JF Griffin - Index

JF Griffin - magazine - Index

Hunter Access
Public Deer Hunting Land In New Jersey
ew Jersey has more than 750,000 acres of
Npublic land available to the deer hunter .
This list is arranged by deer management zone
for public land open to deer hunting . Generally,
only areas with 100 acres or more of upland
habitat are listed . State parks and forests that
allow hunting may have some sections which
are closed to hunting . Some areas allow deer
hunting only during certain seasons, require
an access fee or have other special regulations .
Refer to the Digest section Special Areas Hunting
Season Information page 47 or contact the
appropriate authority for details . See page 89
for hunting opportunities on national wildlife
refuges in New Jersey .
Remember: Hunters must have permission
to hunt agricultural land even if the land is
not posted . Hunters should obtain permission
before hunting any private property . Hunters
are advised not to purchase a deer permit for a
zone in which they have no place to hunt .
Updates since last year are noted below in red .
Zone Public Land Open to Deer Hunting
1 • Bear Swamp WMA
• Flatbrook-Roy WMA
• Hainesville WMA
• Stokes State Forest
2 • Kittatinny Valley State Park
• Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge
(see Special Areas)
• Wawayanda State Park
3 • Abram Hewitt State Forest
• Hamburg Mountain WMA
• Long Pond Ironworks State Park
• Newark Watershed (see Special Areas)
• Norvin Green State Forest
• Ramapo Mountain State Forest
• Ringwood State Park
• Wawayanda State Park
4 • Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
• Flatbrook-Roy WMA
• Stokes State Forest
• Walpack WMA
• Worthington State Forest
5 • Beaver Brook WMA
• Columbia WMA
• Honey Run WMA
• Jenny Jump State Forest
• Paulinskill WMA
• Swartswood State Park
• Trout Brook WMA
• White Lake WMA
• Whittingham WMA
6 • Allamuchy Mountain State Park
• Berkshire Valley WMA
• Farny State Park
• Morris County Park System - Mahlon Dickerson
Reservation, Silas Condict Park (see Special Areas)
• Newark Watershed (see Special Areas)
• Rockaway River WMA
• Sparta Mountain WMA
• Weldon Brook WMA
• Wildcat Ridge WMA
7 • Clinton WMA
• Hunterdon County Parks Dept. - Union Forge
Preserve, Tower Hill Reserve (see Special Areas)
• Musconetcong River WMA
• Spruce Run Recreation Area
8 • Allamuchy Mountain State Park
• Black River WMA
• Hacklebarney State Park
• Hunterdon County Parks Dept. - Cold Brook
Preserve, Teetertown Ravine Nature Preserve,
Point Mountain Preserve (see Special Areas)
• Ken Lockwood Gorge WMA
• Morris County Park System - Black River Park,
Schooley’s Mountain Park (see Special Areas)
• Musconetcong River WMA
• Pequest WMA
• Rockport WMA
• South Branch WMA
• Voorhees State Park
9 • Black River WMA
10 • Hunterdon County Parks Dept. - Musconetcong
Gorge, the Drag Strip Property, Hoffman Park,
Schick Reserve, South Branch Reservation,
Uplands Reserve (see Special Areas)
• Musconetcong River WMA
11 • Hunterdon County Parks Dept. - Lockatong Nature
Preserve, the Case Farm, Wescott Nature Preserve (see
Special Areas)
12 • Hunterdon County Parks Dept. - Cushetunk
Mountain Park, Sourland Mountain Nature
Preserve, Deer Path Park, South Branch
Reservation (see Special Areas)
• Round Valley Recreation Area
• South Branch WMA
13 • No public deer hunting land
14 • Assunpink WMA (Washington Twp section only)
• Pigeon Swamp State Park
• Six Mile Run Reservoir State Park (see Special Areas)
15 • Assunpink WMA
• Monmouth County Park System - Charleston
Springs Golf Course, Perrineville Lake Park (see Special
Areas)
16 • Turkey Swamp WMA
• Monmouth County Park System - Bear Swamp
Tract of Manasquan Reservoir, Howell Park Golf
Course, Turkey Swamp Park, Yellowbrook Tract of
Manasquan River Linear Park (see Special Areas)
17 • Colliers Mills WMA
• Monmouth County Park System - Clayton Park,
Crosswicks Creek Park (see Special Areas)
18 • Colliers Mills WMA
• Manchester WMA
• Whiting WMA
19 • Medford WMA
• Wharton State Forest
21 • Double Trouble State Park
• Forked River Mountain WMA
• Greenwood Forest WMA
• Lebanon State Forest
22 • Bass River State Forest
23 • Wharton State Forest
24 • Bass River State Forest
• Penn State Forest
• Stafford Forge WMA
• Swan Bay WMA
• Warren Grove Recreation Area
• Wharton State Forest
25 • Cedar Lake WMA
• Great Egg Harbor River WMA
• White Oak Branch WMA
• Wharton State Forest
26 • Great Egg Harbor River WMA
• Hammonton Creek WMA
• Makepeace Lake WMA
• Port Republic WMA
27 • Salem River WMA
• Thundergut Pond WMA
28 • Buckshutem WMA
• Elmer Lake WMA
• Union Lake WMA
29 • Bayside PSE&G Tract (see Special Areas)
• Cohansey WMA
• Gum Tree Corner WMA
• Mad Horse Creek WMA
• Maskells Mill Pond WMA
• Stowe Creek State Park
30 • Bear Swamp Natural Area (closed Jan. 15 - Aug. 1)
• Dix WMA
• Egg Island WMA
• Fortescue WMA
• Nantuxent WMA
• New Sweden WMA
31 • Millville WMA
• Buckshutem WMA
34 • Beaver Swamp WMA
• Belleplain State Forest
• Cape May Wetlands WMA
• Cape May National Wildlife Refuge
• Dennis Creek WMA
• Heislerville WMA
• Higbee Beach WMA
• Tuckahoe WMA
• Lizard Tail Swamp Preserve (see Special Areas)
35 • D.O.D. Ponds
• Harrisonville Lake WMA
36 • No public deer hunting land
37 • Fort Dix Military Reservation (see Special Areas)
38 • Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge (see Special Areas)
39 • No public deer hunting land
40 • No public deer hunting land
41 • Alexauken Creek WMA
• Mercer County Parks - Baldpate (Kuser) Mountain
• Mercer County Parks - Howell Living
History Farm
42 • Port Republic WMA
43 • Millville (Bevan) WMA
45 • Menantico Ponds WMA
• Peaslee WMA
46 • Gibson Creek WMA
• Great Egg Harbor River WMA
• Tuckahoe WMA
• Maple Lake WMA
• Peaslee WMA
47 • Peaslee WMA
48 • Rancocas State Park (see Special Areas)
49 • No public deer hunting land
50 • Monmouth County Park System - Hartshorne Woods Park,
Tatum Park, Thompson Park, Big Brook Park, Huber Woods,
the Ramanessin Section of Holmdel Park (see Special Areas)
51 • Allaire State Park
• Manasquan River WMA
• Manahawkin WMA
• Monmouth County Park System -Shark River Park, Rt. 33
Tract and Shark River Park - East of Remsen Mill Rd�
(see Special Areas)
53 • Lakehurst Naval Air Engineering Station (see Special Areas)
54 • No public deer hunting land
55 • Glassboro WMA
56 • Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (see Special Areas)
57 • Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge (see Special Areas)
58 • Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
- north of Rt� 72 (see Special Areas)
61 • Atlantic County Park System (see Special Areas)
63 • Abbotts Meadow WMA
• Supawna Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
(see Special Areas)
64 • Monmouth Battlefield State Park (see Special Areas)
65 • Winslow WMA
66 • Federal Aviation Administration William J.
Hughes Technical Center (see Special Areas)
67 • High Point State Park (see Special Areas)
68 • Franklin Parker Preserve (see Special Areas)
70 • Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, north of the
Mullica River and south of Rt� 72 (see Special Areas)
Maps and information on hunting land is also available from the
following sources:
USGS Topographic Maps
Topo quads - $10 ea� State exact location including county,
township, road or select a WMA
NJ Dept� of Environmental Protection
Maps and Publications
PO Box 438, Trenton, NJ 08625-0438 • (609) 777-1038
www�state�nj�us/dep/njgs
State Parks and Forests Maps
Maps and information on lands administered by the Division of
Parks and Forestry� Please specify park or forest� Free�
NJ Dept� of Environmental Protection
Division of Parks and Forestry
PO Box 404, Trenton, NJ 08625-0404 • (800) 843-6420
Wildlife Management Area Maps
Maps and information on lands administered by NJ Division of Fish
and Wildlife Photocopies of individual WMA maps on USGS base
available free� Specify which WMA�
NJ Div� Fish and Wildlife, WMA Map Request
P.O. Box 400, Trenton, NJ 08625 • (609) 984-0547
Download maps from our Web site at www�NJFishandWildlife�com/
wmaland�htm or create your own map, at i-MapNJ, see page 81�
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