where are all the OTC permits??

[mazzgolf]

This can't be right, can it? This seems wrong. There will be *NO* available OTC permits for weeks A, B, or C anywhere in the state come Monday morning???

https://nj.aspirafocus.com/internetsales/Home/AvailablePermits

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Turkey Zone 1 Hunting Period D 234
Turkey Zone 1 Hunting Period E 208
Turkey Zone 1 Hunting Period Y 240
Turkey Zone 2 Hunting Period D 307
Turkey Zone 2 Hunting Period E 271
Turkey Zone 2 Hunting Period Y 315
Turkey Zone 3 Hunting Period D 114
Turkey Zone 3 Hunting Period E 100
Turkey Zone 3 Hunting Period Y 115
Turkey Zone 4 Hunting Period D 232
Turkey Zone 4 Hunting Period E 139
Turkey Zone 4 Hunting Period Y 240
Turkey Zone 5 Hunting Period D 315
Turkey Zone 5 Hunting Period E 273
Turkey Zone 5 Hunting Period Y 325
Turkey Zone 6 Hunting Period D 497
Turkey Zone 6 Hunting Period E 472
Turkey Zone 6 Hunting Period Y 500
Turkey Zone 7 Hunting Period D 493
Turkey Zone 7 Hunting Period E 480
Turkey Zone 7 Hunting Period Y 500
Turkey Zone 8 Hunting Period D 295
Turkey Zone 8 Hunting Period E 141
Turkey Zone 8 Hunting Period Y 325
Turkey Zone 9 Hunting Period D 167
Turkey Zone 9 Hunting Period E 22
Turkey Zone 9 Hunting Period Y 220
Turkey Zone 10 Hunting Period D 154
Turkey Zone 10 Hunting Period E 124
Turkey Zone 10 Hunting Period Y 160
Turkey Zone 11 Hunting Period D 257
Turkey Zone 11 Hunting Period E 75
Turkey Zone 11 Hunting Period Y 300
Turkey Zone 12 Hunting Period D 52
Turkey Zone 12 Hunting Period E 16
Turkey Zone 12 Hunting Period Y 175
Turkey Zone 14 Hunting Period D 168
Turkey Zone 14 Hunting Period E 51
Turkey Zone 14 Hunting Period Y 449
Turkey Zone 15 Hunting Period D 43
Turkey Zone 15 Hunting Period E 15
Turkey Zone 15 Hunting Period Y 100
Turkey Zone 16 Hunting Period D 38
Turkey Zone 16 Hunting Period E 21
Turkey Zone 16 Hunting Period Y 160
Turkey Zone 20 Hunting Period D 497
Turkey Zone 20 Hunting Period E 74
Turkey Zone 20 Hunting Period Y 750
Turkey Zone 21 Hunting Period D 163
Turkey Zone 21 Hunting Period E 35
Turkey Zone 21 Hunting Period Y 380
Turkey Zone 22 Hunting Period D 18
Turkey Zone 22 Hunting Period E 25
Turkey Zone 22 Hunting Period Y 200
 

 

Edited March 24, 2022 by mazzgolf

[hunterbob1]

 It's not 10:00 yet then you'll be able to spend as much money as you want in whatever zone you want whatever period you want. Except maybe 14

Edited March 24, 2022 by hunterbob1

[Fred Flintstone]

  I think it is wrong. Up in Zones 5 +6- the number of Turkeys are Low to moderate.  Not a place the " Hunting Public" would rush to. 

 I never engage in the Lottery and so far,I have gotten my OTC Permits no problem. 

[archer36]

The Digest says you have until midnight 3/23 to claim permits from lottery.

Leftover permits are available starting 3/28.

Maybe they are still sorting things out.

Maybe wait till 3/28. 

[mazzgolf]

The reason why I look at this ahead of time is because I want to know how fast I have to type come Monday I need to know which permits are available for me to buy - some of these sell so quick (some sell out within 5 minutes) I need to be prepared

[hunterbob1]

4 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

The reason why I look at this ahead of time is because I want to know how fast I have to type come Monday I need to know which permits are available for me to buy - some of these sell so quick (some sell out within 5 minutes) I need to be prepared

That's the problem with society today adults kids New Jersey I got to be first.

[Bucndoe]

OTC sales aren't until the 28th. Permits can be claimed until 11:59 PM today. They won't know how many are available until the claim period is over

Edited March 24, 2022 by Bucndoe

[Fred Flintstone]

9 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

The reason why I look at this ahead of time is because I want to know how fast I have to type come Monday I need to know which permits are available for me to buy - some of these sell so quick (some sell out within 5 minutes) I need to be prepared

I still like to go in person and end up in the middle of the line usually.  I think things will probably  get tougher for guys who show up in person as many are now at their computer . Hoping,I get a few Permits come next week.

[mazzgolf]

1 minute ago, Bucndoe said:

OTC sales aren't until the 28th. Permits can be claimed until 11:59 PM today

No. Lottery permits had to be claimed last night by 11:59pm... page 50 of the digest:

 

They always publish the counts for the leftover permits for OTC sales before they go on sale the following Monday. But I guess the computer spit out some wrong numbers.

[mazzgolf]

1 minute ago, Fred Flintstone said:

I still like to go in person and end up in the middle of the line usually.  I think things will probably  get tougher for guys who show up in person as many are now at their computer

I can remember the second or third year I started turkey hunting. I was (supposed to) hunt with a friend. I was buying mine online. I got mine right at 10:01am. He, for some reason, wanted to go in person to a local shop. So he's standing in line, and I'm texting him when 10am hit, "Dude, there are only a few permits left - where are you in line?".... a couple minutes later (literally, I don't think it was 5 minutes that passed by), as I watched the count go down to 0, I text him, "All gone. Did you get one?".... He was next in line, never got a chance to buy one - they sold out before he even got to the counter.

[Bucndoe]

15 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

No. Lottery permits had to be claimed last night by 11:59pm... page 50 of the digest:

 

They always publish the counts for the leftover permits for OTC sales before they go on sale the following Monday. But I guess the computer spit out some wrong numbers.

I lost track of the days. I thought today was Wednesday. Retired life

[hunterbob1]

3 minutes ago, Bucndoe said:

I lost track of the days. I thought today was Wednesday. Retired life

Welcome to the club

[Bucksnbows]

24 minutes ago, mazzgolf said:

No. Lottery permits had to be claimed last night by 11:59pm... page 50 of the digest:

 

They always publish the counts for the leftover permits for OTC sales before they go on sale the following Monday. But I guess the computer spit out some wrong numbers.

No, they just have no idea of the numbers until hunters claim or forget to claim their lottery permits. Only after that will they be able to publish numbers. I hunt zone seven and could walk in any day and buy a permit because none of the weeks sells out including E week. But we don’t have the birds that other zones have.

[Fred Flintstone]

8 minutes ago, Bucksnbows said:

No, they just have no idea of the numbers until hunters claim or forget to claim their lottery permits. Only after that will they be able to publish numbers. I hunt zone seven and could walk in any day and buy a permit because none of the weeks sells out including E week. But we don’t have the birds that other zones have.

Right. Zones 5,6,7,and possibly 10.

[NJMarine]

I was just looking as well...for some reason the only time periods for all zones that are showing availability are D/E/Y.   I would assume that currently there is just a glitch and not showing the available permits for ABC time periods at this time.