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Bowhunting Perimeter Change Amended in Senate - Time for a Vote

Update - The Senate will not be in session again until after deer season has opened.  However, if passed in its current form, this change would take effect immediately.  It does not, according to a source at Fish and Game, need to be included in the game code prior to becoming effective.  As such it is still very important that we get this Bill scheduled for a vote as soon as the next session begins.

The New Jersey Senate amended S976, a bill that would change the safety perimeter for bowhunting from 450 feet to 150 feet, to match the amendment made to Assembly Bill A595 before it was passed by a vote of 61-11-0.  This amendment includes language requiring that the hunter must be shooting from an elevated position.

This bill is now ready to be voted on in the Senate.

As stated in another alert, organizations such as HSUS, PETA and safebackyards.com are opposing this bill.  It is time for hunters to, once again, take a stand.

The NJOA has provided the following link that will allow you to send a letter to Senator Codey, the Senate President, asking that the S976 be scheduled for a vote.  Please, take five minutes and let your voice be heard.

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