Permits are going fast

[Buck154]

10 minutes ago, Foggy Mountain said:

I remember not too long ago waiting on line at some of the offices to get permits. Guys would camp out on the sidewalk in front in sleeping bags. At start time you hoped no one was gonna take the last permit you wanted. It was almost social beforehand 

Yeah I remember that. Cold/rain it didn't matter if you wanted a permit. 

[Bucksnbows]

Only about 500 left for any weeks in my zone  

I'll pick up two today, but I can buy they any time for my zone....never got denied in the lottery and stopped using the lottery because the zone never sells out.

[Bucndoe]

I have never hunted a zone in NJ that sells out.  It sucks with the amount of birds in this state. I understand the management theory but I believe the state would make more money and have the same harvest numbers without a number restriction on permits. Many hunters either don't harvest a bird or their plans change and they don't go or hunt a different zone altogether 

Edited April 1, 2019 by Bucndoe

[vdep217]

1 minute ago, Bucndoe said:

I have never hunted a zone in NJ that sells out.  I understand the management theory but I believe the state would make more money and have the same harvest numbers without a number restriction on permits. Many hunters either don't harvest a bird or their plans change and they don't go or hunt a different zone altogether 

The permit system also has to do with safety and quality of hunt.  We dont have the huntable land for a free for all.  Immagine if every one hunted opening morning in a given zone it would look like the pheasant opener..

[mazzgolf]

25 minutes ago, Foggy Mountain said:

I remember not too long ago waiting on line at some of the offices to get permits. .... At start time you hoped no one was gonna take the last permit you wanted. 

About 4 years ago, a friend of mine did that. I was buying mine online but for some reason he thought he could go to a store and be able to get one. (these were for zone 21). I got mine right at 10am online, while he was still in the physical line at the store. I was texting him real time as I was watching the online permit counter go down - "Dude, there's only 20 left - where are you in the line?".... "only 10 left.. hurry up... I hope you are at the front of  the line...." "all sold out... hope you got one".

He never got one  Sold out in like 5 minutes - by the time he got to the front of the line, they were gone.

[Bonefreak]

14 A thru E for me....

and a 12 D just to keep em guessin!!

Good luck fellas!!

[Lphunsjr]

11A and 11 C. First year for me

[Lunatic]

So what if period F????

[Buck154]

Just now, Lunatic said:

So what if period F????

That's what you are if you wanted one in the red 

[Lunatic]

15 minutes ago, Buck154 said:

That's what you are if you wanted one in the red 

ok, haha,  but seriously F with 1000 available??

[chenrossi]

4 minutes ago, Lunatic said:

ok, haha,  but seriously F with 1000 available??

Fall OTC....

[mazzgolf]

Those are farmer permits.

(fall permits are "N")

see: https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/farmer.htm#turkperms

Edited April 1, 2019 by mazzgolf

[230jhp]

I picked up a 2A and 6B today around noon

[BHC]

I will keep a look out daily for the zone I hunt, it never sells out, but if it get close I will buy ASAP

[Codaboy]

The permit system also has to do with safety and quality of hunt.  We dont have the huntable land for a free for all.  Immagine if every one hunted opening morning in a given zone it would look like the pheasant opener..

To bad it s not a free for all. Less guys standing next to me while im catching big bass

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