N.J. archery season seems to be a rip off!
 

woop pee- i get to hunt 24 days in my zone 21 before i get the privilage of paying again to hunt a couple more weeks. its not even a month. i know i choose to hunt this area mostly maybe because its a little tougher hunting and my family has hunted there forever but this extra paying for extended bow season crap is ridiculous. WE JUST KEEP PAYING AND PAYING LIKE SUCKERS![:@] why cant they just save on the paperwork and charge us 50$ to hunt the whole archery season at least. i spent about an hour getting all my licenses filled out at the wal mart. i think the state just keeps craming the fact you can harvest 20 something plus deer a year if you hunt all the seasons so you should be glad to pay. what ever happened to quality hunting over quantity. my freezer can hold a deer or 2 and i can give away a deer or 2. i dont care if i can fill a trailer full of deer. i must be getting old[>:]

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I am right with you and to top it of permit bow is about 3 weeks long and then they let you use the gun to kill does only the week of thanksgiving.
The state should go to 3 or 4 points on one side or better.
But thats just my two cents.;)
Good luck to everybody

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I tell my our of state friends about our rules/regs and fees and they actually think that I am pulling their leg! My ILL buddy who has pope and young deer all around him only pays about $40 to hunt both bow and shotgun!

I could give a rat's a$$ about shooting a doe a day or whatever the heck we can do. Quality over quantity is always better in the end.

Bob

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What you need to do is attend Federation meetings where you can talk directly with members of the Fish and Game Council. Also write letters to the Director of Fish and Wildlife. They seldom spend time on these forums so they won't hear your complaints unless you talk to them.

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I agree,In zone 6 I hunt from oct 2-29 then pay more to hunt oct 30-nov 27 and my bow seasons done till jan for winter bow. Then you get zones that bow hunt till dec 24..I love zone 6 for the antler restrictions,I do see a difference now compared to 4 years ago,Just wish they would give us bowhunters more time.

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Man you guys have horrible seasons compared to mine. I get to hunt from Oct. 1st to Jan. 31. I know I won't get all my deer. In MS, I can shoot 8 deer with my bow, all for $33! I bought the sportsman's license. 3 bucks, 3 does, ( I only bowhunt, so I get all 8)and an additional 2 does with archery, small game, duck (extra $11 duck stamp), birds, and 3 turkey. What am I doing in this forum though? I must be lost!;)

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NJ does suck as far as prices go!!! I moved out to NJ last year and could no believe all of the damn fees

For $75 bucks in NY as a resident I was able to get;
Big Game
Small Game
Bowhunting
Muzzleloader
Turkey and fishing....plus 2 doe permits

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I will be hunting zone 6 for the first time this year. Will you be on public or private land? I am going to try the Rockaway River WMA... and hopefully (if the morris county parks) lottery selects me... Malhone-Dickerson.

Know anything about the Rockaway River WMA? Lots of guys? I will be in there fall bow, permit bow, and 6 day firearm.

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your only allowed one doe and one buck in my zone so i cant see what the difference in adding extra days to my zone 21. its all about getting out and hunting. 24 days is a crime! way too short.funny thing is during the 6 day firearm you can take 2 bucks?. what do the fish and game council do to pick the season dates . throw darts at a calander? again i say- to heck with the quantity.

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Again I say attend Federation meetings and talk to the people who set the seasons. Complaining here does no good.

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Non lottery permits go on sale 9/11. I am going to pick up my zone 6 bow permit at the Walmart in the ITC.

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jbc, I've done the things you suggest for years. Do you honestly think the Council would be suprised to hear that bowhunters don't like the fact that the bow season was divided into two segments, and you have to pay twice? Maybe we could poll the PA hunters and ask what they would think about dividing their season in two, and charging double? ;)
I don't think they'd be too shocked to hear guys are a bit upset they have to play the EAB game, while shotgun season allows two bucks, either.
Maybe I'm going out on a limb here, but I have to think the Council is already aware of these feelings, but make their decisions anyway. Guys finding common ground and discussing what they don't like about the seasons is not a waste of time, it's a good chance to learn something

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I hunt zone 8
Fall bow 42 days
Permit Bow 50 days
Winter Bow 43 days..... no complaints here.

But how soon we forget. It was only a few years ago that there wasn't any Sept. season. They implemented it and called it Early Bow season as a bonus to us archers. Now they call it Fall Bow and Permit Bow. It's just a name. I for one don't care as long as I can hunt.:)

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I hunt zone 4:

Fall Bow: 24 days
Permit Bow: 25 days
Permit Muzzleloader: 13 days
Six-Day Shotgun: 6 days
Permit Shotgun: 1 day
Winter Bow: 26 days

So as you can see, the zone I hunt has alot fewer days then most other zones, and on top of that zone 4 hunters can't harvest unlimited antlerless deer, but I hunt this zone cause its my choice. If you don't like to pay the extra money, then thats your choice, don't hunt in NJ, or pick what season you want to hunt. For the money you pay, your allow alot of deer, where by I pay just as much as you and I can only harvest a total of 11 deer for the entire season......Choice is yours!!!!!

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6pt,

If they don't hear the complaints they can't respond. Period.

In NJ we are VERY fortunate to have a F&G Council. Most states have to go through the legislature for everything. Take advantage of the system we have.