Highlights for 2024-25 Migratory Bird Season Information & Population Status – Fish & Wildlife

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April 23, 2024

Highlights for 2024-25 Migratory Bird Season Information & Population Status

The NJ Fish and Game Council recently voted and finalized New Jersey’s 2024-25 migratory bird hunting season dates and bag limits .

Notable highlights for 2024-25 include:

The Canada goose season length was shortened from 45 to 30 days in the North and South Zones; however, the bag limit remains at 3 birds. In the Coastal Zone, the season length remains at 60 days concurrent with the duck season, and the bag limit remains at 2 Canada geese.
The brant season remains a restrictive season at 30 days with a 1-bird bag limit.
There will again be special hunting days for youths, veterans and active military.

For details on the above and much more, see 2024-2025 Migratory Bird Season Information and Population Status.

Waterfowl and Migratory Birds In NJ
2024-2025 Migratory Bird Seasons Summary
2024-2025 Duck Seasons Chart
Find your Hunting Location (Waterfowl Hunting Zones)

This information will be included in the upcoming 2024-2025 Hunting and Trapping Digest.

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Created: April 23rd, 2024