Just wanted to wish all those heading out this morning for nj shotgun deer season good luck and hope you fill your tag and your freezer

Nice, I haven't hunted for several years, but for many years this was my favorite day of the year.

Little sloppy out there, but it looks like a great day for deer hunting...

As the OP said....GOOD LUCK!

Nothing is moving! And you can't walk without making a racket!

 

Not a good day!

I'm betting a poor turnout today due to the inclement weather and other variables. There was less than 6,500 bear permits issued as of Friday. That's a low number. "6-day" is not what it used to be.

I'm betting a poor turnout today due to the inclement weather and other variables. There was less than 6,500 bear permits issued as of Friday. That's a low number. "6-day" is not what it used to be.

 

With all the other seasons available on permit I hardly hunt 6-day.

There all around me but not in range.

There all around me but not in range.

And too dark to shoot!

My Numbers might be off....but i think i read that 7k permits were issued for Bear season last year.  Less than 300 harvested?  With all the recent bear sightings, is the state simply not allowing hunting where the bears actually are?

The bear hide next to the houses and garbage cans until after 6 day.

My Numbers might be off....but i think i read that 7k permits were issued for Bear season last year.  Less than 300 harvested?  With all the recent bear sightings, is the state simply not allowing hunting where the bears actually are?

 

I think it was 6,700 permits last year, and 6,445 permits issued as of last Friday night. Hunter turnout has been light, and the weather hasn't helped either. (9,200 bear permits were issued in 2001.)

 

http://www.nj.gov/dep/fgw/bearseas12_harvest.htm

How did we go from DEER to BEAR ?

Sorry, I got caught up in the hype. All the media has talked about is "bear." Then again, 6-day used to be the traditional firearm season, but it has lost its luster since deer seasons have expanded, where bow opens as early as September, followed by permit bow, followed by permit muzzleloader, then 6-day firearm, followed by the continuation of permit muzzleloader, then permit shotgun, then winter bow, and winter permit shotgun depending on regulation set #. Depending on zone, deer hunting extends to Feb. 15th. Dizzying.