Public Deer Hunting Land

Public Hunting Land – Deer

New Jersey has more than 750,000 acres of state land available to the deer hunter. This list is arranged by deer management zone for public land open to deer hunting that do NOT require additional ACCESS permits or registration to hunt. Generally, only areas with 100 acres or more of upland habitat are listed. Updates since last year are noted below in red. See pg. 43 for additional deer hunting opportunities that require registration or additional access permits. To find additional public lands to hunt or trap use the Hunting and Trapping Explorer.

• Maps on NJDEP Fish & Wildlife hunting land, Wildlife Management Areas: dep.nj.gov/njfw/conservation/wildlife-management-areas/. Note: Not all WMAs are open to all types of hunting, trapping, or during all seasons. Please be sure to check WMA restrictions for a particular WMA before you go.
• Maps on NJ Parks and Forestry hunting land: NJParksandForests.org/parks/sps_hunting_maps.html

See additional deer hunting opportunities on pg. 41–43

Deer Management Zone 1

• Bear Swamp WMA
• Flatbrook—Roy WMA
• Hainesville WMA
• Stokes State Forest

  Deer Management Zone 2

• Kittatinny Valley State Park
• Paulinskill WMA
• Wawayanda State Park

  Deer Management Zone 3

• Abram Hewitt State Forest
• Hamburg Mountain WMA
• Long Pond Ironworks State Park
• Norvin Green State Forest
• Ramapo Mountain State Forest
• Ringwood State Park
• Wawayanda State Park

  Deer Management Zone 4

• Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
• Flatbrook—Roy WMA
• Stokes State Forest
• Walpack WMA
• Worthington State Forest

  Deer Management Zone 5

• Beaver Brook WMA
• Columbia WMA
• Honey Run WMA
• Jenny Jump State Forest
• Paulinskill WMA
• Pequest WMA
• Swartswood State Park
• Trout Brook WMA
• White Lake WMA
• Whittingham WMA

  Deer Management Zone 6

• Allamuchy Mountain State Park
• Berkshire Valley WMA
• Farny State Park
• Hamburg WMA
• Rockaway River WMA
• Sparta Mountain WMA
• Weldon Brook WMA
• Wildcat Ridge WMA

  Deer Management Zone 7

• Buckhorn Creek WMA
• Clinton WMA
• Musconetcong River WMA
• Pequest WMA

  Deer Management Zone 8

• Allamuchy Mountain State Park
• Black River WMA
• Hacklebarney State Park
• Ken Lockwood Gorge WMA
• Musconetcong River WMA
• Pequest WMA
• Rockport WMA
• South Branch WMA
• Voorhees State Park

  Deer Management Zone 9

• Black River WMA

  Deer Management Zone 10

• Alpha Grasslands WMA
• Clinton WMA
• Lockatong WMA
• Musconetcong River WMA
• Pohatcong WMA

  Deer Management Zone 11

• Lockatong WMA

  Deer Management Zone 12

• South Branch WMA

  Deer Management Zone 13

• Berkshire Valley WMA

  Deer Management Zone 14

• Assunpink WMA
• Pigeon Swamp State Park

  Deer Management Zone 15

• Assunpink WMA

  Deer Management Zone 16

• Butterfly Bogs WMA
• Colliers Mill WMA
• Turkey Swamp WMA

  Deer Management Zone 17

• Colliers Mills WMA
• Pleasant Run WMA
• Prospertown Lake WMA

  Deer Management Zone 18

• Colliers Mills WMA
• Manchester WMA
• Whiting WMA

  Deer Management Zone 19

• Medford WMA
• Pemberton Lake WMA (Archery ONLY)
• Wharton State Forest

  Deer Management Zone 21

• Double Trouble State Park
• Forked River Mountain WMA
• Greenwood Forest WMA
• Lebanon State Forest

  Deer Management Zone 22

• Bass River State Forest
• Swan Bay WMA

  Deer Management Zone 23

• Wharton State Forest

  Deer Management Zone 24

• Bass River State Forest
• Penn State Forest
• Stafford Forge WMA
• Swan Bay WMA
• Warren Grove Recreation Area
• Wharton State Forest

  Deer Management Zone 25

• Cedar Lake WMA
• Great Egg Harbor River WMA
• Penbryn Pond WMA
• Wharton State Forest
• White Oak Branch WMA
• Winslow WMA
• Upper Great Egg Harbor Greenway

  Deer Management Zone 26

• Absecon WMA
• Great Egg Harbor River WMA
• Hammonton Creek WMA
• Makepeace Lake WMA
• Port Republic WMA
• Swan Bay WMA

  Deer Management Zone 27

• Salem River WMA
• Thundergut Pond WMA

  Deer Management Zone 28

• Buckshutem WMA
• Elmer Lake WMA
• Parvin State Park
• Rainbow Lake WMA
• Union Lake WMA

  Deer Management Zone 29

• Cohansey River WMA
• Gum Tree Corner WMA
• Mad Horse Creek WMA
• Maskells Mill Pond WMA
• Stowe Creek State Park

Deer Management Zone 30

• Bear Swamp Natural Area (closed Jan. 15–Aug. 1)
• Dix WMA
• Egg Island WMA
• Fortescue WMA
• Heislervillle WMA
• Millville WMA
• Nantuxent WMA
• New Sweden WMA

  Deer Management Zone 31

• Clarks Pond WMA
• Cohansey WMA
• Millville WMA
• Buckshutem WMA
• New Sweden WMA

  Deer Management Zone 34

• Beaver Swamp WMA
• Belleplain State Forest
• Cape Island WMA
• Cox Hall Creek WMA
• Cape May Coastal Wetlands WMA
• Dennis Creek WMA
• Heislerville WMA
• Higbee Beach WMA
• Tuckahoe WMA

  Deer Management Zone 35

• D.O.D. Ponds WMA
• Elmer Lake WMA
• Featherbed Lane WMA
• Harrisonville Lake WMA
• Logan WMA
• Mantua WMA
• Raccoon Creek WMA
• Salem River WMA

  Deer Management Zone 41

• Alexauken Creek WMA

  Deer Management Zone 42

• Absecon WMA
• Port Republic WMA
• Tuckahoe WMA

Deer Management Zone 43

• Millville (Bevan) WMA

  Deer Management Zone 45

• Menantico Ponds WMA
• Millville WMA
• Peaslee WMA

  Deer Management Zone 46

• Gibson Creek WMA
• Great Egg Harbor River WMA
• Maple Lake WMA (Lenape Farms Tract)
• Peaslee WMA
• Tuckahoe WMA (Lenape Farms Tract)

  Deer Management Zone 47

• Great Egg Harbor River WMA
• Peaslee WMA

  Deer Management Zone 49

• Andaloro WMA
• Mantua Creek WMA

  Deer Management Zone 51

• Allaire State Park
• Manasquan River WMA
• Manahawkin WMA
• Upper Barnegat Bay WMA

  Deer Management Zone 53

• Manchester WMA

  Deer Management Zone 55

• Glassboro WMA

  Deer Management Zone 63

• Abbotts Meadow WMA (Open for Bow and Arrow seasons ONLY on the old Salem Country Club property.)
• Salem River WMA

  Deer Management Zone 65

• White Oak Branch WMA
• Winslow WMA