{"id":196,"date":"2021-12-23T03:05:06","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T03:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=196"},"modified":"2023-11-01T09:57:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T13:57:16","slug":"apprentice-hunting-license-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/apprentice-hunting-license-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprentice Hunting License Information"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Get your 2023 Apprentice License&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/nj.aspirafocus.com\/internetsales\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online<\/a>&nbsp;or at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/licenses-and-permits\/license-agents\/\">License Agents<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.nj.us\/dep\/fgw\/agentlst.htm\">.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/buy-a-license\/\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(1,132,88) 0%,rgb(12,127,164) 100%)\">Buy a Hunting License<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/apprentice-hunting-license-faqs\/\"><strong>Apprentice Hunter FAQs<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Apprentice Hunting License allows any age-appropriate person to try shotgun or archery hunting, before completing a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/hunter-education\/\">Hunter Education Course<\/a>&nbsp;or if they cannot produce documentation of a course or previous year&#8217;s license.&nbsp;<strong>The apprentice must hunt with a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/mentor-hunter-information\/\">Mentor Hunter<\/a>&nbsp;as a hunting companion.<\/strong>&nbsp;An apprentice hunter may not hunt with a muzzleloader or rifle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no upper age limit and there is no limit on the number of times an Apprentice Hunter may hunt with their Mentor Hunter in a license year. An experienced Mentor Hunter can, and should, take out and train an apprentice hunter as many times as necessary. A person may obtain an Apprentice License for no more than two (2) license years (years need not be consecutive) before they must complete a hunter education course.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>An Apprentice must be at least 14 years of age to hunt with archery equipment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Apprentice must be at least 18 years of age to hunt with a firearm.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Apprentice Hunter may be a resident or nonresident.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A driver license or other form of photo ID must be shown when purchasing an Apprentice License.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If an Apprentice License is being purchased for a minor without proper identification, it is encouraged that parents or legal guardians work with the minor in filling out a customer profile in the licensing system at home to receive and print out a Conservation Identification Number (CID#). An Identification Card can then be printed and used at a license agent as their form of identification to purchase an Apprentice License.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A parent or legal guardian may also show the minor&#8217;s identification at a license agent if a CID# is not procured to purchase an Apprentice License for a minor. A record in the license database, and a CID#, will be issued during the purchase process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An Apprentice may complete a hunter education course during their Apprentice License year; Apprentices must register for the class online. For information visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/hunter-education\/\">Hunter Education<\/a>&nbsp;page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Apprentice Hunters may purchase Permit Shotgun and Permit Bow Deer Season permits, Pheasant\/Quail Stamps, Waterfowl Stamps and HIP Certification, and both Spring Turkey and Fall Turkey Season permits.&nbsp;<strong>Apprentice Hunters are NOT eligible for Bear Season (currently closed) or Permit Muzzleloader Deer Season permits and cannot hunt at night.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>License fees can be found on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/buy-a-license\/\">Buy a Hunting License<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Apprentice Hunters must:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>1. Possess and carry all required licenses, permits, and stamps for the activity engaged in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Obey all rules and laws regarding hunting in NJ. Details can be found online and in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting-and-trapping-digest\/\">Hunting &amp; Trapping Digest<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>3. Hunt under the direct supervision and guidance of a mentoring hunter, hunting together as a unit in the same location. See the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/mentor-hunter-information\/\">Mentor Hunter Information<\/a>&nbsp;page for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Report all harvested animals as per directions found in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting-and-trapping-digest\/\">Hunting &amp; Trapping Digest<\/a>&nbsp;and online.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/buy-a-license\/\"><strong>Buy a Hunting License<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get your 2023 Apprentice License&nbsp;Online&nbsp;or at&nbsp;License Agents. Apprentice Hunter FAQs The Apprentice Hunting License allows any age-appropriate person to try shotgun or archery hunting, before completing a&nbsp;Hunter Education Course&nbsp;or if they cannot produce documentation of a course or previous year&#8217;s license.&nbsp;The apprentice must hunt with a&nbsp;Mentor Hunter&nbsp;as a hunting companion.&nbsp;An apprentice hunter may not hunt [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-196","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/196\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}