport Shoppe, Rt. 553, Elmer, 856-358-3535 x x x x x x of age is welcome to participate. Joe & Sandi’s Country Store, Main St., Canton, 856-935-1414 x x x x x x For more information and to be placed on our North American Archery and Muzzleloader, Pole Tavern Circle, x x x x x x mailing list, please fill out this coupon and mail to: Monroeville, 856-358-8180 Outdoor Experience, Rt. 40 and Green St., Sharpstown, 856-769-2300 x x x x x x NJF&W, 220 Blue Anchor Rd., Sicklerville, NJ Somerset County 08081. Charlie Stone, Pleasant Run Rd., Neshanic Station, 908-369-4434 x x x x x x Gladpack Sunoco, 1 Pottersville Rd., Gladstone, 908-234-1355 x x x x x x Outdoor Skills Workshop Hillsborough Outdoor Sports Center, 170 Township Line Rd. (in Longships x x x x x x Complex), Belle Mead, 908-359-0837 Name ______Millstone Sport Shop, 20 N. River St., Millstone, 908-359-5713 x x x x x x Sussex County Address ______Adventure Sport, 107-109 Rt. 23, Franklin, 973-209-8223 x x x x x x Bill’s Hideaway, 1284 Rt. 23 South, Colesville, 973-876-4794 x x x x x x City ______County ______Hainesville General Store, 283 Rt. 206 South, Hainesville, 973-948-4280 x x x x x x Jumboland, Rt. 206 North, Branchville, 973-948-6802 x x x x x x State ______Zip ______Layton Hotel, Rt. 560, Layton, 973-948-0809 x x x x x x Lee & Sons Sport Shoppe, 116 Rt. 206 North, Stanhope, 973-347-0059 x x x x x x Mastodon Sport Center, 34 Highland Lakes Rd. (Rt. 638), x x x x x x Highland Lakes, 973-764-0200 Sig Borstad Archery & Hunting Supply, Old Rudetown Rd., McAfee x x x x x x Conserve Wildlife McAfee,973-827-6527 Simon Peter Fish & Tackle, 660 Rt. 206 South, Newton, 973-786-5313 x x x x x x License Plates Stillwater Supply, Stillwater Station Rd., Stillwater, 973-383-4970 x x x x x x Swartswood Country Store, 911 Newton-Swartswood Rd., Swartswood x x x x x x Support Endangered and Swartswood, 973-383-5470 Vernon Crossing Tire & Auto, 7 Vernon Crossing Rd., Vernon, 973-764-6171 x x x x x x NonGame Species Union County Charlie Brenner’s Sports Shop, 344 St. George Ave. (Rt. 27), x x x x x x Rahway, 732-382-4066 New Providence Exxon, 50 South St., New Providence, 908-464-7277 x x x x x x Warren County County Line Sport Shop, 10 Rt. 46 West, Hackettstown, 908-852-9897 x x x x x x Hi-Way Sport Shop, 253 Rt. 31 South, Washington,908-689-6208 x x x x x x 57 West Deer Processing, 2664 Rt. 57 West, Stewartsville, 908-859-1725 x x x x x x Red Hawk Outfitters, 128 Rt. 94, Blairstown, 908-362-7117 x x x x x x Sigler’s Machine Shop, Island Dragway Rd., Great Meadows, 908-637-8094 x x x x x x Since 1972 the Endangered and Nongame Species Stanley’s Marine, 433 Rt. 46 East., Belvidere, 908-475-2540 x x x x x x Program (ENSP) works to protect and restore New The Big K, 606 Rt. 519 (Hope-Johnsonburg Rd.), Johnsonburg, 908-459-4487 x x x x x x Jersey’s endangered and threatened wildlife. You can The Owl’s Nest, 97 Rt. 519, Warren Glen, 908-995-7903 x x x x x x help the program through the Income Tax Check-off and/or through the Conserve Wildlife license plate. 1 Deer may not be checked at this station on Monday, Dec. 4, 2000. Please bring deer to another station for registration. These attractive $50 license plates let everyone 2 Deer may not be checked at this station on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2000. Please bring deer to another station for registration. know you believe in conservation, and 80% of your 3 Stations will check deer for the opening day of the 6-Day Firearm Season only (Dec. 4,2000) tax deductible payment goes directly to the ENSP. 4 The Nacote Creek Office will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 7:00p.m. from dec.11 through Dec.15,2000. Personalized Wildlife Plates are also available for Note: If a ststion is not listed as open to check deer it may be open for business. $100. Previously available by mail only, motorist may now purchase the plates in person at DMV offices regardless of their current expiration date. Plates can also be purchased from car dealers when buying or leasing a new car.

34 Fish & Wildlife DIGEST Monmouth, Burlington, Somerset and Salem. New Jersey’s number one non-typical Outstanding Deer Program buck was taken from Burlington County in 1946 by Norman Taylor and scored 214 3/8 inches. Recognizes New Jersey’s Following is a list of the top scoring deer and the sportsmen who participated in the 1999 Garden State Deer Classic, held at the Sportsman’s Jamboree in Millville, Quality Deer NJ. The Classic showcased the outstanding deer taken during the 1998-99 deer seasons. Ranks listed represent placement on the all-time list within each New Jersey’s Outstanding White-tailed Deer Program recognizes the quality of category. the state’s deer resource and the sportsmen and women who hunt them. Initiated in 1964, the Outstanding Deer Program is currently sponsored by the Division, NJ State Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, United Bowhunters of New Jersey and the Category Hunter/Address County of Harvest Score Current Rank Typical David A. Thomas / Mercerville Middlesex 164 4/8 4 Atlantic County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs. Although recognition is given Firearm Fred Guido / North Haledon Passaic 150 7/8 26 for the top scoring deer from the last hunting seasons, any deer legally harvested Robert Kauer / Wayne Warren 139 5/8 90 in New Jersey that meets the minimum requirements may be entered for inclusion Saheru-a N. Flagg / South Orange Hunterdon 139 0/8 95 in the all-time listing.Recognition is given in four categories for the largest deer Bryan Locuson / Elmer Salem 139 0/8 95 taken (bucks and does) based on field-dressed weight, and the finest antler devel- Kenneth Clayton / Sea Isle City Cape May 137 2/8 105 William Hewa / Smithville Atlantic 137 0/8 107 opment (typical and non-typical), based on the Boone and Crockett Club scoring Scott G. Powell / West Deptford Gloucester 128 5/8 129 system. The minimum field-dressed weight for bucks is 200 pounds and must be Vernon Wood / Port Elizabeth Cumberland 125 2/8 135 weighed on a certified scale. The minimum field-dressed weight for does is 135 Micheal Saul / Millville Cumberland 123 2/8 pounds and Division maintained scales provided to official checking stations may Non-Typical Milton R. Sahms / Monroeville Gloucester 142 4/8 36 Firearm Jeremy Castro / Millville Cumberland 122 0/8 be used to weigh these entries. The minimum eligible typical antler score is 125 Typical Don R. D’Antonio / Swedesboro Salem 161 7/8 4 0/8 inches, and the minimum eligible non-typical antler score is 135 0/8 inches. Archery James R. GoDoun / Trent Mercer 158 5/8 5 Recognition is given in each category by the type of sporting arm used (bow, Spiro J. Stilianessis / Paterso Somerset 148 7/8 22 muzzleloader and shotgun). Anthony Fisler / Swedesboro Salem 144 0/8 40 Ronald S. Newman / Stanton Hunterdon 140 4/8 58 Any properly licensed hunter, regardless of residency, is eligible to enter the Ted Welden / Dividing Creek Cumberland 138 1/8 67 Outstanding Deer Program. Deer must be taken in accordance with the laws and Barry Rynearson / Stockton Hunterdon 137 4/8 71 regulations of the State of New Jersey. Additional rules and requirements are Mark Johnson / Brick Ocean 135 4/8 83 included with official entry forms. Application forms and instructions are avail- Jim Simoni / Vineland Cumberland 132 5/8 101 able by sending a self-addressed, stamped envelope to: NJ Division of Fish and Bob Eisele, Sr. / Leesburg Cumberland 132 0/8 105 Charles Sliker / Chester Morris 131 6/8 106 Wildlife, Outstanding Deer Program, PO Box 400, Trenton, NJ 08625-0400. Anthony Fisler / Swedesboro Gloucester 129 3/8 123 There is no entry fee. All qualified entries will be added to New Jersey’s all-time Manuel A. Santos / Bridgewater Somerset 128 6/8 26 list. Keith Gardner / Milford Hunterdon 128 4/8 128 Through the 1998-99 seasons, the top five counties for 200+ pound bucks were William V. Smith, Sr. / Bridgeton Cumberland 127 3/8 137 Jeff Farr / Milford Hunterdon 125 6/8 149 Mercer, Gloucester, Salem, Hunterdon, and Monmouth. The State record weight Joesph R. DíAgostino, Jr. /Bridgeton Cumberland 122 4/8 of 240 pounds is shared by two Mercer County deer (one taken in 1967 by Pat Nicholas Kosar / Barnegat Light Ocean 122 3/8 Delre of Hightstown and one taken in 1988 by a Maryland hunter). The top five Danny Sparks / Millville Cumberland 118 7/8 counties for 135+ pound does are Salem, Gloucester, Mercer, Warren and Non- Ronald G. Green / Port Norris Cumberland 156 4/8 10 Typical Vincent P. Shea / Ewing Warren 154 0/8 15 Somerset. The State record weight for a doe is 179 pounds and was taken in 1992 Archery Petter Settineri / Hacketstown Morris 147 7/8 21 from Gloucester County by Kenneth E. Wilson, Jr. The top five counties for Bob Eisele, Sr. / Leesburg Cumberland 135 5/8 35 exceptional typical antler development are Hunterdon, Salem, Monmouth, Mercer Typical Anthony Dzergoski / South River Middlesex 151 4/8 3 and Somerset. New Jersey’s number one typical buck was taken from Monmouth Muzzleloader Christopher L. Schmidt /Morganville Monmouth 142 7/8 6 County in 1995 by Scott William Borden and scored 189 4/8 inches. The top five Steven Calabria / Pequannock Morris 142 7/8 6 John Arico / Green Brook Warren 128 0/8 34 counties for outstanding non-typical antler development are Cumberland, New Jersey Seventeenth Waterfowl Stamp and Print Kicking off the New Jersey Landmark Series with the Hautman Brothers The seventeenth waterfowl stamp and print will feature New Jersey’s, (and maybe New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlifeís Waterfowl Stamp Advisory Committee is America’s) most recognized landmark, the Statue of Liberty. This area is the wintering proud to announce the HABITAT 2000 LANDMARK SERIES to be painted by the three ground host to vast numbers of migrating waterfowl including canvasbacks and it plays a Hautman brothers, the only brothers ever to win the prestigious Federal Duck Stamp vital role in their survival during migration. Competition. Since 1990, they have won the competition 5 times! The series begins with the The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France on the 100th birthday of 2000/01 design, featuring canvasbacks flying past America’s most recognizable New Jersey America’s freedom. Designed by Augustie Barthold, it was built with the assistance of landmark, the Statue of Liberty, and will be painted by Joe Gustave Eiffel and is the cornerstone of . It was Hautman. officially unveiled on October 28,1886 by President Grover Brother Bob Hautman will paint the second year scene of Cleveland. The Statue of Liberty is open daily (except December tundra swans at Sedge Island on Barnegat Bay. The third year 25). To find out more about the environmental and historical edu- will feature Jim Hautman creating a fall scene of wood ducks cation programs offered for all age groups, teacher workshops and at the Delaware Water Gap. These three land areas are pre- other public programs, call (201) 915-3409. served open space for all to enjoy and cherish! New Jersey, through an act of the State Legislature, began The Hautman Brothers are fast emerging as America’s fore- annually requiring waterfowl stamps in 1984. The New Jersey most wildlife artists. All three brothers have received numer- Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and ous honors and awards, including dominating many states and Wildlife administers the program for the purpose of purchasing national duck stamp competitions. At last count, the three wetlands for waterfowl habitat. To date, proceeds from the sale of brothers have seen their art featured on over 34 state and fed- New Jersey’s duck stamps and prints have raised over $3,600,000, eral stamps. The talents of the Hautman Brothers as well as all to acquire wetlands for waterfowl habitat and public use. Over their unique family gift were mentioned in the major motion 11,400 acres of waterfowl habitat have been purchased or donated. picture “FARGO”. They have received national accolades from New this year, the New Jersey Waterfowl Stamp Advisory newspapers such as USA Today, The Washington Post, Committee has added two additional products: a limited edition Minneapolis Star Tribune and The St. Paul Pioneer Press, as (500) collectors knife for each year of the series plus a limited well as the following magazines: TIME, US News & World Report, Sports Illustrated, U.S. edition (500) Habitat 2000 Souvenir stamp card that will feature three (3) artist signed stamps Art, Fur-Fish-Game and the North American Hunter. (one for each year of the series). This year’s artist, Joe Hautman, brought home the Federal Duck Stamp honors in 1992. For more information on how to purchase a print, collector duck stamps or one of the The eldest Hautman brother, Joe won the South Carolina Duck Stamp award in 1994. He also new products, send a legal size SASE to: The Waterfowl Stamp Advisory Committee, NJ Div. designed the New Jersey Duck Stamp in 1995, the 1998 Connecticut Duck Stamp and most of Fish and Wildlife, P.O. Box 400, Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 Or come visit us on the web @ recently won the contest for the 2000 Minnesota Turkey Stamp. www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw and click on the products section. Remember, the profits from the sale of these items goes towards the preservation of waterfowl habitat in New Jersey! NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST 35 36 NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST 37 38 NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST 39 40 NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST 41 Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Regulations

Regulations for use of wildlife management areas are established by the All dogs must be properly licensed. A person may exercise or train dogs Division of Fish and Wildlife with penalties of not less than $50 nor more on any WMA from September 1 to April 30. There shall be no exercising or than $200. training of dogs on any WMA on November 10, 2000, the Friday before the Information on these regulations and permit applications may be obtained opening day of the regular small game season. by writing to the Division of Fish and Wildlife, PO Box 400, Trenton, NJ During any firearm deer season, dog training is permitted only on the 08625-0400. above WMAs in the designated dog training areas. The Division may revoke any permit or other authorization issued for vio- Additional regulations involve the release of game birds for training, the lation or due cause. use of pigeons, the use of firearms, frozen game birds, the use of call back pens and the release of foxes, raccoons, rabbits and hares. For more infor- THE FOLLOWING ARE PROHIBITED: SWIMMING, PICNICKING; mation call 609-292-1599. DUMPING; CUTTING OR DAMAGING VEGETATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; FIRES. Outboard Motors Only electric motors are allowed on freshwater areas with the exception Restricted Hours of Union Lake where an outboard motor, not exceeding 10 hp, may be used. Wildlife Management Areas are closed from 9 pm until 5 am unless On Prospertown Lake, only manually operated boats and canoes are engaged in lawful hunting, fishing or trapping activities. allowed.

Motor Vehicles & Other Forms of Conveyances Horseback Riding No person shall operate an unregistered vehicle on any state Wildlife Horseback riding is allowed by permit only from the Division of Fish and Management Area. All motor vehicles are restricted to established public Wildlife on designated areas. Call 609-259-2132. roads and parking areas. All motor boats must be properly registered and have all the required safe- Higbee Beach ty equipment. Higbee Beach WMA is closed to hunting from Sept. 1 to Dec. 11, 2000. The use of dog sleds and dog carts off road vehicles, ATV’s, trailbikes, or snowmobiles is prohibited on all Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) Waterfowl Blinds unless authorized by the Division. No permanent waterfowl blinds, including pit blinds, shall be constructed, hunted from or used in any manner in any of the following WMAs: Hunting Regulations 1. Assunpink 2. Black River 3. Colliers Mills Hunting with firearms is prohibited on November 10, 2000 on those 4. Hainesville 5. Tuckahoe 6. Manahawkin WMAs designated as Pheasant and Quail Stamp areas except in tidal marsh 7. Stafford Forge 8. Whittingham 9. Beaver Swamp open to an ongoing waterfowl season. 10. Sedge Island 11. Salem River 12. Prospertown It is legal to possess and use a .22 caliber rifle and .22 caliber rimfire short cartridge on WMAs only for hunting raccoon and opossum and dispatching Any blind used in these designated areas must be portable and shall be trapped animals other than muskrat.. completely removed at the end of the day. Blinds remaining in WMAs will Rifles, including muzzleloading rifles, may not be used to hunt wood- be subject to confiscation and properly disposed of by the Division. chucks on WMAs. Fishing Tournaments Target Practice Any club or organization that would like to use Division Wildlife Only bow and arrow, shotgun, muzzleloading shotgun, muzzleloading rifle Management Areas for fishing tournaments must secure a permit from the and .22 caliber rifle shooting is allowed in designated hunter training ranges Division. An application must be submitted along with a $17.00 fee to according to posted regulations at the training area. obtain a use permit for boat launches. Applications will be accepted in The following types of ranges are available on designated WMAs January at the Division’s Trenton office. statewide: Shotgun Range - for use with clay birds and the patterning in of fine shot; Bow and Arrow Range - approved backstops at various ranges, no Boat Ramp Maintenance Permit broadheads allowed; Muzzleloading Rifle and shotgun Slug Range - for Any vehicle used to transport or launch a vessel or water conveyance on sighting in with shotgun slugs, .22 rifle and muzzleloader; no other firearms the following WMAs must have affixed to the lower corner of the driver’s allowed. side rear window a boat ramp maintenance permit or receipt from a valid hunting, fishing or trapping license. The boat ramp maintenance permit shall Field Trials be purchased for a fee of $15.00 from the Division. Field trials may be run on designated WMAs. A permit is required. 1. Round Valley Angler Access 6. Mad Horse Creek Dog Training, Exercising & Hunting 2. Kingwood 7. Union Lake A person may exercise or train dogs in designated dog training areas from 3. Assunpink 8. Menantico Ponds May 1 to August 31, inclusive only on the following select WMAs: 4. Dennis Creek 9. Prospertown Lake 1. Assunpink 2. Millville 3. Black River 5. Tuckahoe 4. Clinton 5. Colliers Mills 6. Glassboro 7. Hainesville 8. Tuckahoe 9. Manasquan 10. Stafford Forge 11. Whittingham 42 NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST First Lottery 2000 Permit Quotas Hunter Education

vs. 1999 Applicants To purchase a New Jersey hunting license, state law 1999 2000 1999 2000 1999 2000 requires the purchaser to present a Hunter Education Zone 1st Choice Permit 1st Choice Permit 1st Choice Permit course completion card or a previously issued resident Applicants Quota Applicants Quota Applicants Quota Bow Bow Shotgun Shotgun Muzzleloader Muzzleloader license from this or any state. If you would like to hunt but have never hunted in another state or cannot find an old license, you must take a hunter education course. The 1 427 640 292 440 476 790 goal of the hunter education program is to place a safe, 2 1356 1670 1280 2420 944 1770 3 866 1100 233 390 778 1220 responsible, knowledgeable, and involved hunter in the 4 839 1110 495 740 899 1180 field. The Division graduates thousands of new and poten- 5 2258 4380 3546 8910 1267 3630 tial hunters and trappers each year from its hunter 6 1080 1550 982 1680 677 1130 education courses. 7 1215 2520 1437 3750 640 1770 Hunter Education courses are offered free and are con- 8 2266 5000 2948 7910 997 3210 ducted by a team of 500 New Jersey Division of Fish and 9 508 1330 455 1280 134 530 Wildlife volunteer instructors. The training, classroom 10 1359 2260 1552 3930 652 1500 and range rental fees, books, equipment, and ammunition 11 952 1960 1090 2650 436 1260 are financed by funds collected through the Federal Aid in 12 1662 3780 1815 4750 604 2180 Wildlife Restoration Act, commonly called the Pitman- 13 845 2110 437 1180 108 400 Robertson Act. Each time you purchase shooting sports 14 1105 2550 1105 3080 337 1120 15 863 1260 931 1530 434 780 equipment, an excise tax is paid which is returned to the 16 800 1240 432 850 472 850 states through the Pitman-Robertson Act. These federal 17 418 730 510 1010 249 600 funds support a wide variety of wildlife conservation proj- 18 421 530 62 90 415 540 ects including hunter education. 19 894 1230 885 1610 608 1000 Hunter Education courses are conducted in each 21 460 700 103 210 588 900 county; many locations are accessible to people with 22 305 470 202 370 232 360 physical restrictions. The course is offered in a non-com- 23 791 1030 133 240 973 1240 petitive and comfortable format and provides information 24 226 370 68 110 450 650 and instruction appreciated by both the novice and experi- 25 623 1300 1212 2610 329 850 enced outdoors person. Field sessions, where all students 26 637 930 248 580 755 1220 are required to “live-fire”, are conducted at ranges located 27 681 850 662 1080 500 760 28 679 920 485 1040 549 880 at wildlife management areas, gun and archery clubs, and 29 620 800 678 1090 495 770 police training sites. 30 262 330 185 320 273 360 To apply for a bow and arrow, shotgun, rifle/muzzle- 31 177 250 81 130 168 250 loader or trapper eduction course, any person 10 years of 33 87 180 98 390 61 200 age or older (12 for trapping) must complete a course 34 620 840 351 690 717 1060 application found at any Division field office or location 35 963 1350 1265 2220 584 1150 where hunting licenses are sold. The shotgun course is a 36 202 630 82 650 13 80 prerequisite for taking the rifle/muzzleloader course. Do 37 97 150 11 50 217 380 not delay! For those wishing to hunt in the upcoming fall 38 0 0 232 450 2 50 season, it is best to apply by the summer. Students are 39 26 50 35 80 15 30 scheduled in the order applications are received. Late 40 7400400 20 41 433 1040 516 1520 176 630 applicants take the risk of not completing a course prior 42 100 220 198 710 32 140 to the season. 43 117 220 13 180 143 330 45 211 300 31 60 329 510 46 183 290 67 120 242 450 A Tribute To Walt Elliot, Sr 47 158 250 275 540 144 240 48 524 1100 688 1550 246 680 In memory of Walter Elliot, Sr. 49 108 320 87 430 36 170 50 645 1550 655 1880 134 620 avid bowhunting enthusiast and 51 351 930 476 1490 107 440 Hunter Education instructor. 52 44 70 11 30 96 170 53 41* 40 12 30 42 60 Four decades of new hunters 54 27 40 17 40 9 30 55 64 110 14 40 80 140 were guided by his knowledge 56 0 0 22* 25 0 0 and wisdom. 57 13 40 11 40 14 40 58 11 40 20 50 5 40 New Jersey Division of 59 40* 35 23 75 0 25 60 0 0 52 120 0 0 Fish and Wildlife, fellow Hunter 61 43028807 30Education instructors and 63 196 300 278 440 104 230 64 0 0 84 100 0 0 bowhunters in the Cumberland 65 181 280 18 70 142 250 66 3303400 10County area are thankful for 67 0 0 0 0 267 350 Walt’s generous contribution to Total 55,375 70,210 42,255 Allocation the sporting tradition. ~ Wayne A. Shelton * This zone not likely to be available for the second lottery based on the number of applicants in 1999. HOW TO USE THIS TABLE: Compare the 2000 permit quota and the number of 1999 first choice permit requests for a zone to calculate your odds of winning a permit in the first lottery. NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST 43 Public Deer Hunting Land in New Jersey

New Jersey has more than 750,000 acres of public Zone Public Land Open to Hunting Zone Public Land Open to Hunting land available to the deer hunter. The list is arranged 12 • Hunterdon County Park System—Cushetunk • Cape Island WMA by deer management zone for public land open to deer Mountain Park, Sourland Mountain Nature • Cape May Wetlands WMA Preserve, Deer Path Park, South Branch • Cape May * hunting. Generally, only areas with 100 acres or more Reservation * • Dennis Creek WMA of upland habitat are listed. State parks and forests that 13 • No public deer hunting land • Heislerville WMA • Higbee Beach WMA allow hunting may have some sections which are 14 • Assunpink WMA (Washington Twp section only) • Pigeon Swamp State Park • Lester G. MacNamara WMA • Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve closed to hunting. Some areas allow deer hunting only • Six Mile Run Reservoir State Park * * during certain seasons, require an access fee or have 15 • Assunpink WMA 35 • DOD Ponds WMA other special regulations. Refer to the Deer Permit 16 • Turkey Swamp WMA 36 • No public deer hunting land 17 Colliers Mills WMA, small portion only Supplement section entitled “Special Area Hunting • 37 • Fort Dix Military Reservation * 18 • Colliers Mills WMA 38 Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge Season Information” or contact the appropriate • * • Manchester WMA 39 • No public deer hunting land authority for additional information. • Whiting WMA 40 • No public deer hunting land Remember: hunters must have permission to hunt agri- 19 • Medford WMA • 41 • Baldpate (Kuser) Mountain County Park * cultural land even if the land is not posted. Hunters 21 • Double Trouble State Park • Howell Living History Farm * should obtain permission before hunting any private • Forked River Mountain WMA 42 • No public deer hunting land Greenwood Forest WMA property. Hunters are advised not to purchase a deer • 43 • Millville (Bevan) WMA • Lebanon State Forest 45 • Menantico Ponds WMA permit for a zone in which they have no place to hunt. 22 • • Peaslee WMA • Manahawkin WMA 46 • Gibson Creek WMA Zone Public Land Open to Hunting 23 • Wharton State Forest • Lester G. MacNamara WMA • Maple Lake WMA 1 • Flatbrook-Roy WMA 24 • Bass River State Forest • Peaslee WMA • Hainesville WMA • Green Bank State Forest 47 • Peaslee WMA • • 48 • Rancocas State Park * 2 • Kittatinny Valley State Park • Stafford Forge WMA 49 • No public deer hunting lan • Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge * • Swan Bay WMA 50 • No public deer hunting land 3 • Abram Hewitt State Forest • Warren Grove Recreation Area 51 • • Hamburg Mountain WMA • Wharton State Forest • Manasquan River WMA • Long Pond Ironworks State Park 25 • Cedar Lake WMA 52 • Fort Dix Military Reservation * • Newark Watershed * • WMA 53 • Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station * • Norvin Green State Forest • White Oak Branch WMA 54 • No public deer hunting land • Ramapo Mountain State Forest 26 • Great Egg Harbor River WMA 55 • Glassboro WMA • • Makepeace Lake WMA 56 • Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * • Wanaque WMA • Port Republic WMA 57 • Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * • Waywayanda State Park • Hammonton Creek WMA 58 • Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * 4 • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 59 • Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge * 27 • Salem River WMA 60 • Round Valley Recreation Area • Flatbrook-Roy WMA • Thundergut Pond WMA * • Stokes State Forest 61 • Atlantic County Park System * • Walpack WMA 28 • Elmer Lake WMA 63 • Abbotts Meadow WMA • Palatine Lake WMA 64 • Monmouth Battlefield State Park * • • Union Lake WMA 65 • Winslow WMA 5 • Bear Swamp WMA 66 • Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes • Beaver Brook WMA 29 • Bayside PSE&G Tract * • Cohansey River WMA Technical Center * • Columbia Lake WMA 67 • State Park • Gum Tree Corner WMA * • Mad Horse Creek WMA Paulinskill WMA • Maps and information on hunting land is also available from the • Maskells Mill Pond WMA • • following sources: • Trout Brook WMA 30 • Bear Swamp Natural Area (closed Jan. 15– • White Lake WMA Aug. 1) USGS Topographic Maps • Whittingham WMA • Dix WMA Maps for all land in New Jersey, $5.00 per sheet. 6 • Allamuchy Mountain State Park • Egg Island WMA NJ Dept. of Environmental Protection Berkshire Valley WMA • Fortescue WMA Maps and Publications • Bureau of Revenue Farny State Park • Nantuxent WMA • PO Box 417 • Morris County Park System—Mahlon Dickerson • New Sweden WMA 31 Edward G. Bevan WMA Trenton NJ 08625-0417 Reservation, Silas Condict Park* • 609-777-1038 • Newark Watershed * • Buckshutem WMA • Rockaway River WMA 33 • No public deer hunting land State Parks and Forests Maps • Sparta Mountain WMA 34 • Beaver Swamp WMA Maps and information on lands administered by the Division of • Weldon Brook WMA Parks and Forestry. • Wildcat Ridge WMA • Specify park or forest when writing. Free. 7 • Clinton WMA Division of Parks and Forestry • Hunterdon County Park System—Union Forge PO Box 404 Preserve, Tower Hill Reserve * Trenton NJ 08625-0404 • Musconetcong River WMA 800-843-6420 8 • Allamuchy Mountain State Park WMA Maps • Black River WMA Maps and information on lands administered by the Division of • Fish and Wildlife • Hunterdon County Park System—Cold Brook Photocopied WMA maps on USGS base available free. Preserve, Teetertown Ravine Nature Preserve, Point State which individual maps you desire. Mountain Park* NJ Div. Fish & Wildlife • Ken Lockwood Gorge WMA P.O. Box 400 • Morris County Park System—Black River Park* Trenton NJ 08625 • Musconetcong River WMA 609-292-1599 • Pequest WMA • South Branch WMA A statewide “Wild Places & Open Spaces” map is available • for $4 (includes first class postage) by writing to: 9 • Black River WMA NJ Div. Fish & Wildlife Morris County Park System—Mt. Paul Park P.O. Box 400 • * Trenton NJ 08625 10 • Hunterdon County Park System—Musconetcong 609-292-9450 Gorge, the Drag Strip Property, Hoffman Park, Schick Reserve, South Branch Reservation, Uplands Reserve * • Musconetcong River WMA 11 • Hunterdon County Park System—Lockatong Nature Preserve, the Case Farm, Wescott Nature Preserve* * See Deer Permit Supplement for “ Special Area Hunting Information”

44 NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST Attention Sportsman How Far Pack out what you pack in Can Your No Littering! Firearm Shoot? Respect our natural resources and all landowners, whether public or private the hunter image depends on you; a little litter can make a huge difference 12 Gauge maximum distances for shot sizes: No. 0 > > > > > > > > 1,845 feet or 615 yards No. 00 > > > > > > > > 1,895 feet or 632 yards Slug, 1 oz. > > > > > > > > 3,780 feet or 1,260 yards

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NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST 45 Be Sure of Your Target - And Beyond INTRODUCING! Be Aware of all SAFETY ZONES The year 2000 Atlantic Brant Violation First Offense Repeat Offenses Banding Project Patch Deer Permit Violations Up to $3,00 Up to $500 (Hunting without permit, Loss of License The 2000 Atlantic Brant wrong season, wrong Banding Project Patch is zone, permit transfer) the first in a series of five limited edition Hunting within 450 ft of a Up to $300 $1,500; Permanent patches. Each edition school playground or building Loss of License will be limited to 5,000 patches. Artist Dave Barnes, a dedi- Injury to another person Up to $2,000 Up to $4,000; Permanent cated waterfowl Loss of License Loss of License hunter from central Pennsylvania, created Damage to crops or Up to $2,000 + Up to $2,000 + the artwork for the year other property Restitution for damages Restitution for damages 2000 patch depicting two Loss of License Permanent Loss of License Atlantic brant flying across a windswept salt marsh. Careless use of weapon Up to $500 Up to $500 (shooting into safety zone, Loss of license Loss of License Atlantic brant are once again widely distributed handling weapon in unsafe manner) throughout their breeding range from the high Arctic to their traditional wintering grounds along the Trespass Up to $200 Up to $500 Atlantic coast. Yet the Atlantic brant have endured per- Loss of License ilous times throughout the 20th century. Loss of win- tering habitat and critical shortages in aquatic vegeta- tion reduced their numbers to dangerously low levels over the last one hundred years.

To better understand the Atlantic brant, the US Fish and Wildlife Service and Candadian Wildlife Service, in cooperation with states throughout the Atlantic fly- way, have initiated the Atlantic Brant Banding Study. Profits from the Atlantic Brant Band Project patch will provide funding vital to the success of this study.

To order your 2000 Atlantic Brant Project patch, complete the form and send your payment (payable to SRWT) to: SRWT, 412 Gary Ave., Lebanon, PA 17046. Patches are $5.00 each plus shipping and han- Ninth Annual dling. Shipping and Handling 1 – 3 patches $1.00 Governor’s 3 – 5 patches $2.00 6 – 10 patches $3.00 11 – 25 patches $4.00 Surf Fishing 26 – 30 patches $5.00 Tournament Atlantic Brant Banding Project Patch Order Form Name______

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Sunday, October 1, 2000 at Island Beach State City______Park 6 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. State ______Zip ______Open to Individuals of All Ages Telephone (______)______Prizes • Free Gifts • Fishing Clinics State quantity of patches ______Registration Required x $5.00 per patch = $ ______Shipping & Handling from chart______Call NJ Fish & Wildlife at908-637-4125 to Total $______(Payable to SRWT) Send to: SRWT, 412 Gary Ave., Request Registration Brochure Lebanon, PA 17046

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46 NEW JERSEY Fish & Wildlife DIGEST TRYING TO FIND YOUR WORLD CLASS TROPHY? LET TASCO HELP WITH WORLD CLASS CHOICES

Like the name says, the scopes in this line are engineered to be World Class performers not by chance, but feature by planned feature. Check out their Super-ConTMmulti-layered coating on the objective and ocular lenses plus the fully coated optics throughout. Each layer of coating helps to increase light transmitted to the eye by reducing reflection and absorption for the brightest, clearest image possible High performance and low cost.

Golden Antler and Silver Antler scopes have the two most important selling points. Golden Antler scopes offer a high degree of resolution and edge-to-edge sharpness thanks to Tasco’s HD-TV (high definition optics with a 30/30 TV reti- cle). Silver Antler models offer the same outstanding per- formance but with a round 30/30 reticle. Both are now stronger and more impact-resistant thanks to our new one- piece tube construction.

Tasco ProPoint’s championship performance at major competitions around the world, year after year, have shoot- ers thinking ProPoint when they think of precision and accuracy. The ProPoint line, in black matte or stainless, keeps a broad range of marksmen on target with a choice of dot sizes for varied shooting disciplines.

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Ramsey Outdoor Coliseum Gun Traders Ltd. Neudecker’s G & A 1039 Route 46 1180 Hempstead Turnpike 468 Fifth Avenue Ledgwood, NJ union dale, NY Troy, NY 973-584-7799 516-565-4867 518-235-1333 Ramsey Outdoor The Gun Parts Corp. Herb Philipson’s & Army Navy 835 Route 17 South 226 Williams Lane 300 West Dominick Street Ramsey, NJ West Hurley, NY Rome, NY 201-327-8141 914-679-2417 315-336-1300

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Wildlife Profiles Available

There are limited quantities of New Jersey Wildlife Profiles available for sales at $23.95. The 112-page book features reproductions of 52 full color wildlife paintings created for the pages of New Jersey Outdoor Magazine by wildlife artist Carol Decker. Wildlife information and dis- tribution maps for 52 New Jersey crit- ters included. This is an excellent ref- erence for educators, wildlife enthusiasts or libraries. Published by the Division of Fish and Wildlife, the book can be purchased through the mail or at the Division’s Trenton office at 501 East State Street or the Pequest Natural Resource Education Center, Route 46 in Oxford. To receive a copy in the mail, send a check payable to the Division of Fish and Wildlife for $28.00 (includes postage) to PO Box 400, Trenton, NJ 08625- 0400.

The Partnership for Wildlife Volunteerism Platinum Visa® Card

U633 When you carry the Partnership for Wildlife Volunteerism Platinum Visa card, you ll carry more than just another credit card. This is the only Visa card pro- gram that helps support important volunteer activities conducted by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife at no additional cost to you. It s an easy way to show your support, because each time you use your card to make a pur- chase a contribution will automatically be made to supporting Division pro- grams such as Becoming an Outdoors-Woman and Take a Kid Hunting .

TO APPLY CALL 1-800-FIRST-USA

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