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Originally Posted by Billfish715
You are supposed to have a hunting or fishing license to be on a WMA.
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Not true. You do not need a hunting or fishing license to enter a WMA.
If you transport a boat to use the ramp at 10 specific WMA's, then you are required to display a copy of a hunting or fishing license in your vehicle, or if you don't have a license you must purchase a Boat Ramp Maintenance Permit to use the ramp.
Through the years, particularly with the infusion of Green Acres monies since 1961, the mission of the Wildlife Management Area System gradually broadened from "Public Shooting and Fishing Grounds" to areas where fish and wildlife habitat is protected and enhanced, while providing a variety of compatible recreational and educational opportunities.
The number of people in search of wildlife-oriented recreational opportunities has grown significantly in the last 40 years as shown by the National Survey of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, conducted every five years by the US Fish and Wildlife Service. In New Jersey, the 2011 National Survey found that 794,000 people hunted fished, and more than 2,400,000 people participated in other wildlife-oriented recreational activities (bird feeding, wildlife observation, photography, etc.). The survey includes only people 16 years of age and older.
The following are prohibited: camping, swimming, picnicking, dumping, cutting or damaging vegetation, removing timber or firewood, alcoholic beverages, metal detecting, geocaching, paddleboards (except for fishing; no use allowed at Split Rock Reservoir), flying aerial drones, and fires.
https://state.nj.us/dep/fgw/wmaregs.htm
