The following information pertains to NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife facilities located on state Wildlife Management Areas (WMA). Users must bring their own targets and/or clay birds and launcher; archery ranges include backstops. For range location see maps linked from the List of Wildlife Management Areas. For other WMA information call 609-984-0547.

Information on privately operated facilities is available at Where To Shoot, a site maintained by the National Shooting Sports Foundation.

TRAINING AREA REGULATIONS

All WMA regulations apply.
At least one (1) member of the shooting party must have a current, valid hunting license.
Shotgun is for fine shot (lead-free at Assunpink, Tuckahoe and Winslow; smaller than No. 4 lead or No. T steel ammunition) only.
Archery is for target or practice tips only - No broadheads.
Muzzleloader is for muzzleloading firearms, shotguns with rifled slugs or buckshot and modern .22 caliber rimfire rifles only.
No handguns or centerfire rifles permitted.
Hours are 9am - dusk (except Black River WMA)
At least one (1) member of the shooting party must have a current, valid hunting license in possession.

NORTHERN REGION

Hunterdon County
Clinton WMA
Route 173W
Clinton
Shotgun, Archery, Muzzleloader (100 yards)
NOTE: Clinton Rifle Range is Closed From 9-11am First & Third Thursdays of Every Month

Morris County
Black River WMA
Route 513 (Dover-Chester Road)
Chester
Shotgun, Archery

Note: Closed weekends from the third Saturday in May through the Sunday of Labor Day Weekend, as well as on the Christmas and Easter holidays. 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 will continue to be held at the range and will not be affected by these hours.

Sussex County
Flatbrook-Roy WMA
Route 615
Layton
Shotgun, Archery, Muzzleloader (75 yards)

Warren County
Pequest WMA
Pequest Road
Oxford
Archery

CENTRAL REGION

Monmouth County
Assunpink WMA
Imlaystown-Hightstown Road
Upper Freehold Twp.
Shotgun (lead-free shot only), Archery

Turkey Swamp
Georgia Road
Freehold Twp.
*special regulations apply call 908-842-4000
Archery

Ocean County
Colliers Mills WMA
Off Colliers Mills and Hawkins Roads
Colliers Mills
Archery, Muzzleloader (50 and 100 yards)
SHOTGUN RANGE CLOSED AS OF SEPTEMBER 24

Stafford Forge WMA
Off Route 539 south of Warren Grove
Little Egg Harbor Twp.
Shotgun, Archery, Muzzleloader (100 yards)

SOUTHERN REGION

Atlantic County
Makepeace Lake WMA
Elmwood-Weymouth Road
Weymouth
Shotgun, Archery, Muzzleloader (50 yards)

Gloucester County
Winslow WMA
Piney Hollow Road
Monroe Twp.
Shotgun (lead-free shot only), Archery, Muzzleloader (50 yards)

Cape May County
Tuckahoe WMA
Off Tuckahoe Road (Route 631)
Tuckahoe
Shotgun (lead-free shot only), Archery

Cumberland County
Millville WMA
Ackley Road (Route 718)
Millville
Shotgun, Archery, Muzzleloader (100 yards)

Walk Through 3-D Archery Courses

Division of Fish and Wildlife's 15-target walk through 3-D archery ranges are open the fourth Sunday of every month. The ranges are located at the Pequest Trout Hatchery (access from Pequest Rd.) in Oxford (Warren Co.) and at the Southern Region Office on Blue Anchor Rd. in Winslow Twp. (Gloucester Co.). The ranges are designed to simulate real shooting scenarios through lush fields and woods. Along the way you will shoot at deer, turkey, coyote, fox and bear targets. Bring some extra arrows to test your skills at our steel deer. Most shots are between 15 and 35 yards.

The Pequest and Oak Pond ranges will be open from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm on the following Sundays in 2008: April 27, May 25, June 22, July 27, August 24, September 28 and October 26.

These ranges are provided by the NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife's Hunter Education Program through federal funding from the US Fish and Wildlife Service's Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program (http://wsfrprograms.fws.gov). The federal funds are derived from an excise tax collected on guns, ammunition and archery equipment.