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Pheasant Hunt YOUTH HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES Selected Wildlife TAKE A KID HUNTING Management Areas for the Pheasant Youth Pheasant Hunt Hunt: November 6, 2004 Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004 Guided Open Open The 2004 Take a Kid Hunting Pheasant Hunt WMA Morning After All will allow properly licensed hunters with a valid 1 pm Day youth license to hunt on one of nine stocked Whittingham X X Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) on Saturday Black River X X morning, Nov. 6, 2004. In a cooperative effort A proud hunter with his Flatbrook X between the Division of Fish and Wildlife and Youth Pheasant Hunt quarry. Clinton X X the NJ State Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, Assunpink X X volunteer hunting mentors with trained bird dogs will guide youth hunters on a pheasant Colliers Mills X X hunt. This experience will increase the young hunters’ opportunity for harvesting a Glassboro X Millville X X pheasant in a setting which encourages responsible and safe hunting practices. Peaslee X X All participants must pre-register and be accompanied to the check-in by a parent or guardian. Parents or guardians are welcomed and encouraged to follow the hunters Guided: Pre-registration required. through the fields. All pre-registered hunters will receive an information packet. One Open—Afternoon: Any youth hunter with session will be offered, starting at 7 a.m. a valid youth hunting license accompanied Only 50 youth hunters will be allowed on each WMA during each session. If the by a licensed, non-shooting adult (aged number of applicants exceeds the number of slots available, a random drawing will be 21 or older), will be permitted to hunt on held to select participants. To register, please send the application below to: the listed Wildlife Management Areas Take a Kid Hunting, NJ Div. of Fish & Wildlife, Northern Region Hunter Education, 26 on Nov. 6, 2004 from 1 p.m. until sunset. Rt.173 W, Hampton, NJ 08827. All entries must be postmarked by Oct. 23, 2004. No registration required. Information will be mailed around Oct. 29, 2004. Open—all day: Any youth hunter with a valid youth hunting license accompanied Youth Hunter by a licensed, non-shooting adult (aged 21 or older), will be permitted to hunt on Name: __________________________________________________________ the listed Wildlife Management Areas on Nov. 6, 2004 from 8 a.m. until Address: ________________________________________________________ sunset. No registration required. City: __________________________ State: ______ Zip: _________________ Home Phone: ____________________ Youth Hunting License # __________ 1. Select WMA (Check only 1): Youth Upland ❑ Assunpink ❑ Black River ❑ Clinton ❑ Colliers Mills ❑ Millville ❑ Peaslee ❑ Whittingham Bird Hunt Day 2. Have you attended the Take A Kid Hunting Pheasant Hunt before? ❑ NO ❑ YES-2003 Saturday, 3. With what gauge shotgun will you be hunting? ❑ 12 ❑ 16 ❑ 20 ❑ 28 ❑ .410 November 6, 2004 4. If you have a trained hunting dog and would like to participate as a mentor, enter your name and Youth hunters with a valid youth license, daytime phone number. accompanied by a licensed, non-hunting 5. Breed of dog adult 21 years or older, will be permitted to hunt on licensed semi-wild preserves. Youths can hunt for pheasants, quail, Youth Turkey Hunt Day and/or chukars on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2004 from 8 a.m. to sunset. This is a great Youth hunters with a valid youth license who have obtained a turkey permit may opportunity for hunters belonging to semi- begin their spring turkey season on the special youth turkey hunting day, April wild preserves to introduce youth hunters 16, 2005. Youth must be accompanied and supervised by an adult 21 years or to upland bird hunting without competition older who possesses a valid New Jersey hunting license. from adult hunters. 70 2004 Hunting Issue Vol. 18, No. 1 August 2004 YOUTH HUNTING OPPORTUNITIES Youth Deer Hunt Day SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2004 TAKE A KID HUNTING! Youth hunters with a valid youth hunting license will be allowed to hunt statewide for one deer on Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004. The youth hunter MUST be under the immediate supervision of a person who is at least 21 years old and who has a valid firearm license. For the purposes of this section, direct supervision is defined as both the youth hunter and parent/guardian set up together at the same location, hunting as a unit and not hunting independently of each other. The adult CANNOT hunt or possess a firearm or bow. The adult can grunt call or rattle for the youth. In addition to the youth, the adult accompanying the youth should wear the required hunter orange. Youths can hunt with Although she has harvested other deer, Rebekah Garris was 14 during her first either a shotgun or muzzleloader for one deer of successful solo hunt. either sex. If the youth is hunting with a muzzle- loader, both the youth and the adult must have a valid rifle permit. Neither the Earn-A-Buck requirement nor Antler Point Restrictions will apply on that day for the youth hunter. This hunt will be an extension of the six-day firearm season so no special season deer permit is required. The youth hunter must tag his/her deer with a homemade transportation tag. The tag must include the youth hunting license number, sex of deer, number of antler points, date, zone, county and township from which the deer was taken, and must say “taken during the 6-day firearm season-youth hunt”. The youth hunter will not be given a supplemental tag when the deer is checked. The bag limit for the youth hunt day is only ONE deer of either Jeremy Swanson, 14, with an sex.Youth hunters may still harvest two antlered deer during the six day firearm season outstanding 14-point deer he shot This is a great opportunity to introduce youth hunters to deer hunting! Nov., 2003 in Burlington County. YouthWaterfowl Hunting Days Youth hunters with a valid youth hunting license and accompanied by a non-shooting adult (age 21 or older) will be permitted to hunt for waterfowl from 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset on the following dates by zone: NORTH ZONE North Zone . Sept. 25 South Zone . Oct. 2 Coastal Zone . Oct. 23 Each youth hunter may participate on all three days. See the New Jersey 2004-05 Migratory Bird Regulations for further details including writ- ten zone boundary descriptions and species bag limits. Non-toxic shot is required. Federal and state waterfowl stamps are not required on these COASTAL ZONE youth days. Daily bag limits for ducks, Canada geese (South Zone and Coastal Zone), brant, snow geese, coots, moorhens and gallinules will be the same as those allowed during the regular season. In the North Zone, the daily bag limit for Canada geese is eight birds. SOUTH ZONE Vol. 18, No. 1 August 2004 2004 Hunting Issue 71 HUNTING ACCESS Outdoor Skills Share Your Skills Workshop for Women and Knowledge… Become a Hunter Education Instructor f you have a passion for hunting with a shotgun or muzzle- Iloading rifle, archery or recreational shooting, you might have what it takes to teach others how to become responsible hunters. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is looking for sportsmen and women willing to serve as instructors in its award-winning Hunter Education program. More than 200 men and women volunteer upwards of 12,000 hours every year as hunter education instructors, passing along the hunting tradition by helping others develop and sharpen skills and knowledge essential to this recreation. ew Jersey’s “Becoming an Outdoors-Woman” (BOW) Program is To become an instructor, sportsmen and women must Npart of a nationwide effort to help women overcome barriers to attend a one-day training seminar, and then teach alongside participation in outdoor recreation by providing opportunities to try experienced instructors at one of nine training facilities located new activities. Since it began at the University of Wisconsin in 1991, the throughout New Jersey. Hunter education classes are held on program has exploded in popularity. BOW can be found in 44 states and weekends, and flexible scheduling allows instructors to teach eight Canadian Provinces across North America. New Jersey Division when it is most convenient for them. Instructors must teach two of Fish and Wildlife has been offering BOW workshops since 1995. classes a year to remain active in the program. Although BOW workshops are designed for women, they offer The hunter education program has evolved considerably anyone 18 years old and over opportunities to try new outdoor since the 1950s, and in 2001 launched an innovative home study activities, improve existing skills, and meet other outdoor enthusiasts. format that has earned several prestigious awards, including the The three-day BOW and one-day “Beyond BOW” workshops offer Association for Conservation Information’s 2002 first-place hands-on instruction in hunting, angling, and related outdoor pursuits award for best new educational program and the 2001 bronze in a relaxed, non-competitive atmosphere. Telly Award. Many states now embracing alternative hunter All of our instructors have many years of experience afield. They education formats use New Jersey’s program as their framework. were chosen for their ability to share their knowledge and their belief in The home study course includes a mandatory one-day field encouraging anyone who has an interest to get involved in the outdoors. session working with hunter education instructors where To find out more about the BOW program, log on to our Web site at students must demonstrate safe firearm and bow handling, www.njfishandwildlife.com or mail in the coupon below. Those with an complete an instructional field walk and pass a written exam.
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