Permit Availability Report

Spring turkey hunting begins with the Youth Hunt on April 11 followed by the opening of the regular season on April 13. The upcoming spring season quota is 29,250 permits.

Hunters who applied and were awarded Spring Turkey Hunting Permits have until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 29 to claim their awarded permits. Those who applied for permits through the lottery should have already received notifications of their results in the lottery. Applicants that did not receive an email or postcard notification can check to see if they were successful in obtaining a permit through the online license and permit Web site.

Awarded permits that remain unclaimed after 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, March 29 WILL be reallocated and become available for the Over-The-Counter Sale of Leftover Permits. All leftover and unclaimed permits will be available on a first come first serve basis beginning at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31.

Leftover Permits can be purchased at license agents and/or via the license website. Permits will be available as long as the permit supply lasts or the season ends. If you decide to use the Internet you cannot print the permits from home. They must be mailed, and can take 7 - 10 business days (additional shipping charges apply.) An up-to-date chart of all leftover permits will become available at https://nj.aspirafocus.com/internetsales/Home/AvailablePermits.

Many of the more popular zone and period combinations sold out in the lottery, and depending upon how many awarded permits are claimed, they may not be available for over the counter sales. These include: 9G, 11G, 12 A, 12 B, 12G, 14A, 14B, 14G, 15A, 15B, 15G, 16A, 16G, 20A, 20G, 21A, 21B, 21G, 22A, 22B and 22G. Hunters who were hoping to obtain permits for these zone and period combinations are urged to remember to apply for the lottery next year.

The table below shows the number of permits that were not awarded in the lottery. This DOES NOT accurately reflect the number of permits available for sale for the Over-the-Counter Sales. The number of permits should not decrease and will likely increase once any unclaimed awarded permits are reallocated. The best and most reliable list of permits available for sale will be posted at https://nj.aspirafocus.com/internetsales/Home/AvailablePermits. That page is continually updated to account for real time permit sales.

PERMITS NOT AWARDED IN LOTTERY
Turkey Hunting Area	A PERIOD	B PERIOD	C PERIOD	D PERIOD	E PERIOD	G PERIOD
1	123	213	230	236	233	108
2	154	245	308	307	299	102
3	73	100	109	108	109	70
4	97	192	227	232	228	14
5	95	259	308	317	313	67
6	360	441	481	491	488	310
7	388	469	491	494	490	347
8	108	225	311	310	290	100
9	39	121	199	202	198	0
10	93	136	147	160	150	78
11	79	178	270	290	273	0
12	0	0	129	155	149	0
14	0	0	81	159	108	0
15	0	0	73	148	99	0
16	0	103	184	191	182	0
20	0	63	403	470	415	0
21	0	0	143	220	186	0
22	0	0	93	104	99	0