Tom P.

The six-day firearm buck season draws to a close Friday, and so far it’s been a pretty good season from what we can see visiting various parts of the Garden State.

The hunt will extend through half an hour after sunset Saturday, December 10. In the event that the management goal of 20% tagged bruins is not met, there will be an additional three days of hunting, Wednesday, December 14 through Saturday, December 17.

The cold snap has jump-started what will be the final push of striped bass down the Garden State coast.

Overall, 4460 rainbows will be liberated in 18 waterways in 11 counties ranging from Sussex County to Cape May County.

Several inlet jetties that are providing exemplary dropping for tog include Absecon, Barnegat, Longport, and Townsends.

The eagerly anticipated ringneck pheasant and bobwhite quail seasons commence Saturday, November 12th at 8 am.

Okay, so we have some bad weather and subsequent gnarly conditions this weekend, but it should serve to move more striped bass down the coast.

Sea Bass season in New Jersey runs from November 1st to December 31st.

The buck tag is an additional $28 to the standard $28 antlerless permit. Only one buck can be taken no matter the number of permits purchased.

It’s seven days in duration and includes two Saturdays, October 29 and November 5. Seven days to bag a turkey based on the number of permits purchased.