Small game hunting in New Jersey provides hours of recreation afield every hunting season. From abundant native populations of rabbit and squirrel to elusive ruffed grouse, there are ample opportunities for sportsmen and women to enjoy the pursuit of game. Each year approximately 50,000 pheasants raised at the Rockport Pheasant Farm are stocked on division Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs), and 5,200 quail are released on two WMAs. Coyote and fox are perhaps the most challenging of the state's small game species. Though not nearly as popular as in past decades, trappers continue to take species such as raccoon, fox, opossum, mink, otter and beaver.

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Small Game Information

	2016-17 Small Game Seasons Summary (pdf, 380kb)
	Public Hunting Land
	Dog Training, Exercising & Hunting on Wildlife Management Areas
	Air Gun Hunting In New Jersey
	NJ Muzzleloading Squirrel Zone - North (jpg, 263kb)
	NJ Muzzleloading Squirrel Zone - North (pdf, 270kb)
	NJ Muzzleloading Squirrel Zone - South (jpg, 244kb)
	NJ Muzzleloading Squirrel Zone - South (pdf, 254kb)
	2008-09 New Jersey Coyote/Fox Hunter Survey (pdf, 92kb)
	2007-08 New Jersey Coyote/Fox Hunter Survey (pdf, 92kb)
	2006-07 New Jersey Coyote/Fox Hunter Survey (pdf, 93kb)
	2005-06 New Jersey Coyote/Fox Hunter Survey (pdf, 94kb)
	2004-05 New Jersey Coyote/Fox Hunter Survey (pdf, 104kb)
	Small Game Firearm Harvest Summary, 1985-2014 (pdf, 13kb)
	Game Bird Harvest Summary, 1985-2014 (pdf, 14kb)
	Rockport Pheasant Farm
	Information on Lead in the Meat of Wild Game
	Pheasant Hunting in New Jersey, 2002
	Commercial Shooting Preserve Information
	Semi-wild Shooting Preserve Information

ADDITIONAL LINKS

	Wild Turkey Information
	Migratory Bird Information
	Coyote Information
	Foxes in New Jersey
	Dog Training Areas
	N.J. helping quail make comeback (Press of Atlantic City, 7/24/16)
	Bobwhite Basics Brochure (pdf, 1.0mb)
	New Jersey Northern Bobwhite Action Plan
	National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative 2012 Quail Action Plan Landowner Survey Results (pdf, 230kb)
	National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative Bobwhites try for Jersey comeback - northjersey.com, 2/12/16 Quail Surviving and Thriving In South Jersey - philly.com, 1/21/16 First Quail Nesting in NJ Since 1980s Confirmed - NJAS Site, 7/16/15
	Quail In the Classroom
	Trapping Information
	Hunting Regulations
	Hunter Education
	Wildlife Management Areas
	Forms
	Feature Articles
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