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

• Pheasant Allocation Formula (PAF)
• Pheasant and Quail Stocking Maps
• 2024 Pheasant and Quail Stocking Schedule
• 2024-25 Upland Game Birds Season Regulations & Information
• 2024-25 Small Game Seasons Regulations & Information
• Public Hunting Land
• Dog Training, Exercising & Hunting on Wildlife Management Areas
• Air Gun Hunting In New Jersey
• Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone – North
• Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone – North
• Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone – South
• Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone – South
• Small Game Firearm Harvest Summary, 1973-2021
• Upland Game Bird Harvest Summary, 1973-2021
• 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
• New Jersey Northern Bobwhite Action Plan
• 2012 Quail Action Plan Landowner Survey Results
• 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