njal
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Hello, I was just wondering if anyone from N.J
Knows if it's ok to MD in our county parks?
Thanks in advance Al
Knows if it's ok to MD in our county parks?
Thanks in advance Al
Hello, I was just wondering if anyone from N.J
Knows if it's ok to MD in our county parks?
Thanks in advance Al
Njal, I live in Gloucester county. There are four county parks here. I was able to secure permission form the parks director. He sent me an email in case any rangers had a problem. He also notified all the rangers that I had permission to detect there on Saturdays and Sundays in the months of September and October. Some state parks you can hunt in as well but you must get permission and a permit before hand. Another good place to check out are the fish and wildlife areas all over the state. There is one in my town and I just need to get the guy on the phone to get a permit. Good luck...
I got chase out of one in Gloucester Co. last year. Didn't know you could secure permission, we were just told there was no detecting in any of the county parks.
Jersey,I just called union county parks commission,and was told one can't MD in the parks.
what a bummer!
The best way to ensure you will NOT get permission to hunt in a park is to call the city or county. If there are no signs saying you can't hunt I'd say go for it. The worst that will happen is you will be told you can't detect there and you need to leave. No one is going to arrest you unless you are belligerent or are destroying the place.
That does not apply to parks run by the National Park Service or State Parks. Most people say "federal" parks are off limits, but that really isn't true. It is mainly the ones the NPS run. The National Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management (which you don't have back east) allow detecting on much of their land.