For more information contact:
Bob Eriksen at 908-735-8793

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish, Game and Wildlife reminds hunters that all harvested wild turkeys must be taken to an official checking station by 3 p.m. on the day of harvest. The Division maintains more than 60 turkey check stations throughout the state to collect valuable information on the wild turkey harvest in New Jersey.

Following is a list of turkey check station additions. A full list may be found in the 1998 NJ Wild Turkey Hunting Permit Application and Season Information Supplement available at hunting license agents and Division offices statewide.

• Delaware Bay Trading Post, 801 Bayshore Road, Villas, Cape May County
• Blackwater Sports Center, 2228 North Delsea Drive, Vineland, Cumberland County
• Van Meter Archery, 597-5 Shiloh Pike, Bridgeton, Cumberland County
• A&M Meats, Wolfort Station Road, Mullica Hill, Gloucester County
• River Run Taxidermy Studio, 99 West Mill Road, Long Valley, Morris County
• County Line Sport Shop, 10 Route 46, Hackettstown, Morris County
• The Great Outdoors (formerly Degnaro's Outdoors), 1846 Route 23 North, West Milford, Passaic County
• Outdoor Experience, 22 Green Street, Sharptown, Piles Grove, Salem County
• Sig Borstad Archery and Hunting Supply, 7 Old Rudetown Road, McAfee, Sussex County

The 1998 Spring Gobbler Season in New Jersey began Monday, April 20 and will continue for five weeks. The outlook for the season is excellent with biologists predicting a harvest comparable to the 2,034 gobblers taken last spring.