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PDF Segments of the 2018-19 New Jersey Hunting and Trapping Digest

 

This page and linked documents are provided for archival, research and informational purposes only.
For current regulations go to www.njfishandwildlife.com/dighnt.htm.

2018-19 Hunting and Trapping Digest Cover The 2018-19 Hunting and Trapping Digest is available on the Division's website in PDF format only; an interactive version was on the the publisher's website.

Print versions were available at Division offices and at license agents. Out-of-state residents only could request a print copy by e-mailing the Division.

Past issues of the Hunting and Trapping Digest are linked below.

Complete 2018-19 Hunting and Trapping Digest (pdf, 11.3mb)

DIGEST SEGMENTS

Cover - Page 7 Contains: Table of Contents; License Fee Information; Councils; Mission and Goals; Director's Message; About this Guide;and advertisements. (pdf, 1.6mb)

Pages 8 - 17 Contains: licenses, Permits and Stamps Information; Disabled Vet License Information; Checking Lottery Applications; Interstate Wildlife Compact; Welcome Apprentice Hunters!; and advertisements. (pdf, 2.3mb)

Pages 18 - 23 Contains: Deer Season Permits Information; Antlered Buck Permit Deadlines; Permit and License Agents; Hunter/Trapper Surveys; E-mail Lists; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.1mb)

Pages 24 - 31 Contains: Youth Hunts Information; General Hunting Regulations; Safety Tips for Crossbow Shooting Success; Edible Portions Guide; Farmer Hunting and Permit Information; Deer Harvest Report Cards; and advertisements. (pdf, 590kb)

Pages 32 - 37, 41, and 44 - 49 (except 38 - 43 below) Contains: Deer Hunting Regulations; Feral Hog Information; Firearms, Bows and Ammunition Legal for Deer Hunting; General Seasons vs. Permit Seasons; 2017-18 Deer Harvest Summary; Be Sure of Your Target and Beyond (Violation Information); Law Office and Regulation Information; Special Areas Deer Hunting Season Information; Hunters Helping the Hungry; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.2mb)

Pages 38 - 43 (except 41) Contains: Deer Season Regulations Sets; and Deer Management Zone/Regulation Sets Map with Regulation Set Reference Chart (Zone:Reg Set). (pdf, 240kb)

Pages 50 - 69 Contains: Bear Hunting Regulations*; Bear Bowhunting Strategies; 2017 Bear Harvest Summary; How Far Can Your Firearm Shoot; NJ WILD Outdoor Expo; Small Game Regulations and Seasons Summary Table; Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 Turkey Seasons; Youth Turkey Hunt; Turkey Check Stations; Public Turkey Hunting Land; Trapping Regulations; Be a Conservation-Minded Trapper (Bobcat); Migratory Bird Regulations; What Do I Need to Hunt Migratory Birds?; Report Banded Birds; Youth Waterfowl Days; Free Waterfowlers Clinic; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.8mb)
* NOTE: Following Governor Phil Murphy's Executive Order No. 34 (pdf), DEP Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe has issued Administrative Order No. 2018-24 closing all DEP owned, managed or otherwise controlled lands to bear hunting during the October and December 2018 season segments. The closure includes, but is not limited to, the following: state forests, parks, recreation areas and natural areas; and wildlife management areas.
Administrative Order 2018-24 (pdf, 160kb)

Pages 70 - 83 Contains: WMA Regulations; WMA Ranges; Landowner-Hunter/Trapper Agreement (HUNT SMART) Card; Garden State Deer Classic; Outstanding Deer Program; Chronic Wasting Disease Information; State Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs; Hunters: Recruiting the Next Generation; Are You a Locavore?; Wildlife Restoration Program; The Call of the Wild; Governor's Surf Fishing Tournament; Become a Hunter Education Instructor; Operation Game Thief; Sunrise/Sunset Table; Public Deer Hunting Land; Maps Available; Safety Zone Information; Hunting Opportunities on National Wildlife Refuges; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.4mb)

Pages 84 - 90 Contains: Hunter's Showplace Advertising Section; Telephone Directory; and advertisements. (pdf, 2.0mb)

Digest Advertising
The Division of Fish and Wildlife incorporates advertising in each issue of the New Jersey Fish and Wildlife Digest to defray publishing and printing costs. This responsible use of funding permits the Division to expand communication and outreach efforts with the sportsmen and women who enjoy our wildlife resources.

To advertise in upcoming issues of the Digest (freshwater fishing, marine or hunting), click on the link to our publisher, J. F. Griffin Media, https://jfgriffin.com/ or call 413-884-1001.

Past Hunting Issues of the Fish and Wildlife Digest
Past issues are provided for archival, research and informational purposes only.

2017 Hunting and Trapping DIGEST
2016 Hunting and Trapping DIGEST
2015 Hunting and Trapping DIGEST
2014 Hunting and Trapping DIGEST
2013 Hunting and Trapping DIGEST
2012 Hunting and Trapping DIGEST
2011 Hunting and Trapping DIGEST
2010 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2009 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2008 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2007 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2006 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2005 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2004 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2003 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2002 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST
2001 Hunting Issue of the Fish and Wildlife DIGEST

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Last Updated: August 7, 2019