New Jersey Wildlife Management Area Explorer
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Welcome to the Wildlife Management Area Explorer!
The following sections provide interactive maps and more information on the Wildlife Management Area (WMA) System and the opportunities it has to offer.
You can use the menu across the top to navigate to a specific section.
At the beginning of each section clicking Explore - Interactive Map will launch an interactive map with information relevant to Wildlife Management Areas.
Interactive Map:
1. Click on a feature to display more information. You can expand the popup by clicking the icon in the upper right.
2. Within the popups, you can obtain information on infrastructure assets such as shooting ranges, dog training areas, boat ramps, fishing access sites, roads, parking areas and more. In addition, when you click on a WMA you will find a summary that includes listed wildlife and plant species, habitat types, hunting and trapping zones, and state and regional habitat priorities relevant to conservation planning across the Wildlife Management Area System.
3. You can also perform searches by Wildlife Management Area, coordinates, address, place name, ranges, dog training areas, and other infrastructure assets.
Wildlife Management Area System
New Jersey’s Wildlife Management Area (WMA) System, administered by Fish and Wildlife’s Bureau of Land Management, preserves a diversity of fish and wildlife habitats from Delaware Bay coastal marshes to Kittatinny Ridge mountain tops. The Wildlife Management Area Explorer is a tool to allow users to identify various resources available on WMA lands. It provides interactive maps of infrastructure assets such as shooting ranges, dog training areas, boat ramps, fishing access sites, roads, parking areas and more that are available to hunters, trappers, anglers, and other fish and wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts. In addition, the application summarizes a myriad of natural resources present on individual WMAs, including listed wildlife and plant species, habitat types, hunting and trapping zones, and state and regional habitat priorities relevant to conservation planning across the Wildlife Management Area System.
Ranges (archery, shotgun, muzzleloader and centerfile rifle) are maintained on select WMAs by NJ Fish & Wildlife's Bureau of Land Management
Dog Training Areas are maintained on 12 WMAs
Boat Ramp and Parking Area at Assunpink Wildlife Management Area
Road on Peaslee Wildlife Management Area
Ranging in size from the 0.68 acre Delaware River Fishing Access Site at the Pennsauken WMA to the 33,000-acre Peaslee Tract in Cumberland and Cape May counties, Wildlife Management Areas provide countless outdoor recreational opportunities for New Jersey residents and visitors from out of state. Helping make these areas accessible are approximately 1,000 miles of roads. Presently there are more than 358,000 acres in 122 areas, and new properties and additions to existing properties are continually being added. This acreage represents more than 44% of New Jersey’s state-owned public open space. Please note that state WMAs and facilities are “carry in – carry out” and trash/recycling receptacles are not provided; please plan accordingly to not leave any trash or recyclables behind.
Upland Bird Stocking
The Upland Bird Stocking Areas application is an interactive map that allows users to identify areas stocked with game bird species, the number of birds stocked and the stocking schedule for each area.
Male Pheasant on Wildlife Management Area
Every year, New Jersey Fish and Wildlife stocks pheasants on 23 Wildlife Management Areas across the state, as well as Fort Dix (limited) and the Delaware Water Gap NRA. Additionally, quail are stocked on Greenwood Forest, and Peaslee Wildlife Management Areas. Efforts to provide a quality pheasant hunting season begin in spring, when Fish and Wildlife staff sow fields with forage and cover seed mixtures. Among other benefits to various species of wildlife, these mixes provide ample cover for pheasants when they are stocked in the fall.
