we need our winter bow back. No more guns in Jan and Feb

I AGREE WITH WINTER BOW, IF ANY DEER MAKES IT THRU MUZZLELOADER, 6 DAY SHOTGUN, AND SHOTGUN PERMIT THOSE DEER EARN A RIGHT TO LIVE 1 MORE YEAR. NO MORE FIREARM DEER HUNTING AFTER THE NEW YEAR.

i only have one thing to say about the nj division of fish and wildlife. they are the only government agency to ever call me back within 12 hours. if you call them at 830 am they will call you back by the afternoon

"For every dented car with blood and hair, we gain one pro-hunting vote."

The people that work at Fish/Game are decent people and very helpful but the current deer policy has got to change. We are slaughtering the herd with the Jan either-sex hunts and most if not all hunters will agree that they are seeing less deer and less quality bucks.

Shorten the season and limit the buck take like succesful states such as ILL have done. PS open more land to hunters.

Hunting the wilds of Jersey

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the deer drives kill too many young deer and clubs steal

no deer drives after opening day of gun....80% yearlings killed = bucks decimated

To me, the worst thing about this department is the way the hunting seasons are structured. Let me first state that I moved here from Michigan and things seemed much easier their. But this is NJ and almost nothing is easy here.

It seems to me that the way the hunting seasons are set up is way too complicated, and primarily set up to raise money for the state with the derivative side effect of creating a financial dis-incentive for people to hunt. While the seasons are liberal and allow for a lot of deer to be taken, it is expensive. Whenever you have to keep the copy of the NJ Wildlife Guide as a daily reference tool to know when you can hunt, in my opinion the rules are a mess.

What is the difference between Fall Bow that ends one day and Bow Permit which starts the next. More money for the state. Why would Shotgun Permit stop for 3 days following the 6 day Firearm Season, but Muzzleloading is allowed on those three days. If you already have a Shotgun Permit, then why do you have to also purchase a Firearm License for the 6 Day Firearm Season? Why does all hunting stop for 3 days right in the middle of everything? Maybe all of this confusion creates a good opportunity for the law enforcement to right tickets, kind of like a speed trap where a 100 yd stretch of road suddenly changes from 55 mph to 25mph so speeding tickets can be written.

Bottom line, while the season is liberal for taking deer, this department would do better to simplify the hunting seasons/permits/fee structures and they would increase revenue by getting more hunters in the field. Although maybe fewer hunters the better, but that is not my gut feeling.

So...does the NJ Fish Game and Wildlife department suck? Did they write the laws and regulations, including "no Sunday hunting" that suck? I could see a few people saying they do suck.

Happy Hunting to all!!

Edited by - Gold Hunter on 12/15/2002 22:03:23

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