From the N.J. Fish & Wildlife Digest, A Summary of Rules and Management Information
Vol. 20 No.1                                                                                                    August 2011

Disabled Veteran's Licenses & Permits

For the purposes of this program, the legislation defines Disabled Veterans as:"...any resident of New Jersey who has been honorably  discharged or released under honorable circumstances from active service in any branch of the Armed Forces of the United States  and who has been declared by the United States Department of Veteran Affairs, or its successor, to have a service-connected disability of any degree..."

Disabled Veterans are entitled to one free permit for the Permit Bow Season, and one free firearm permit (your choice), for either the Permit Shotgun or the Permit Muzzleloader Seasons.

New applicant disabled veterans may obtain their hunting and fishing licenses and stamps at Fish and Wildlife's Trenton office, as well as selected field offices. For questions call (609) 292-2965.
Applications for NJ resident disabled veterans available in .pdf format on the NJ Div. FGW site:http://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/pdf/disvetli.pdf


These may be brought to a field office listed below:
  • NJ Division of Fish & Wildlife, 501 East State Street, 3rd floor, Trenton, NJ 08625-0400 Attention: Verna Gengler. (609)292-2965.(This is the only office that accepts mailed requests.)
  • 26 Route 173 West, Hampton. (908) 735-7040.
  • 386 Robbinsville-Clarksburg Road, Robbinsville (609) 259-2132.
  • Pequest Trout Hatchery, 605 Pequest Road, Oxford. (908) 637-4125.
  • Nacote Creek, Rt. 9, mile marker 51, Port Republic. (609) 748-2020.
  • 220 Blue Anchor Road, Sicklerville. (856) 629-0555.

    • Disabled Veteran Applicants:

    1. Documentation of current benefits for a service- connected disability and proof of honorable discharge (such as a copy of your DD-214, VA card or monthly check stub) must be presented to obtain a free disabled veteran license.

    2. Applicant must provide a hunter education course (archery, shotgun or rifle) certificate applicable to the license for which he or she is applying or previously issued resident archery or firearm license or rifle permit. Resident licenses from other states issued to hunters prior to establishing residency in New Jersey will be accepted if the license indicates the sporting arm for with it was valid. Non-resident licenses from other states are not acceptable.

    3. To obtain the free disabled veteran deer permits one must first have a disabled veteran hunting license.

    4. Fish and Wildlife is restructuring the disabled veteran deer permit application process; however, at press time of the digest, the new application process was not finalized. All disabled veterans already on Fish and Wildlife's database should have received a letter in early August 2011 detailing the disabled veteran deer permit issuing process. This information will also be posted on Fish and Wildlife's website: www.njfishandwildlife.com