Wood turtles love the cold weather. About a two weeks ago i was fishing and saw a wood turtle the water temp was about 55-57 degrees and it was moving fast. He was just working his way across the creek to the other side. Glad to see that there are wood turtles in Jersey. I live in south jersey and i don't think there are any down here. What part of the state were you in. I have looked for wood turtles in high point and stokes state forest but never come across any.