The Hunting and Trapping Digest is published in August. It is available on this website in PDF format in its entirety and individual segments.

Past Issues

Publisher's digital version of the 2011 Hunting and Trapping Digest

Complete 2011 Hunting and Trapping Digest (pdf, 19.2mb)

Abridged 2011 Hunting and Trapping Digest (pdf, 16.3mb - does not contain color-coded Deer Management Zone/Regulation Sets Map, pages 48-49, or Hunter's Showplace, pages 90-95, see below.)

DIGEST SEGMENTS

Cover - Page 5 Contains: Table of Contents; License Fee Information; Director's Message; Councils; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.2mb)

Pages 6 - 15 Contains: Highlights of Regulation Changes; Reporting Wildlife Violators; Licenses, Permits and Stamps Information; Disabled Vet License Information; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.5mb)

Pages 16 - 21 Contains: Deer Season Permits Information; Create Your Own WMA Map; E-mail List Information; Emergency Contact Card; Permit and License Agents; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.7mb)

Pages 22 - 33 Contains: Youth Hunt Days Information; General Hunting Regulations; Ten Safety Tips for Crossbow Shooting Success; Farmer Hunting and Permit Information; Youth/Farmer Deer Transportation Tags; Deer Hunting Regulations; Firearms, Bows and Ammunition Legal for Deer Hunting; Online and Phone Deer Check Information; Recovering a Deer Too Late to Check or Register; and advertisements. (pdf, 980kb)

Pages 34 - 43 Contains: Deer Management Zone Descriptions; Be Sure of Your Target and Beyond (Violation Information); How Far Can Your Firearm Shoot; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.5mb)

Pages 44 - 55 (except pages 48-49 below) Contains: Deer Season Regulations Sets; Special Areas Deer Hunting Season Information; and advertisements. (pdf, 650kb)

Pages 48 - 49 Contains: Color-coded Deer Management Zone/Regulation Sets Map with Regulation Set Reference Chart (Zone:Reg Set). (pdf, 1.8mb)
Color-coded Deer Management Zone/Regulation Sets Map with Regulation Set Reference Chart (Zone:Reg Set). (jpg, 220kb)

Pages 56 - 69 Contains: 2010-11 Deer Harvest Summaries; Hunters Helping the Hungry; Check Station List; Bear Hunting Regulations; Small Game Regulations and Seasons Summary Table; Coyote/Fox Season; Woodchuck Season; Fall and Spring Turkey Seasons Information; Youth Turkey Hunt; Turkey Check Stations; Governor's Surf Fishing Tournament; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.7mb)

Pages 70 - 73 Contains: Trapping Regulations; Migratory Bird Regulations Summary; September Canada Goose Regulations; Report Banded Birds; What Do I Need to Hunt Migratory Birds?; Free Waterfowlers Clinic; NJ Waterfowl Stamp Program; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.2mb)

Pages 74 - 79 Contains: WMA Regulations; WMA Ranges; HUNT SMART Courtesy Card; Garden State Deer Classic; Outstanding Deer and Black Bear Programs; Take Aim With Non-Toxic Shot (article); and advertisements. (pdf, 3.5mb)

Pages 80 - 87 Contains: Berkshire Valley WMA Forest Management Activities, 1991–present (article); Selecting Waterfowl Season Dates (article); NJ Quail Project; Fall and Winter Trout Stocking Information; Wildlife and Sportfish Restoration Programs; Become a Hunter Education Instructor; Sunrise/Sunset Table; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.9mb)