{"id":3811,"date":"2022-03-15T20:23:54","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T20:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/?page_id=3811"},"modified":"2025-11-24T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T20:22:23","slug":"small-game","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/small-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Small Game Hunting in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/njdep.maps.arcgis.com\/apps\/webappviewer\/index.html?id=5a7f820d27a949e689fb3b3b466bb2c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/open_hunter_banner_smallgame.jpg\" alt=\"nj hunting and trapping explorer\" class=\"wp-image-3822\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/open_hunter_banner_smallgame.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/open_hunter_banner_smallgame-300x60.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/open_hunter_banner_smallgame-1024x205.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/open_hunter_banner_smallgame-768x154.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunt\/\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgb(1,132,88) 0%,rgb(12,127,164) 100%)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find Your Hunting Location<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"644\" src=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/pheas_hunter_dog10.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter with pheasants and her dog\" class=\"wp-image-3823\" style=\"width:270px;height:217px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/pheas_hunter_dog10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/pheas_hunter_dog10-300x242.jpg 300w, https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/njfw\/pheas_hunter_dog10-768x618.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo by Tom Pagliaroli&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/dep\/fgw\/news\/2019\/woodcockstudy-update2.htm\"><strong>American Woodcock Migration Study December, 2019 Update<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Small Game Information<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/dep\/fgw\/artpheasallocation16.htm\">Pheasant Allocation Formula<\/a> (PAF)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/pheasant-quail-stocking-maps\/\">Pheasant and Quail Stocking Maps<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/pheasant-and-quail-stocking-schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025 Pheasant and Quail Stocking Schedule<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/digest-hunting-and-trapping-2025-2026-segment-54-56.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-26 Upland Game Birds Season Regulations &amp; Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/digest-hunting-and-trapping-2025-2026-segment-57-60.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2025-26 Small Game Seasons Regulations &amp; Information<\/a><i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/public-hunting-land-in-new-jersey\/\">Public Hunting Land<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/dog-training-exercising-hunting-on-wildlife-management-areas\/\">Dog Training, Exercising &amp; Hunting on Wildlife Management Areas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/air-gun-hunting-in-new-jersey\/\">Air Gun Hunting In New Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/squirrelzonenorth.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone &#8211; North<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-image\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/squirrelzonenorth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone &#8211; North<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/squirrelzonesouth.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone &#8211; South<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-image\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/squirrelzonesouth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Muzzleloading Squirrel Hunting Zone &#8211; South<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/smallgame_harv_summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Small Game Firearm Harvest Summary, 1973-2021<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/gamebird_harv_summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Upland Game Bird Harvest Summary, 1973-2021<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/dep\/fgw\/news\/2012\/lead_in_meat.htm\">Information on Lead in the Meat of Wild Game<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wildlife\/commercial-shooting-preserve-information\/\">Commercial Shooting Preserve Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wildlife\/semi-wild-shooting-preserve-information\/\">Semi-wild Shooting Preserve Information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Additional Links<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/wild-turkey-in-new-jersey\/\">Wild Turkey Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/waterfowl-and-migratory-birds-in-new-jersey\/\">Migratory Bird Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/coyote-and-fox\/\">Coyote and Fox Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/dog-training-exercising-hunting-on-wildlife-management-areas\/\">Dog Training Areas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/ruffed-grouse-in-new-jersey\/\">Ruffed Grouse in New Jersey<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/dep\/fgw\/artgrouse_ecology.htm\">Ruffed Grouse Ecology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/dep\/fgw\/artgrouse_g-past.htm\">Grouse Priority Areas Siting Tool (G-PAST)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/bobwhitebasics.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bobwhite Basics Brochure<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/conservation\/nj-northern-bobwhite-action-plan\/\">New Jersey Northern Bobwhite Action Plan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/njfw\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/quail_landowner_survey12.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2012 Quail Action Plan Landowner Survey Results<\/a> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-file-pdf\" style=\"color: #dc3545\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/njaudubon.org\/category\/bobwhite\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Northern Bobwhite Restoration Initiative<\/a> (NJAS) <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pressofatlanticcity.com\/news\/press\/science_nature\/n-j-helping-quail-make-comeback\/article_442e5a62-4f80-11e6-9191-9fa19a156931.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">N.J. helping quail make comeback<\/a> (Press of Atlantic City, 7\/24\/16) <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bringbackbobwhites.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative<\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/trapping-season-information\/\">Trapping Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/seasons-and-regulations\/\">Hunting Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/hunting\/hunter-education\/\">Hunter Education<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/conservation\/wildlife-habitat-management\/\">Wildlife Management Areas<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nj.gov\/dep\/fgw\/featarts.htm#hunting\">Feature Articles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/storymaps.arcgis.com\/stories\/8fb471a49dc24102ba1a7ab70f8d24bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tracking the Timberdoodle<\/a> <i class=\"fa-regular fa-arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color: #2c51b3\"><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":37,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3811","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3811"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3811\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":63124,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3811\/revisions\/63124"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deptest.nj.gov\/njfw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}