Official Site of The State of New Jersey
American Woodcock Migration Study December, 2019 Update
New Jersey offers extensive opportunities for small game pursuit throughout the State. Whether you are participating in the almost 5 month long Gray Squirrel, Hare, Jackrabbit, or Rabbit season, or decide to try your luck at our Gray Squirrel Muzzleloading season, there are a variety of public land on which you can hunt to make memories afield.
Small Game Information
- 2022 Pheasant Stocking Schedule
- Pheasant Stocking Maps
- 2022 Quail Stocking Schedule
- Quail Stocking Maps
- Pheasant Allocation Formula (PAF)
- 2022-23 Upland Game Birds Summary (pdf, 713kb)
- 2022-23 Small Game Seasons Summary (pdf, 481kb)
- Public Hunting Land
- Dog Training, Exercising & Hunting on Wildlife Management Areas
- Air Gun Hunting In New Jersey
- Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone – North (jpg, 263kb)
- Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone – North (pdf, 270kb)
- Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone – South (jpg, 244kb)
- Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone – South (pdf, 254kb)
- Small Game Firearm Harvest Summary, 1973-2021 (pdf, 68kb)
- Upland Game Bird Harvest Summary, 1973-2021 (pdf, 137kb)
- Information on Lead in the Meat of Wild Game
- Commercial Shooting Preserve Information
- Semi-wild Shooting Preserve Information
Additional Links
- Wild Turkey Information
- Migratory Bird Information
- Coyote and Fox Information
- Dog Training Areas
- Ruffed Grouse in New Jersey
- Ruffed Grouse Ecology
- Grouse Priority Areas Siting Tool (G-PAST)
- Bobwhite Basics Brochure (pdf, 1.0mb)
- New Jersey Northern Bobwhite Action Plan
- 2012 Quail Action Plan Landowner Survey Results (pdf, 230kb)
- Northern Bobwhite Restoration Initiative (NJAS)
- N.J. helping quail make comeback (Press of Atlantic City, 7/24/16)
- National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
- Trapping Information
- Hunting Regulations
- Hunter Education
- Wildlife Management Areas
- Feature Articles
- Tracking the Timberdoodle
