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Apparently, people used to be able to volunteer to be a Deputy Conservation Officer up until 2009. But for some reason, the state did away with that.
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/200...ty_conser.html
I used to see Conservation Officers working the Delaware Water Gap in the summer when the teeming hordes of city folk are there, but I haven't seen them in a couple of years. I often see the Park Rangers there, but I don't know if they can enforce game laws.
The COs would either pull up in a jon boat or walk up behind you and check your license and look around for booze and stuff. Normally, I would hate that kind of intrusion, but you have to see the amount of nonsense that occurs up at the Gap in the summer to appreciate some well-timed law enforcement.
Checking the NJDEP's website, it appears they only have 55-60 COs. I guess that's why i don't see them very often.
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The Division of Fish and Wildlife now employs 55-60 Conservation Officers statewide...
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http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/lawhome.htm
