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  With well over 150 legislators and sportsman in attendance at Stanhope’s Black Forest Inn, Lt. Governor and Gubernatorial candidate Kim Guadagno dove right into several issues concerning hunter’s trappers and anglers. The New Jersey Outdoor Alliance the foremost organization that protects sportsman’s rights here in New Jersey hosted the event as three generations of… Read more »

During the past year, your right to hunt, fish and trap is under relentless attack by animal rights groups lead by Senator Raymond Lesniak and Assemblyman Timothy Eustace.  These two politicians are using their position of power and network of politicians to take away your outdoor pursuits.  They are even circumventing appropriate legislative committees and… Read more »

Pete Grimbilas has been honored as the 2016 Jersey Coast Anglers Association’s Sportsperson-of-the-Year.    Pete was nominated by the Saltwater Anglers of Bergen County and the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance.  Pete is the current Chairman of the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance and has been a tireless advocate for protecting and promoting the fishing rights of all… Read more »

A three Judge panel of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court found in a unanimous decision that the N.J. Fish and Game Council acted within its rights and the intent of the 1984 law that banned the steel jawed leg hold trap when it legalized the dog proof trap for use during the 2015/2016… Read more »

This is a request from the New Jersey Outdoor Alliance to support Special Management Zone (SMZ) status for New Jersey’s offshore artificial reefs. A brief history; NJ’s artificial reefs are built with recreational angler dollars, either thru direct contributions or via Wallop-Breaux taxes on sporting goods.  This is part of the US Fish and Wildlife… Read more »

In football the word “intercept” means to take away, but not when it comes to fishing. Intercepts are being done by 17 seasonal employees of the Division of Fish and Wildlife across the state as part of the Access Point Intercept Surveys for New Jersey. These folks are paid $13 per hour and use their own cars and resources to collect data used to improve fisheries management.

The Sparta Mountain Wildlife Management Area Forest Stewardship Plan was developed by New Jersey Audubon, in partnership with the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife, but is being strongly opposed by groups like the Highlands Coalition and the Sierra Club. Since 2011, New Jersey Audubon has conducted successful forest stewardship projects at Sparta Mountain.

Advocates and elected officials cheered news on Thursday that the state will not pursue developments in Liberty State Park in Jersey City. During testimony in front of the state Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee, Bob Martin, commissioner of the Department of Environmental Protection, said he had no intention of pursuing the controversial proposals.