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- All hunters and anglers must have a New Jersey Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation Identification Number (CID #) BEFORE creating an iSportsman account. You can create a NJ CID # on the NJDFW website.
- Non-resident active-duty personnel will have to go to a licensing agent in-person to get a CID#. Licensing agents in Burlington and Ocean counties can be found on the NJDFW website.
- A copy of your home state hunter education card is needed to purchase a NJ hunting license.
- All hunters and anglers are required to go through this portal to access the privilege of hunting and fishing at Joint Base McGuire - Dix - Lakehurst.
- Associated state licenses (hunting, fishing, trapping) are needed in addition to JB MDL permits. You can purchase licenses online.
Here is where you:
- Buy JB MDL permits
- Check area availability
- Check-in/-out of open areas
- Report game harvested or fish caught, and more.
The JB MDL regulations are in effect and can be found in the Hunting Fishing Instruction
Hunting information can be found on the Hunting and Trapping page.
Fishing information can be found on the Fishing page.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
UPDATED 10/7/2026
MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST ARE NOW ONE WHITE-TAILED DEER HUNTING ZONE! WHEN APPLYING FOR ZONE SPECIFIC NJ DFW DEER PERMITS ALL OF JB MDL IS ZONE 71
TAC CHANGES: The following changes have been made to the TAC areas:
- 13B is now what used to be 13B &13C
- 13C is now what was 13D
- 13D no longer exists
- 12C no longer exists
- The following zones had a boundary change:
- 09D
- 09C
- 09E
- 10D (Lakehurst L2A - L2C)
- 06A
- 05A
- 01A/B
- 08B
MAPS HAVE BEEN UPDATED!
FORT DIX PHEASANTS
PHEASANT SEASON: JB MDL will open Ft. Dix to pheasant hunting on the following dates:
Saturday 7 November (TAC 1F)
Saturday 14 November (TAC 7C & 7D)
Tuesday 17 November (TAC 7C & 7D)
Thursday 19 November (TAC 7C & 7D)
Thursday 26 November (TAC To be determined)
Saturday 28 November (TAC To be determined)
JB MDL Natural Resources will stock pheasants the night before the scheduled hunting dates.
ATTENTION: Strict boundaries are in place for ALL pheasant fields in TAC 7C and 7D. There will be NO access (including dogs) to areas beyond the southern field edges in TAC 7C and 7D. The edges will be marked with signs and red flagging. Maps will be posted prior to season.
Lakehurst Pheasants
PHEASANT SEASON: JB MDL Natural Resources will open Lakehurst pheasant hunting on the following dates:
Saturday 14 November
Saturday 21 November
Saturday 5 December
Saturday 19 December
Saturday 9 January
Saturday 23 January
Stocking of the Lakehurst pheasants will occur twice a month from November through January. Birds will be stocked the night before and be available to hunt the NEXT day.
JB MDL Natural Resources will also be stocking an equal amount of Chukar in addition to the pheasants. The usual bag limit of two (2) pheasants still applies, but you will also be allowed to keep 2 chukar for a total of four (4) birds per hunter.
NOTICE: When hunting the Fort Dix zones, remember they are used for military training and that mission comes FIRST. We will report all open zones in iSportsman, but cannot promise they will always be open. Having backup hunting locations in other zones is a good idea.
IF YOU CAN'T CHECK-IN, YOU CANNOT ACCESS ANY ZONE FOR ANY REASON. ISSUES WITH YOUR ACCOUNT MUST BE RESOLVED BEFORE YOU CAN ENTER. NO EXCEPTIONS!
We highly recommend users activate SMS (text messages) on their accounts. Users will recieve check-out reminders and emergency updates.
Pictures of successful fishing, hunting, and gathering are welcome! You can email pictures to andrew.clapper.2@us.af.mil and please let us know if we can use them for advertising purposes.
