As long as the supply lasts, leftover permits will be sold Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at four Division field offices and the Trenton office. There will be no weekend sales for fall turkey permits.

Adults interested in purchasing an unclaimed permit must bring their 2005 hunting license and cash or check for $21 per permit. Youth hunters must bring their youth license, hunter education certificate or previous year’s youth license and cash or check for $12 per permit.

The following Turkey Hunting Areas (THA) are available for over-the-counter sale beginning at 9am on Monday, October 3:

ZONE    PERIOD
  1         N
  2         N
  3         N
  4         N
  5         N
  6         N
  7         N
  8         N
  9         N
10         N
11         N
20         N

It is not necessary for the hunter to appear in person, but the individual buying the permit must have the hunter’s 2005 hunting license and necessary fee. An individual standing in line is limited to purchasing permits for a maximum of three people. Photocopies of licenses will NOT be accepted.

Additional permits can be purchased for any hunting area with permits still available. Hunters may buy as many permits as they wish, however, in the interest of fairness, hunters may only purchase one permit per license as long as there is a line.

Youths who did not apply through the mail-in lottery and are still able to hunt using their Youth Hunting License may purchase a permit for any area that is open for the Fall Turkey Hunting Season, even if the area sold out in the lottery. This applies only to their FIRST 2005 Fall Turkey Season Permit. Any subsequent permit purchased must be for a zone that still has permits remaining.

2005 Fall Season Hunting Period:

Monday, October 31 – Saturday, November 5

Permits will be sold on a first come, first served basis at the following offices:

Pequest Trout Hatchery and Natural Resource Education Center, nine miles west of Hackettstown on Rt. 46 in Oxford, Warren County

Northern Region Office, westbound Rt. 78, take exit 13 to Rt.173; eastbound Rt.78, take exit 12 to Rt.173 in Hampton, Hunterdon County

Central Region Office (Assunpink WMA), exit 11 off Rt. 195, head north, at second intersection turn right. The office is at the corner of East Branch and Eldridge Rds. Located in Upper Freehold Township, Monmouth County

Southern Region Office, one mile south of Rt. 73 on Blue Anchor Rd. in Sicklerville, Camden County

Main Office, 501 East State Street (3rd floor) in Trenton, Mercer County