DMZ 28, New Jersey
Unit info
- Game species
- Deer, Turkey
- Group
- Zones 20–29
- Area
- 1,630 mi²
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 742
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Deer, Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedDMZ 28 is a productive agricultural deer zone spanning portions of Gloucester, Cumberland, and Salem counties in south Jersey, bounded by Routes 77, 40, 47, 49, 540, and Salem CR-667. The zone holds solid whitewater deer numbers on a mix of farmland edges, woodlots, and riparian corridors along the Maurice River drainage. Public access is available through Union Lake WMA near Millville, with additional huntable tracts along the Maurice River corridor.
Flat to gently rolling south Jersey agricultural landscape with cultivated fields, woodlot edges, and riparian corridors along the Maurice River and its tributaries; mix of pine-oak woods and wetland edges typical of the southern coastal plain
Moderate — agricultural south Jersey draws consistent deer hunter interest but zone is not overcrowded; WMA access points see reasonable pressure during six-day firearm season
Deer: Zone 28 is Regulation Set 4 — six-day firearm season (Dec 8-13, 2025), permit bow (Sept 13 through Feb 21, 2026 across fall/winter segments), permit shotgun (two sessions, 9 days total), permit muzzleloader (21 days); APR requires minimum 3 antler points on one side for antlered deer; hunters may purchase one antlerless permit per zone per permit season; bag limit 2 deer (1 buck) for muzzleloader, 2 buck and 2 antlerless across shotgun seasons. Turkey: spring gobbler season available in Cumberland County; Peaslee WMA (7 miles east of Millville on Rt. 49) in adjacent zones offers documented south Jersey turkey hunting. Bear: not applicable — DMZ 28 is in agricultural south Jersey (Gloucester/Cumberland/Salem counties), outside the northern NJ bear range.
Excellent deer numbers supported by abundant agricultural food sources; three-point-on-one-side antler restriction (APR) shapes buck quality; both firearm and archery seasons open; no bear hunting (southern zone, outside Sussex/Warren/Passaic/Morris bear range); spring wild turkey available
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: NJDEP official Deer Management Zones. Community info last updated 23d ago.