Get 2006 Nj Turkey Season Information And Permit Application - State Nj

A first-time hunting license purchase must be done in-person at a license agent. Be sure to bring a Hunter Education Course Completion Card, or a prior resident hunting license from another state. All subsequent licenses can be purchased either online or at a license agent.

Shot shooters have a better chance at a lethal head shot than do bowhunters because shotgun pellets spread into a relatively wide pattern, and it takes just a handful of pellets hitting the right places to kill a bird. Beyond 40 yards, shotgun pellets to the body won't penetrate the heavy turkey feathers.

Sunday bowhunting for deer is legal only on state wildlife management areas and private property. Persons are allowed to hunt raccoon or opossum on Sunday mornings only between the hours of 12:01 a.m. and one hour before sunrise during the prescribed season.

Practice often: Precision and accuracy are key to hunting turkeys with a bow. Turkeys have very small kill zones regardless of whether you aim for the head or the vital organs in their body. If you will be hunting from a treestand, practice shooting from a stand or from other positions you may encounter in the field.

(f) Method: The taking of one male wild turkey in the spring gobbler season with firearm or bow and arrow or one wild turkey of either sex during the fall turkey season per special turkey permit with firearm, bow and arrow or falconry is permitted in any designated turkey hunting areas by holders of a special wild ...

In New Jersey, stalking of wild turkeys is illegal, both for ethical reasons and for personal safety. The 2018 fall turkey season will consist of one seven day hunting segment, N, (excluding Sunday) from Saturday, Oct. 27 through Saturday, Nov. 3, 2018.

Turkey Permits. A valid NJ hunting license and turkey permit is required to hunt turkey. Both are available online at NJFishandWildlife.com/licensesalessite.htm or at license agents.

Turkey Hunting Firearms, Bows and Ammunition Legal for Turkey Hunting Weapon TypeGauge, Caliber or Draw WeightProjectile(s) Shotgun: single or double barrel Not smaller than 20 gauge and not larger than 10 gauge, capable of holding no more than three shells No shot larger than #4 fine shot or smaller than #7 1/2 fine shot1 more row