The NJ early archery whitetail season opened last Saturday in select deer management zones (DMZs) statewide and closes half an hour after sunset Friday, September 30.
Although opened since last October, the predator hunting season, when red and grey fox, and coyotes are legal quarry, really comes into its own during special permit season that got underway January 1 and continues through March 15.
The Division of Fish & Wildlife will be accepting spring turkey hunting applications through February 22, and award notifications are slated to start Monday, February 28.
Hunting when there is snow cover unveils a new experience vis-a-vis the dramatically increased visibility save for those impenetrable bull briar curtains.
The NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife will resume its ringneck pheasant and bobwhite quail stocking schedule starting this Saturday after a two-week break for the six-day firearm and the antlerless deer seasons.