McGuire & Dix Zone 37

Be advised when Hunting (white tail deer) on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, U.S. Air Force is split into two (2) zones for the state if NJ refer to page . The dates vary on the start of the seasons . When hunting on McGuire & Dix it is Zone 37

iSportsman online Sign in/out for deer hunting is 1.5 hours before sunrise and 1.5 hours past sunset. Legal hunting hours still apply. 

To report your deer, call (855) I HUNT NJ or (855) 448-6865 or https://www.njfishandwildlife.org/ahrs.htm

(Zone 37) Dix-McGuire ONLY section of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, U.S. Air Force, that formerly consisted of Fort Dix Military Reservation 

The Dix-McGuire section (Zone 37) is open ONLY to those with authorization to access the base. Hunters wishing to hunt Zone 37 must have approval from the administrative authority of Dix-McGuire (Zone 37) before purchasing a
Zone 37 permit. For more information, contact Range 14 at (609) 562-4676 on Wednesday/Friday 2 p.m.–8 p.m. or Saturday/Sunday 9 a.m.–4 p.m.
Fall Bow Season: Sept. 11–Oct. 1, 2021, first deer must be antlerless. Oct. 2–Oct. 29, 2021, antlered or antlerless deer. Bag limit: unlimited antlerless deer and ONE antlered deer. Two deer may be taken at one time.  

Permit Bow Season: Oct. 30–Dec. 24 and 26–31, 2021; Bag limit: unlimited antlerless deer. In addition, hunters who purchase an Antlered Buck Bow Permit may harvest ONE antlered deer. Two deer may be taken at one time. 

Six-day Firearm Season: Dec. 6–11, 2021; Bag limit: two antlered deer. However, if a hunter harvests two antlered deer, they forfeit the opportunity to harvest an antlered deer during the Permit Shotgun Season. Only one buck may be taken at a time. 

Permit Muzzleloader Season: Nov. 29 and 30 and Dec. 1–4, 13–24, and 27–31, 2021 and Jan. 3–8, 2022; Bag limit: two deer; one may be antlered only for hunters who purchase an Antlered Buck Muzzleloader Permit.

Permit Shotgun Season: Dec. 24, 27 and 28, 2021; Bag limit: two deer, one may be antlered only for hunters who purchase an Antlered Buck Shotgun Permit. However, for hunters who harvest two antlered deer during the Six-day Firearm Season, the bag limit in the Permit Shotgun Season is restricted to two antlerless deer only.

Winter Bow Season: Jan. 2–Feb. 19, 2022; Bag limit: unlimited antlerless deer and ONE antlered deer. Two deer may be taken at one time.
at one time.