HUNTING AND FISHING
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Stripe Bass Survey
During the fall of 2009 the NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife biologists had the
opportunity to collect striped bass biological samples on the party boat F/V Queen Mary and during several fishing tournaments throughout the state.
These types of sampling, in addition to the Division\’s field surveys, are valuable components of New Jersey\’s striped bass research and the coastwide assessment of the striped bass resource.
To view the results and learn more about the striped bass resource, see biologist Heather Corbett\’s feature article athttp://www.njfishandwildlife.com/artstrpbass10.htm on the division\’s web site.
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Fishing for Stripers in Cape May
by Richard Degener
CAPE MAY – Maryland resident Joel Goron got to the beach before sunrise, hoping that he would land a striped bass during his two-day mini-vacation.
Goron, 47, of Laurel, Md., caught plenty of small bluefish, but no stripers, after spending last Thursday and Friday here at Poverty Beach.
Stripers are notoriously picky about what they eat, but his lure was probably not the problem. Nor was the weather. Strong northwest winds were creating turbulent, murky waters, which stripers love and use to their advantage as they prey on disoriented baitfish and dislodged shellfish.
The real problem was probably that the ocean temperature is just getting to what stripers like: 55 to 68 degrees.
The ocean off southern New Jersey was at 62 degrees on Tuesday. Stripers range from Florida to Canada, but most are found between North Carolina and Massachusetts. Fish that summered off New England are starting to head south, but they have yet to move past New Jersey to wintering grounds as far away as North Carolina and Virginia. So, Goron looked at the bright side.
\”It\’s better to fish and not catch them, than to not fish at all,\” he said.
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EHD Outbreak in South Jersey
The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife\’s Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics (OFWHF) reports that Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) has been confirmed in Deer Management Zone 63 in Salem County. A total of 80 deer are believed to have died due to this EHD outbreak from mid-September to mid-October, 2010.
The virus is transmitted from infected deer via biting midge flies. The disease is not transmissible to humans.
Because cold weather terminates midge activity the outbreak is not expected to spread further. Deer which are unable to stand and are drooling or emitting foam from the mouth and nose could be suffering from EHD. Similarly, those found dead in the water or near the water with no apparent wounds should be considered suspect EHD cases and the OFWHF should be notified immediately by calling 908-735-6398.
For more information on the outbreak visit http://www.njfishandwildlife.com/news/2010/ehd_outbreak10.htm on the division\’s website.
GAME COMMISSION OFFERS TIPS FOR THOSE PLANNING TO HEAD AFIELD
HARRISBURG – Each hunting season offers new opportunities. However, in some cases, there are changes that may raise questions in hunters’ minds. In an effort to answer some recent questions, Carl G. Roe, Pennsylvania Game Commission executive director, offered the following advice.
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