2024-2025 NJ Deer Hunting Archery & Firearms Regulations

[BowhunterNJ]

Posted on the NJDFW site.

 

[Bonefreak]

No 2 floating buck tags huh?

[JHbowhunter]

Glad EAB s 9/14 and not 9/7.  It should always be 2nd Saturday after Labor Day 

[archer36]

Didn't know it is settled this early. 

Looks like a CC of last year. At least in my zones. 

Still 6 buck tags. Still unlimited antlerless. 

I guess they are not listening to NJW+W. 

Edited March 8 by archer36

[fab]

I think all the suggested changes were for the 25 season 

 

 

[Michael Britt]

6-Day is 12/9-14, that just messed up my vaca request! Oh well, I'll go to PA then.

[Greybeard]

8 hours ago, JHbowhunter said:

Glad EAB s 9/14 and not 9/7.  It should always be 2nd Saturday after Labor Day 

It is always on the second Saturday.  It can't be on the 7th, ever.  The 8th is the earliest if the first Saturday is on the 1st.  Stinks it's on the 14th.  Bucks will be hard horned and out of their summer mode by then.  When it starts earlier, there's a better chance of getting a mature buck the first day or two before they go into hiding.  Hardly worth going and shooting an EAB when it's this late

Edited March 8 by Greybeard

[BowhunterNJ]

13 hours ago, archer36 said:

Didn't know it is settled this early. 

Looks like a CC of last year. At least in my zones. 

Still 6 buck tags. Still unlimited antlerless. 

I guess they are not listening to NJW+W. 

Not sure they'll ever listen to NJW&W

[nmc02]

I also thought that the antler restrictions were no more in all zones ..........guess they changed their minds.

[TroutandBucks]

I wish they would end the ARP in my zone!!!

[tpr1921]

It's my understanding all of the new regulations are not scheduled to be implemented until the start of the 2025-2026 Seasons.

[hammer4reel]

15 hours ago, TroutandBucks said:

I wish they would end the ARP in my zone!!!

Curious why ?

you have tons of giant 4 pointers running around ? 

[mazzgolf]

23 hours ago, nmc02 said:

I also thought that the antler restrictions were no more in all zones ..........guess they changed their minds.

All that talk last year about the change in regs wasn't due to take effect this coming season anyway. it was for the next one (if it gets enacted at all).

[mazzgolf]

I knew it was around here somewhere, couldn't find it until now... it was proposed for the 2025-26 season (not this upcoming 2024-25)

PDF of the proposed regs for '25-26: Deer Simplification COUNCIL 08.08.23.pdf