NJ Fallow Deer Season Starts NOW!

RednekF350

RednekF350

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I received this bulletin yesterday from a member of the NJ Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs who is also a retired Game Warden and the current Chairman of the NJ Fish and Game Council.

This will only be in effect in DMZ 23 and DMZ 24 for the regular deer seasons, Hunters must have proper antlerless permits and firearms or archery licenses as applicable.

Very odd. This seems to have come out of nowhere. It reminds me of the feral hog situation.

The photo was included in the announcement
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Scott


NJDEP Fish & Wildlife has issued a Special Wildlife Management Permit to control fallow deer in Deer Management Zones 23 and 24.

Fallow deer are a species that are not native and may compete with native white-tailed deer populations and other native species.

Fallow deer may be pursued during the season dates prescribed for Deer Management Zones 23 and 24 ONLY!

Hunters will be permitted to shoot free-ranging fallow deer of either gender while deer hunting during the remainder of the 2024-2025 deer season if they have the appropriate permit for DMZ 23 and/or DMZ 24 during permit seasons.

The bag limit for fallow deer is unlimited and will not affect the hunter’s 2024-2025 bag limit for white-tailed deer. All hunting regulations that apply to white-tailed deer will also apply to the harvest of fallow deer.

Hunters who harvest a fallow deer must contact the Central Region Law Enforcement Office at 609-259-2120 at the end of each day that a fallow deer was taken and report the number of fallow deer taken.

Hunters may butcher the fallow deer meat for personal consumption or donate to Hunters Helping the Hungry.​

Within 7 days of harvest, the hunter must surrender the butchered fallow deer head to any of the following locations:

Central Region Office
1 Eldridge Road
Robbinsville, NJ 08691

-or-

Southern Region Office
220 Blue Anchor Road
Sicklerville, NJ 08081​

The special permit offers sportsmen and sportswomen a unique opportunity to assist NJDEP Fish & Wildlife in protecting New Jersey's natural resources and species biodiversity.​
 
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It seems to me the word "fallow" for this subject matter does not even match up to what the dictionary describes.
 
RednekF350

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Teegate said:
It seems to me the word "fallow" for this subject matter does not even match up to what the dictionary describes.
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Guy: "The word “fallow” derives from the Old English fealu, meaning 'brownish-yellow" (taken from the article pasted below)

The Fallow Deer has a very long and interesting history, having been distributed around the world by man for multiple purposes. I do know that they are popular on game farms and high-fence ranches, which would be the most likely source of escapees entering into the wild.

In my opinion, those types of operations are for people who have no hunting skills, no ambition, no patience and no ethics, but do have lots of money to throw at killing a "trophy" animal that is contained in a limited area.

www.wildlifeonline.me.uk

Fallow deer | Wildlife Online

Originally from Turkey/Iran, this species is now a common sight in English woods, fields &, increasingly, cityscapes since its introduction by the Normans.
www.wildlifeonline.me.uk
 
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