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50 yard safety zone - from treestand only now

http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/2008/Bills/A1000/595_S2.HTM

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      This floor amendment would require that any person with a nocked arrow, upon written authorization by the owner or lessee of an occupied building or school playground, would be able to cast an arrow only within the restricted perimeter established in the bill if the person was elevated and the arrow was aimed in a downward angle.
      Under this floor amendment, a person, while hunting with a bow and arrow in the perimeter established in the bill, would be permitted to be elevated in a tree, on a hill, or at another higher vantage point where the person could angle an arrow downward.  New Jersey’s diverse topography and landscape includes many naturally higher points which would qualify under the elevation requirement in this floor amendment.
 
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That bill just accomplished nothing at all except to place more restrictions on bow hunters. It still requires written authorization from anyone that has the occupied dwelling (same as it was with the 450 ft rule) but now you need to be elevated. Not that it's a big deal but in the past you could hunt as close to a house as you wanted in a stand or on the ground as long as you had written permission. Now you still need written permission and have to be elevated. How will this help hunters? I thought the purpose of the 50' rule would be to allow hunter access to areas currently unaccessible due to homeowners not wanting to give permission. This changes nothing unless I'm missing something????
 
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Pv216 this applies without permission. YOu would only need permission inside 150 ft. Currently you need to be 450ft away without permission for example my property butts up to a housing development the wood edge is 175 ft from houses but it is my property. I no longer need to ask permission to hunt from the landowners that are 151 ft away according to this bill. by the way is it finally aprroved?
 
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That bill just accomplished nothing at all except to place more restrictions on bow hunters.  It still requires written authorization from anyone that has the occupied dwelling (same as it was with the 450 ft rule) but now you need to be elevated.  Not that it's a big deal but in the past you could hunt as close to a house as you wanted in a stand or on the ground as long as you had written permission.  Now you still need written permission and have to be elevated.  How will this help hunters?  I thought the purpose of the 50' rule would be to allow hunter access to areas currently unaccessible due to homeowners not wanting to give permission.  This changes nothing unless I'm missing something????
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I think you're misreading things. This bill reduces the safety zone for bowhunting and opens up more land for the citizens of NJ to use. In the past you could not hunt within 450' of a building without first gaining permission from the building's owner. If this bill becomes law, the safety zone for bowhunting changes to 150'. So then you would be able to hunt 151' away from a building and not need permission from the owner.
 
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Pv216 this applies without permission. YOu would only need permission inside 150 ft. Currently you need to be 450ft away without permission for example my property butts up to a housing development the wood edge is 175 ft from houses but it is my property. I no longer need to ask permission to hunt from the landowners that are 151 ft away according to this bill. by the way is it finally aprroved?
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this says you need permision so you still cant hunt it with out their permision and will not help us public land guys no land owner will give permision to hunt in their back yard even if its public land so we got nothing[down][down]
 
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good luck getting permission from schools,and public playgrounds. the principal and township are probably antis.

i wonder how long it will be before it applies to firearms too. i've got 2 houses within the 450'. and i see deer sometimes right outside my property. towards the back. there is a house there on the other side of the deer.
i have a horse pen that butts up against mine on the sides. the people gave me permission to keep the woodchuck population down :D.
 
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upon written authorization by the owner or lessee of an occupied building or school playground, would be able to cast an arrow only within the restricted perimeter established in the bill if the person was elevated and the arrow was aimed in a downward angle.

I was reading this as the person still needs written permission, however if the "restricted perimeter established in the bill" is 150' then I guess the written permission would only be required inside the 150' safety zone. Then that would be beneficial[up]
 
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Beaverman you are correct. For the stateland hunters if you are still on public land and there is a house more than 150 ft away you will be able to legally hunt if this is passed.
 
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I was reading this as the person still needs written permission, however if the "restricted perimeter established in the bill" is 150' then I guess the written permission would only be required inside the 150' safety zone. Then that would be beneficial
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bingo;)
 
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If approved this bill will make just about every property larger than 3 acres in NJ huntable it's a fantastic bill. without permission from neighboring properties.
 
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well i sure hope thats what passes if so i have lots of new honey holes and the one place can wave to this anti piece of well nough said this guy thinks he owns all the land around his house and is always going to the ranger station in stevens hes by jefferson lake up the road that says private road the guy gets pissed when the ranger told him he cant do anything unless their less then 450 ft wait till he finds this out[lol][lol][lol][lol]
 
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bayonne - please contact your local legislators and ask them to support this bill when it comes up for a vote. They need to hear from other people in your district too so get the word out [up]

Senator SANDRA B. CUNNINGHAM (201) 451-5100
Assemblyman ANTHONY CHIAPPONE (201) 436-0473
Assemblyman L. HARVEY SMITH (201) 536-7851
 
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