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Picatinny Rod & Gun Association

All hunting and fishing at Picatinny follows the PA Regulation 215-1, updated 29 Feb, 2012. (Click to see copy) (Click to see Sportsmen Map 2012), Addendum to PAR 215-1 updated 2 Nov, 2011 for Hunting Area (HA 8E) including new G2 range (Click to see copy) Range is scheduled to open mid Jan. 2012 for mission shooting.

You do not have to be a member of the PR&GA to hunt or fish at Picatinny Arsenal, but it is the only organization on post with volunteers that help young and old to get started and/or learn new rod and gun skills. Most of the membership fees are used to purchase trout, bass, pike, walleye, and catfish to stock in the Picatinny bodies of water and pheasants for the hunting program for everybody's enjoyment. Other programs funded with membership funds are National Hunting and Fishing Day for kids, fishing tournaments, game dinners, pig roast, archery, and new this year BOW (Become an Outdoors Woman).

Click HERE for Hunter Safety Briefing videos to receive your Hunter Safety Briefing (HSB) Certificate. (Please wait for link to quiz to show after you have watched the videos, or click HERE for another link to the quiz and return answers to ODR.)

Attention goose hunters: (Click here) to see better quality slides from the video.

Automated Game Check System Information (Click) (Click)

Click to Check in a Winter Bow Season Deer. The Picatinny Arsenal input:

Deer Mgmt. Zone: 54

County: 014

Township: 35

Deer Mgmt. Unit: 093-HA1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 18, 20. 076-HA5, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14, 19. 077-HA8, 10, 11, 17

Weapon registration form for Pica: (Click here Pdf) (Excel)

All hunters should grab a copy of the NJ Fish & Wildlife Digest, 2011/12 Hunting and Trapping Issue (A Summary of Rules & Management Information), www.NJFishandWildlife.com, when they visit ODR.

NJ Fishing & Hunting Digest (Click) Regulation Changes (Click)

PICATINY 2011/12 HUNTING SEASON SUMMARY (Click here)

Proposed NEW JERSEY 2011-12 MIGRATORY BIRD SEASONS: (Click)

NOTOHU: Special requirements for hunters going into the Robinson Enclosure (Click), or through the Gorge to reach HA 10, 11, 12 (Click pdf). Drop signed copies off at ODR, bldg. 3316.

General information on Picatinny bear hunt 2011 (Click)

REMINDER: Baiting of black bears on Picatinny Arsenal is authorized except as outlined in the State of New Jersey Hunting and Trapping Regulations: "No person shall attempt to take or kill a black bear or have in their possession or control any firearm, or other weapon of any kind while elevated in a standing tree or in a structure of any kind within 300 feet of baited area. Hunting for deer in any proximity to a bait pile is authorized on Picatinny Arsenal at this time IAW the New Jersey Hunting and Trapping Regulations.

`The NJDEP Division of Fish and Wildlife black bear permit lottery(Click pdf Word)`

Pheasant Hunting Procedures at Picatinny Arsenal (click to see flyer)

PICATINY PHEASANT SCHEDULE 2011/12 (Click here)

Turkey Season Opens SAT, 21 APR to 25 MAY, 2012

NOTOHU: Spring turkey hunting (Click)

PICATINY HUNTING HARVEST LOG 2011 (Click here)

DRESSING A DEER (Click here)

Event Calendar

SEE ODR CALENDAR! (Click)

HUNT/FISH CALENDAR (Click)

CLUB NEWS:

Membership in the Picatinny Rod and Gun Association is open to all DOD installation personnel (Military and Civilian), Picatinny retirees, Retired Military, 100% Disabled Veterans, Medal of Honor recipients, their immediate family members, and full time contractors.

The Picatinny Rod and Gun Association Creed is "To create and encourage an awareness amongst the Picatinny community of the need for the wise use and proper management of the installations natural resources". Come join with us in the accomplishment of this goal. Sign-ups for memberships are handled by the ITR - "Take Off Center" in bldg. 34 South (Choices, post restaurant), ph 973-724-4186. Annual memberships are $35 (active military FREE!). New family membership category approved by the Garrison Commander for $50.00 annual fee including both spouses and any children under age 21 (age 23 for college students).

"You have to "Hook'em Early"

Benefits:
Membership includes, 1st Monday of the month social meeting with food, free use of indoor archery range, free use of row boats located by Picatinny lakes & ponds, discounted use of log splitter, fishing tournaments, free boat registration, access to local skeet & trap range, wild game dinner, discount on instruction, special deals on fishing & hunting purchases in the ODR office, bldg. 3316, and discounted fishing, hunting, and boating classes or certifications.

Monthly Meetings & Minutes:
Meetings held first Monday of the month at 5:00 pm at Bucky's (building 337). Latest approved minutes: (Click) (Click Evening Minutes pdf)

2012 Castoff Classic - Swartswood Lake

Results of Saturday's, 5 May tourney on Swartswood Lake. Congrats to Todd Rielly and Aaron Graybill for posting the only limit of the day. Article (Click)

1. Todd Rielly & Aaron Graybill, 8 bass, 132.5"

2-tie. Click Schreck & Mark Keck, 7 bass, 106.5"

2-tie. Tom Hartigan & Rich Swanson, 7 bass, 106.5"

Lunker - Click Schreck, 21.5" largemouth

THE NEXT TOURNEY WILL BE A PICKEREL TOURNEY ON LAKE DENMARK, SUNDAY 20 MAY FROM 0700-1300 HOURS. WE ARE STOCKING MORE BASS ON DENMARK A COUPLE DAYS AFTER THIS TOURNEY, SO WE REALLY WANT A BIG TURNOUT FOR THIS EVENT! PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO FISH THIS AND HELP HARVEST PICKEREL. THINK OF IT AS YOUR PR&GA DUTY.

THERE WILL BE A WORK PARTY PRIOR TO THE 20TH TO SECURE DOCKS AND CLEAN BRUSH IN THE LAUNCH AREA. STAY TUNED FOR MORE INFO.

Tom Hartigan

Chief, RAM-T Branch

Product Assurance & Test Directorate

PM Ground Combat Vehicle

973-724-5268 office

201-694-7839 cell

tom.hartigan@us.army.mil

Angler of the Year (standings click) (New standings click)

Picatinny Lake (Click for slide show)

Crowded Lake Spooky Bass - Newcomers Jim Chodack and Don Capanear Take Castoff Classic (Click)

Here are the results from Saturday, from the record 14 boat field:1. Jim Chodack & Don Capanear - 4 bass, 10.58 lbs 2. Team Here Fishy Fishy (Vance and Brian Chase) - 5 bass, 6.96 lbs 3. Team Geiss (Don and Don Sr.) - 3 bass 4.96 lbsThe next tourney will be on Swartswood Lake on Saturday 5 May from 0600-1200 hrs. We will try to use the state ramp. It will be a paper tourney. Because it's offsite, anyone can be your partner, so long as one of you work here at Picatinny or are military. Let me know if you plan to fish.

Tom Hartigan

Picatinny fisherman catches a nice striped bass in Spruce Run, NJ

Nice catch! 9 April, 2012, Photo: Joe Unterkofler

Trout stocking at North Basin, photographer: Taylor Armstrong

Trout stocking at Fisher's Pond 5 April, 2012, Photo: Cody Wabiszewski

Cold water stocking (trout) 2012 (Click)

On 04/05/2012 we had (75) volunteers from local Home Depot stores, AD mil. from Ft. Dix, Hunters Helping Heroes, Pica weld shop, Chugach, MWR Catering Service, and Pica civ. assemble (3) hunting blinds for the Wounded Warrior hunts starting the fall of 2012. More details later plus a story in the Pica Voice. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE SUPPORT!

2012 Castoff Classic Trail Schedule

(Click)

"Click" Schreck practicing before the tournament - We zoomed out to make the fish look smaller!

Taylor Armstrong testing the H2O in Pica Lake on 14 March, 2012

All,

Below is the link to the article in the Picatinny Voice about the

Hunters Helping Heroes pheasant hunting trip Ken and I participated

in a few weeks ago. It really was an awesome time.

V/r

MAJ Vinson Morris

APM Individual Weapons

PM Soldier Weapons

Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806

(Click)

New Family membership category approved by the Garrison Commander for $50.00 annual fee including both spouses and any children under age 21 (age 23 for college students).