[Got2hunt]

Just recieved this email for all you bird hunters:

The NJ DEP Division of Fish and Wildlife has announced that eleven (11) Dog Training Areas will be stocked with quail prior to the November 7 opening of the small game season. The quail are stocked for dog training purposes only.

The dog training areas are located within the following WMAs (listed north to south) and will be stocked the afternoons of October 2, 9, 16 and 23: Whittingham, Pequest, Black River, Clinton, Assunpink, Manasquan, Colliers Mills, Stafford Forge, Glassboro, Millville and Tuckahoe.

All dogs must be properly licensed. Hunters should note that they may exercise or train dogs on any WMA from September 1 to April 30, however, the exercising or training of dogs is prohibited on any WMA on November 6, 2009.

For more information on division dog training areas, including regulations, visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/dogtrain.htm on the division's website.

 

[Ringneck]

October 2

Are they doing it a week sooner this year? It just seems early this year.

 

[Got2hunt]

This is an emailed I recieved from [email protected] so I assume its correct.

 

[outlawreynolds1]

Sweet! Its been too long since I've seen a good flush!

 

[BestNJBirdDogs]

Already been running into some quail at Black River the past few weeks when exercising the dogs. Someone must be stocking them privately.

 

[jerseygsp]

i just called and they said first stocking day will be oct 2 .day before bow opens in my wma i have a dog and love the fact they do this but the day before bow open what crap[down]

 

[Ringneck]

Does anyone know when they stock the quail? Is it the night before or sometime during the day of?

 

[Cat]

Won't be long till a point and a bang[up]

 

[outdrdave]

All dogs must be properly licensed

[confused]

 

[Ringneck]

I don't get that either Dave.

 

[Got2hunt]

I believe it means a regular state dog license from your town. Proff of rabies ect.

 

[ithaca10]

Something else for the bow hunters to complain about guys out working their dogs.

 

[11pointer]

Something else for the bow hunters to complain about

just like crossguns will be something else the gun hunters complain about.."those bowhunters are killing all our bucks"[cry][cry][cry][cry][cry]

 

[jerseygsp]

Something else for the bow hunters to complain about guys out working their dogs.

like i said i have a dog and i go to the wma to work my dog.But the day before bow opens is just crap. And your not mad cause the only days small game is not in is shotgun.