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For all seasons except Six-day Firearm, properly licensed hunters are limited to taking one antlered buck per season, regardless of the number of antlerless, zone-specific permits purchased, when applicable.
Bowhunters may take two antlered deer legally on a bow or all-around license, one antlered deer each during the Fall Bow and Winter Bow seasons. Hunters who want to pursue and harvest an antlered deer during the Permit Bow Season must purchase an Antlered Buck Bow Permit valid only when used in conjunction with the zone-specific antlerless Bow Permit. For permit purchasing deadline, see Deer Season Permits.
Bowhunters may now take antlered deer with their bow during the Six-day Firearm season, provided that they have a current and valid firearm license in addition to an archer license, or have an all-around sportsman license. Bowhunters who bag an antlered deer during the Six-day Firearm season with their bow must use the transportation tag for the Six-day season form their firearm or all-around license only.
Firearm hunters legally may take two antlered bucks during the Six-Day Firearm Season on a firearm or all-around license.
Hunters will receive a supplemental tag upon checking in their first Six-day Firearm Season buck, allowing the pursuit and harvest of a second buck. Hunters who want to harvest antlered deer during the Permit Shotgun or Permit Muzzleloader seasons must purchase and Antlered Buck Shotgun or Antlered Buck Muzzleloader Permit, valid only when used in conjunction with the zone-specific antlerless Shotgun or Muzzleloader Permit. If hunters who take a second antlered deer during the Six-day Firearm Season, their Shotgun Permit Season bag limit is then restricted to antlerless deer only. For permit purchasing deadline, see Deer Season Permits.
Remember: although two antlered bucks may be taken during the Six-Day Firearm Season, when that occurs, the antlered buck bag limit for Permit Shotgun Season is then zero. Hunters may chose: take either two antlered bucks during Six-Day Firearm Season, or one antlered buck during Six-Day Firearm Season and one antlered buck during Permit Shotgun Season (while possessing an Antlered Buck Permit).
The antlerless bag limit for these permit seasons will be one, two or unlimited depending on the zone and season. See Deer Regulation Sets in the NJ Fish and Wildlife website.
NOTE: Only one deer at a time may be taken during any permit season even if you possess both an antlered and antlerless permit, except in those zones in Regulation Sets 6 and 8 where two deer at a time may be harvestedduring the Permit Shotgun and Permit Muzzleloader Seasons.
Two deer may be taken at a time in Zones 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 25, 36, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48, 49, 50, 51, 54, 56, 57, 58, 64, 66 and 68 during the Permit Muzzleloader and Permit Shotgun Seasons, respectively (in those zones open for those seasons), until the season concludes. See Deer Regulation Sets in the NJ Fish and Wildlife website.
Additional antlerless deer may be taken under the Deer Management Assistance Program (DMAP). For More Information See Farmers Hunting Information.
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"Youth Hunter" status applies to the possessor of a valid Youth Hunting License (or the immediate member of a qualified occupant farmer who is at least 10 years of ate) and continues until December 31 of the year in which he or she turns 16 years of age. The Youth BOW Deer Hunt Day is Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010. The Youth FIREARM Deer Hunt Day is Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010. The bag limit for youth hunters on this day shall be ONE deer of either sex. Antler Point Restrictions do not apply to deer taken on this day by youth hunters. The youth hunter must be under the direct supervision a person who is at least 21 years old and has a valid firearm license. for purposes of this section, direct supervision is defined as both the youth hunter and parent/guardian set up together at the same location, hunting as a unit and not hunting independently of each other. The adult CANNOT hunt or possess a firearm. See the NJFW Hunting digest for additional details.
See Also: Complimentary Youth Hunter Deer Transport Tags
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