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

Complete 2012-13 Hunting and Trapping Digest (pdf, 18.9mb)

Abridged 2012-13 Hunting and Trapping Digest (pdf, 16.0mb - 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; NJ WILD Outdoor Expo; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.3mb)

Pages 6 - 15 Contains: Highlights of Regulation Changes; Law Office and Regulation Information; Operation Game Thief; Licenses, Permits and Stamps Information; Disabled Vet License Information; E-mail List Information; and advertisements. (pdf, 2.3mb)

Pages 16 - 21 Contains: Deer Season Permits Information; Create Your Own WMA Map; Permit and License Agents; and advertisements. (pdf, 885kb)

Pages 22 - 33 Contains: Youth Hunt Days Information; General Hunting Regulations; Ten Safety Tips for Crossbow Shooting Success; Farmer Hunting and Permit Information; Emergency Contact Card; Deer Harvest Report Cards; Deer Hunting Regulations; Firearms, Bows and Ammunition Legal for Deer Hunting; Report Your Harvest Using the New Automated Harvest Report System; and advertisements. (pdf, 665kb)

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, 1.4mb)

Pages 44 - 55 (except pages 48-49 below) Contains: Deer Season Regulations Sets; Special Areas Deer Hunting Season Information; Hunters Helping the Hungry; and advertisements. (pdf, 410kb)

Pages 48 - 49 Contains: Color-coded Deer Management Zone/Regulation Sets Map with Regulation Set Reference Chart (Zone:Reg Set). (pdf, 885kb)
Color-coded Deer Management Zone/Regulation Sets Map with Regulation Set Reference Chart (Zone:Reg Set). (jpg, 220kb)

Pages 56 - 69 Contains: 2011-12 Deer Harvest Summaries; "Living the Dream - Hunting and Fishing at Age 98" (article); Bear Hunting Regulations; NJ Quail Project; Small Game Regulations and Seasons Summary Table; Coyote/Fox Season; Woodchuck Season; Fall and Spring Turkey Seasons; Youth Turkey Hunt; Turkey Check Stations; Governor's Surf Fishing Tournament; eRegulations; and advertisements. (pdf, 2.4mb)

Pages 70 - 73 Contains: Trapping Regulations; Migratory Bird Regulations; September Canada Goose Regulations; Report Banded Birds; What Do I Need to Hunt Migratory Birds?; Free Waterfowlers Clinic; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.1mb)

Pages 74 - 81 Contains: WMA Regulations; WMA Ranges; HUNT SMART Courtesy Card; Garden State Deer Classic; Outstanding Deer Program; Wildlife & Sport Fish Restoration 75th Anniversary (article); and advertisements. (pdf, 3.6mb)

Pages 82 - 87 Contains: National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP); NJ Hunting and Fishing "Pocket Ranger" Mobile App; Fall and Winter Trout Stocking Information; Become a Hunter Education Instructor; Sunrise/Sunset Table; and advertisements. (pdf, 1.0mb)