WMA Shooting Ranges
Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Ranges
- All WMA regulations apply.
- All ranges, with the exception of the Black River range, are open 8 a.m. to sunset.
- At least one member of the shooting party must have a current, valid New Jersey hunting license in possession.
- Shotgun range: fine shot only. No buckshot or rifled slugs.
- Archery range: target tips only. No broadheads are to be shot into archery backstops provided by Fish and Wildlife. Broadheads may be used only with user-supplied bag, foam, 3-D or hay targets.
- Muzzleloader range: muzzleloading firearms, shotguns (rifled slug, buckshot), modern rimfire rifles ( .17 and .22 caliber) and air guns in calibers legal for hunting in New Jersey are allowed.
- No handguns are allowed on Fish and Wildlife ranges. Centerfire rifles are permitted at the Flatbrook, Clinton, Colliers Mills, Stafford Forge and Millville ranges only.
Range Descriptions |
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Range Designation |
Allowable Firearm/Archery Equipment |
Shot/Projectile Type |
Target Type |
Archery Range |
Crossbow, Compound, Recurve, and Long Bows |
Field Tip Only |
Bag Target, provided by NJFW |
Broadhead |
Bag, foam, 3-D or hay target, provided by user |
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Shotgun Range |
All gauges legal for hunting in NJ |
Fine Shot Only |
Clay birds, patterning boards |
Muzzleloader Range |
Muzzleloader and Shotgun |
Rifle/Sabot Slugs, Buckshot, Fine Shot |
Paper targets, Patterning Boards |
Rimfire Rifles (.17 and .22 Caliber) |
Rimfire ammunition |
Spinning, paper targets |
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Air guns (.177 and .22 Caliber) |
Pellet |
Spinning, paper targets |
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Centerfire Rifle Range |
Centerfire Rifle ≤ .30 Caliber |
Single projectile (e.g. 308, 30-06, 300 Winmag) |
Paper targets |
Muzzleloader and Shotgun |
Rifle/Sabot Slugs, Buckshot, Fine Shot |
Paper targets, Patterning Boards |
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Rimfire Rifles (.17 and .22 Caliber) |
Rimfire ammunition |
Spinning, paper targets |
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Air guns (.177 and .22 Caliber) |
Pellet |
Spinning, paper targets |
Ranges by Region |
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County |
Wildlife Mangement Area |
Archery Range |
Shotgun Range |
Muzzleloader Range |
Centerfire Rifle Range** |
Location |
Northern Region |
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Hunterdon |
Clinton |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ (100 Yards)** |
Rt. 173 W, Clinton |
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Morris |
Black River |
✓ |
✓* |
Rt. 513 (Dover-Chester Rd.), Chester |
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Sussex |
Flatbrook |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ (75 Yards)** |
Rt. 615, Layton |
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Warren |
Pequest |
✓ |
Pequest Rd., Oxford |
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Central Region |
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Monmouth |
Assunpink |
✓ |
✓* |
Imlaystown-Hightstown Rd., Upper Freehold Twp. |
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Turkey Swamp |
✓* |
Georgia Rd., Freehold Twp. |
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Ocean |
Colliers Mills |
✓ |
✓ (100 Yards)** |
Off Colliers Mills and Hawkin Rds., Jackson Twp. |
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Stafford Forge |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ (100 Yards)** |
Off Rt. 539, south of Warren Grove, Little Egg Harbor Twp. |
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Southern Region |
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Atlantic |
Makepeace Lake |
✓ |
✓ (100 Yards)* |
Elwood-Weymouth Road, Weymouth |
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Gloucester |
Winslow |
✓ |
Piney Hollow Rd., Monroe Twp. |
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Cape May |
Tuckahoe |
✓ |
Off Tuckahoe Rd. (Rt.631), Tuckahoe |
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Cumberland |
Millville |
✓ |
✓ |
✓ (50 and 200 Yards)** |
Ackley Rd. (Rt. 718), Millville |
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Range-specific Restrictions
Northern Region
Hunterdon County
Clinton WMA:
Statewide Centerfire Rifle Range Rules:
- All target frames must measure a minimum 30 inches from base to bottom of the paper target held in the frame. Frames must be placed only on top of a target mound located at the 25-yard increments at the range. This minimum target height requirement eliminates the risk of ricochet to ensure all projectiles are collected in the final berm.
- Spinner type targets for .177 and .22 caliber firearms MUST be placed directly at the base of the 25-yard berm to direct all bullets into the berm. These targets are not to be used at other yardage or target mound placements.
Morris County
Black River WMA:
- Shotgun: Closed weekends from the third Saturday in May through the Sunday of Labor Day weekend, as well as on Christmas and Easter. Operating hours are 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. during this summer period, and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for the rest of the year. Hunter Education classes are not affected by range hours.
Central Region
Monmouth County
Assunpink WMA:
- Shotgun range is restricted to the use of non-toxic shot; no lead shot is allowed.
Turkey Swamp Park:
Georgia Rd., Freehold Twp.
- Archery (Special regulations apply; call 732-842-4000.)
Southern Region
Atlantic County
Makepeace Lake WMA:
Elwood-Weymouth Rd., Weymouth
Statewide Centerfire Rifle Range Rules:
- All target frames must measure a minimum 30 inches from base to bottom of the paper target held in the frame. Frames must be placed only on top of a target mound located at the 25-yard increments at the range. This minimum target height requirement eliminates the risk of ricochet to ensure all projectiles are collected in the final berm.
- Spinner type targets for .177 and .22 caliber firearms MUST be placed directly at the base of the 25-yard berm to direct all bullets into the berm. These targets are not to be used at other yardage or target mound placements.
Cumberland County
Milville WMA:
Statewide Centerfire Rifle Range Rules:
- All target frames must measure a minimum 30 inches from base to bottom of the paper target held in the frame. Frames must be placed only on top of a target mound located at the 25-yard increments at the range. This minimum target height requirement eliminates the risk of ricochet to ensure all projectiles are collected in the final berm.
- Spinner type targets for .177 and .22 caliber firearms MUST be placed directly at the base of the 25-yard berm to direct all bullets into the berm. These targets are not to be used at other yardage or target mound placements.