Where can we shoot our .22's???

[keithco88 3]

I've seen some pics of pretty awesome .22's on this forum...but is there a cool place we can shoot these things?

 

I posted a thread in the "events" section that wasn't getting much traction so I thought I'd try here. I've got a 10/22 that I'd like to make a project gun, but only if I can shoot it at something more than paper targets at a whopping 25 yards. Where do you guys go plinking in NJ? Are there any options besides joining a club?

 

I'd love to go all hickok45 and just unload on some soda bottles & shoot some steel out to 100 yards (or more!) but for the life of me can't find anything like that besides some cowboy action and skeet spots...and I don't have a lever nor a shotgun. So am I (and we) totally SOL on this angle in the great state of NJ?

[Tactical Turtle 11]

Wma if you have a hunting license, my buddy takes me to Colliers a lot its 100 yards

[jaybirdtke 13]

Cherry Ridge has a range just for .22's with steel targets. http://www.anjrpc.org/

[JerseyMike24 2]

Clinton WMA 100 yard range. I take my .22's there all the time.

[dajonga 397]

You need a hunting license for the WMAs. .22 rifle, muzzleloader and shotgun only. My favorite place to shoot is the WMA at Stafford Forge, Ocean Co.

 

Clinton WMA has benches and a roof. Located just off 22/78. Very nice place.

[rtquig 45]

I go to Stafford Forge WMA also. The last time I went it was mobbed, I think the weekend of Christmas. Normally it is nice and quiet. Just get a hunting license and make sure you bring it with you to the WMA you visit.

[keithco88 3]

Do all parties needed a hunting licensee our can I get one and bring my dad and brother without a problem. Does it matter if they are nj residents or not?

 

Thanks for the help...will check out the WMAs

[JerseyMike24 2]

Do all parties needed a hunting licensee our can I get one and bring my dad and brother without a problem. Does it matter if they are nj residents or not?

 

Thanks for the help...will check out the WMAs

 

I believe at least one person from your party needs to be a licensed hunter in NJ

[RiverRat70 0]

just one person in the party needs the licence

[this_is_nascar 162]

How difficult is it to get a NJ hunting license?

[djg0770 481]

How difficult is it to get a NJ hunting license?

 

Not hard. You watch a video at home and fill out a workbook then you sign up for a field course and written test. Archery is the most difficult and if you have good equipment it's not hard... Rifle, muzzle loader and shotgun are a piece of cake.

[keithco88 3]

Not hard. You watch a video at home and fill out a workbook then you sign up for a field course and written test. Archery is the most difficult and if you have good equipment it's not hard... Rifle, muzzle loader and shotgun are a piece of cake.

 

So do i need my own shotgun, muzzle loader and archery equipment to get a hunting license?

[this_is_nascar 162]

So do i need my own shotgun, muzzle loader and archery equipment to get a hunting license?

 

 

That's was I was getting ready to asked to. As far as long-guns, I have a .22 and a shotgun. I'm assuming I can use one or both of those?

[dajonga 397]

No, you do not need your own gun. If you have one, you can bring it.

Watch the video at home, fill out the practice book, attend a hunter education class (I went to Ft. Dix), shoot 3 rounds they supply out of a shotgun they supply (to prove you can safely handle a gun) and take a written, mutiple guess test.

It was very easy.

The class was mobbed, but it only took a couple hours. They give you a paper that you use to buy your hunting license at a store. Renew every year.

Shoot shotgun, muzzleloader and .22 rifle free at a WMA, 7 days a week, dusk to dawn.

[this_is_nascar 162]

Where would one start? Is there a link to get us started? Thanks for the help.

[RedBowTies88 41]

google NJ hunter education.

 

 

I just signed up for rifle and shotgun on 3/17 at the millville location.

 

quick question and sorry for the OT, but for the live fire for rifle and shotgun go you need to have a muzzleloading rifle or will any do? and does it matter that my shotgun no longer has the hunting plug (I know i need it it for hunting)?

[this_is_nascar 162]

This looks like a good place to start.

 

http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/hunted.htm