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Attention Trappers; SHARK Attacks Christie; Black Bear Harvest No.'s; PA Hunters Report Deer Harvest

GameNews_Cover_November_Large UNCLAIMED BEAVER AND OTTER PERMITS ON SALE 

The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife has announced that unclaimed beaver and otter trapping permits will go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, December 14, at 10 a.m.  There are only a very limited number of permits available and they will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis at license agents ( http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/agentlst.htm ) and on the division's license website ( http://www.wildlifelicense.com/nj/ ).

For a list of the permits available, including the number for each zone, visit the Permit Availability website at http://www.wildlifelicense.com/nj/ALS/unit_report.php . 

SHARK Accuses Christie over 2009 Rally

Note from Bill: SHARK is the same group that was protesting at the Gloucester City July 4th fireworks display paid because it was paid for by Tom Holt, an active hunter and president of Holt Terminals in Gloucester City.

By BRUCE A. SCRUTON

[email protected]

TRENTON -- An anti-hunting, animal rights group said Wednesday it had filed a complaint with the state elections commission alleging a hunting-related group gave, and Gov. Chris Christie accepted, donations to the governor's election campaign "far in excess of what's allowed by law."

Speaking at the State House, Stuart Chaifetz, from the group Showing Animals Respect and Kindness, said the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance held a rally just days before the 2009 election with the intent of campaigning for Christie, who appeared and spoke at the rally held in New Egypt.

While Chaifetz admitted he has been against a bear hunt in New Jersey for more than a decade, and appeared at the news conference with Doris Lin, who Tuesday filed a lawsuit to stop the hunt, he said the campaign law violations are being leveled because "if PACs (political action committees) can bypass the law, where will it end?"

Anthony Mauro, executive director of New Jersey Outdoor Alliance, said Wednesday the 2009 rally was in no way an endorsement of Christie or an encouragement to vote for him. The rally was issues-oriented and included Republican and Democratic candidates, as well as current and former office holders, and discussed various aspects of conservation and hunting. Christie was one of many speakers at the rally, he said.

via www.njherald.com

Saturday, December 11, 2010; data is preliminary and subject to revision.

New Jersey Black Bear Harvest by Bear Hunting Area

Bear Hunting Area Bears Harvested
12/6 12/7 12/8 12/9 12/10 12/11 Totals
Area 1 97 42 25 10 16 26 216
Area 2 65 22 8 8 6 19 128
Area 3 88 43 21 17 12 27 208
Area 4 14 15 1 1 1 5 37
Total 264 122 55 36 35 77 589

 

Link for article and preliminary bear harvest information submitted by Gary Devine

 

DON’T FORGET TO REPORT DEER HARVESTS


HARRISBURG – With the two-week statewide general deer season closed, Pennsylvania Game Commission Executive Director Carl G. Roe is encouraging hunters to take the time to report harvested deer.


“With all the activities this time of year, it is too easy to forget to report a harvested deer,” Roe said. “With the online harvest reporting system, we have made completing this required task even easier.

 

“Unfortunately, based on more than 28,000 deer checked by Game Commission deer aging teams last year, less than 40 percent of hunters who harvested deer took the time to report that harvest.”


Roe noted that one of the recommendations to improve the agency’s deer management program from the recent Legislative Budget and Finance Committee’s audit of the deer management program was to increase harvest reporting rates.


“Proper and timely reporting of deer harvests is one way in which hunters can contribute to deer management efforts,” Roe said.


When reporting antlerless deer harvests, Roe urged hunters with multiple antlerless deer licenses to be sure that they file the correct report for the antlerless license used to tag the deer in the field.


To report a deer harvest online, go to the Game Commission’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), click on “Report Your Harvest” above the “Quick Clicks” box in the right-hand column, check “Harvest Reporting,” scroll down and click on the “Start Here” button at the bottom of the page, choose the method of validating license information, and click on the checkbox for the harvest tag being reported.  A series of options will appear for a hunter to report a harvest. After filling in the harvest information, click on the “Continue” button to review the report and then hit the “Submit” button to complete the report. Failing to hit the “Submit” button will result in a harvest report not being completed.


“Hunters may report one or more harvests in a single session,” Roe said. “Responses to all harvest questions are required.”


Roe noted that hunters still have the option to file harvest report postcards, which are included as tear-out sheets in the current digest.


Tips on tagging and reporting deer also are available on the Game Commission’s white-tailed deer section. This information can be accessed by going to the agency’s website (www.pgc.state.pa.us), clicking on the “White-Tailed Deer” icon in the center of the homepage and then selecting “Tagging and Reporting Your Deer” in the “Deer Hunting” section.


“We certainly are encouraging hunters to use the online reporting system, which will ensure that their harvest is recorded,” Roe said.  “Either way, the more important point is that all hunters who harvest a deer report it to the agency.”

 

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