HuntingRulebook

New Jersey · Deer · 2026-27

Pick a spot to see its seasons

Season dates and bag limits in New Jersey are set per Deer Management Zone, so the rules only make sense once we know where you are hunting.

This is a plain-language summary, not the law. The statutes, Game Code and regulations (N.J.S.A. Title 23, Title 13:1B-34 and N.J.A.C. 7:25-5) are the legal documents. Check the official digest and the Hunting & Trapping Explorer before you hunt.

New Jersey deer seasons, 2026-27

New Jersey’s 2026-27 deer seasons run September 12, 2026 to February 20, 2027, and what is open on a given day depends on the deer management zone your stand is in. Drop a pin above and this app reads the Deer Management Zone off it, then answers the rest from there — the dates, the legal arms, the bag limits and the shooting hours, transcribed page by page from the NJDEP Fish & Wildlife digest. It is a planning aid, not the law: check the digest before you hunt.

Every screen for New Jersey

  • Today in New Jersey — Whether the season is open at your pin this morning, what you may take, and the legal light either end of the day.
  • Map in New Jersey — Drop a pin and see the unit, the public land and the property lines under it.
  • Weather in New Jersey — Wind, temperature and the scent cone over your ground, hour by hour, for the days you can still choose between.
  • Calendar in New Jersey — Every day your tags are good for in your unit, from opening day to the end of the season.
  • Rut in New Jersey — When the rut runs where you hunt, and which week is worth taking off.
  • Rules in New Jersey — The legal arms, bag limits, antler restrictions and shooting hours that apply at your pin.
  • Tags in New Jersey — The licences and permits you hold — what turns the published season into your season.

The other states

All four states — the app opens on whichever one your own pin falls in.