Properly licensed hunters who harvest a black bear shall immediately complete and affix to the bear the "Black Bear Transportation Tag" from their Black Bear Hunting Permit. Information included on the black bear transportation tag shall include: the hunter’s name, address, current firearm license number; date and time of kill; nearest road, county and municipality of kill; and the sex of the black bear.

Successful hunters must take the black bear to a designated check station by 8 p.m. on the day of the kill. Hunters shall surrender the black bear transportation tag and will be issued a legal possession seal. Any legally killed black bear recovered too late to be brought to a designated black bear check station by 8 p.m. on the date of the kill must be reported immediately by telephone to the Northern Region Office of the Bureau of Law Enforcement (908-735-8240).

Hunters must provide their name, address and a telephone number where they can be reached on the telephone message recording device, if a Division representative is not available. Said black bear must be brought to a designated black bear check station on the next weekday to be registered and to receive a legal possession seal.

Morris County

Black River Wildlife Management Area
275 North Road
Chester Township

Sussex County

Flatbrook-Roy Wildlife Management Area
Route 615 (Walpack Road)
Sandyston Township

Wawayanda State Park
885 Warwick Turnpike
Hewitt (Vernon Township)

Whittingham Wildlife Management Area
148 Fredon-Springdale Road
Fredon Township

Warren County