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NEW JERSEY PHEASANT and QUAIL HUNTER SURVEY


Dear Pheasant and Quail Hunter:

This is Internet version of the Pheasant and Quail Hunter Questionnaire. It is one of several questionnaires administered to New Jersey hunters by the Division of Fish & Wildlife. This survey contains questions about your stocked pheasant and stocked quail hunting activities on New Jersey Wildlife Management Areas and your opinions concerning the program. As with all surveys, the information you provide is confidential. (See the "Privacy Notice" for state policy on submitted information).

The information we receive in this survey will be used in evaluating, planning and improving the pheasant and quail hunting program on Wildlife Management Areas. Your reply is important to us as well as to the future of the program.

Thank you for completing and submitting this questionnaire.

Sincerely,
Larry Herrighty, Chief
Bureau of Wildlife Management

HOW TO COMPLETE THIS SURVEY
NOTE: If you have completed a print version of the questionnaire please do not submit this Internet version.
1. Please answer all applicable questions.
2. Estimate the number of days hunted or game killed if you don't recall the exact number.
3. After completing the questionnaire, please click the "Submit" button.

Hunter Survey Pheasant and Quail Program on Wildlife Management Areas

1. How many years in total have you hunted on Wildlife Management Areas for stocked pheasants and/or quail?

2. How many days did you hunt for stocked pheasants or quail on Wildlife Management Areas last season?

3. Which wildlife Management Area do you hunt for stocked pheasants or quail most frequently?

4. Do you hunt more than one Wildlife Management Area for stocked pheasants or quail?
Yes No

5. How many different Wildlife Management Areas do you hunt for stocked pheasants or quail?

6. Do you hunt with others when you hunt for stocked pheasants or quail on Wildlife Management Areas?
Yes No

7. How many other people do you generally hunt with when you hunt for stocked pheasants or quail on Wildlife Management Areas?

8. Do you hunt with a dog when you hunt for stocked pheasants or quail on Wildlife Management Areas?
Yes No

9. What do you hunt for? (Check all that apply) Deer Duck/Goose Turkey

10. When do you hunt pheasants or quail on Wildlife Management Areas?

11. Do you also hunt private land? Yes No

12. How many pheasants did you personally bag last season on Wildlife Management Areas?

13. Number from most important (1) to least important (5) the following factors as they influence your level of enjoyment of the pheasant and quail program on Wildlife Management Areas:
1= Most important 5= Least important
Nearness to where I live
Number of pheasants stocked
I like the cover
I have been hunting there a long time and know the area
Other

14. Do you hunt for other species of game on the WMAs you hunt for stocked pheasants or quail?
Yes No

15. If birds were stocked more often on the Wildlife Management Area would you hunt more often?
Yes No

16. Would you hunt on Sunday if it was made legal to hunt Sundays on WMAs for pheasants and quail?
Yes No

17. Is the parking on the WMA you hunt most often for pheasants or quail adequate?
Yes No

18. Are the WMAs you hunt for pheasants or quail too crowded?
Yes No

19. Do we stock:

To obtain your opinion of the current program and proposed changes please respond to the following statements:

20. I would like to see more WMAs stocked with fewer birds per stocking if it meant smaller crowds and that WMAs that are not currently stocked would be put on the stocking list:
Strongly agree
Agree
No opinion
Disagree
Strongly disagree

21. I would like to see fewer Wildlife Management Areas stocked but stocked with more birds:
Strongly agree
Agree
No opinion
Disagree
Strongly disagree

22. The Wildlife Management areas stocked with pheasants and quail are too crowded:
Strongly agree
Agree
No opinion
Disagree
Strongly disagree

23. If there were no stocked pheasant and quail program on Wildlife Management Areas I would no longer hunt in New Jersey:
Strongly agree
Agree
No opinion
Disagree
Strongly disagree

24. Is the Pheasant and Quail Stamp too expensive? Yes No

25. What do you like MOST about the stocked pheasant and quail program on WMAs?

26. What do you like LEAST about the stocked pheasant and quail program on WMAs?

27. What single CHANGE would you make in the program if you could?

28. Do you belong to a hunting club in New Jersey? Yes No

29. What is your age?

30. Your COUNTY of residence:

31. Your sex: Male Female

32. How much money did you spend hunting pheasants and quail on Wildlife Management Areas during the 2000-01 season?

Thank you for taking the time to help us improve the Pheasant and Quail Hunting Program.


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