New Jersey Deer Management Zone 66: deer harvest, 2026-27 seasons and public land
New Jersey's Deer Management Zone 66 covers 8 square miles of Atlantic County. Hunters took 31 deer there in the 2025-26 seasons, up from 24 the year before, and permit shotgun gave the most, 20. Zone 66 is a special area with its own permits and seasons. State and federal land make up almost none of the zone.
Data updated October 2026. Harvest: NJFW 2025-26 New Jersey Total Deer Harvest. Seasons: NJFW Deer Seasons 2026-27. Land: PAD-US.
Military (closed unless the base allows)Zone 66Neighboring zonesHighway
| Size | 8 square miles |
|---|---|
| Public land | 0% (0 acres) |
| Deer taken, 2025-26 | 31 |
| Deer taken, 2024-25 | 24 |
| Four-season average | 30 a season (2022-23 to 2025-26) |
| Busiest season, 2025-26 | Permit shotgun (20 deer) |
| 2026-27 rules | Special area: own permits and seasons |
| Deer taken per square mile, 2025-26 | 3.88 (deer taken divided by the zone's area) |
How many deer are taken in Zone 66 each season?
31 in 2025-26, 7 more than in 2024-25; across the four seasons below the zone averaged 30. Zone 66 gave 0.1% of New Jersey's 38,438 deer in 2025-26.
| Season | 2025-26 | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall bow | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Permit bow | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Permit muzzleloader | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Permit shotgun | 20 | 17 | 23 | 29 |
| Winter bow | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| All seasons | 31 | 24 | 29 | 35 |
Sources: NJFW 2025-26 New Jersey Total Deer Harvest; NJFW 2024-25 New Jersey Total Deer Harvest; NJFW 2023-24 New Jersey Total Deer Harvest; NJFW 2022-23 New Jersey Total Deer Harvest. Each table's zone rows add up to its Total row.
Which counties does Zone 66 cover?
| County | Acres in Zone 66 | County deer, 2025-26 | County deer, 2024-25 | County deer, 2021-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic County | 5,285 | 1,490 | 1,231 | 2,202 |
Source: NJFW White-tailed Deer Harvest by County, 2021-22 to 2025-26. County figures cover the whole county, not just Zone 66.
When are the 2026-27 deer seasons in Zone 66?
Zone 66 is one of NJFW's special area zones: a property with its own zone designation, its own permits (sold first come, first served from 10 a.m. on September 14, 2026) and its own season dates. Check the special area rules before hunting it.
Source: NJFW Special Area Deer Hunting Regulations; NJFW 2026-27 Deer Season Regulation Sets Reference Chart.
Where are Zone 66's boundaries?
NJFW's description: "That portion of Atlantic County including lands, roads, right of ways and easements within the contiguous boundary of the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center, excluding Laurel Memorial Park Cemetery. Lands open for deer hunting only and persons authorized to hunt deer on the facility shall be determined by the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center, the administrative agency."
Source: NJFW Deer Management Zone Descriptions. NJFW suggests tracing the line on a county map; its Hunting and Trapping Explorer shows it too.
How much public land is in Zone 66?
0% of Zone 66 is public land: 0 of its 5,285 acres. NJFW notes that not every WMA is open to all hunting in every season; state parks and forests set their own rules and allow no Sunday hunting.
| Manager | Acres | Share of Zone 66 |
|---|---|---|
| Military (closed unless the base allows) | 296 | 5.6% |
Measured by FilledTag inside the zone line from USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1).
Which zones border Zone 66?
| Zone | 2026-27 rules | Square miles | Deer, 2025-26 | Deer, 2024-25 | Public land |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 42 | High | 218 | 370 | 332 | 17% |
Highways crossing Zone 66: none numbered.
Questions hunters ask
How many deer were taken in New Jersey Deer Zone 66 in 2025-26?
31 (NJFW 2025-26 New Jersey Total Deer Harvest): 20 in permit shotgun, 6 in permit bow, 5 in fall bow. The zone gave 24 in 2024-25, 29 in 2023-24 and 35 in 2022-23.
How do you hunt special area Zone 66?
Special area zones are properties with their own deer zone designation, permits and season dates. NJFW sells special area permits first come, first served from September 14, 2026 (NJFW Special Area Deer Hunting Regulations).
Where is New Jersey Deer Zone 66?
NJFW's description begins: "That portion of Atlantic County including lands, roads, right of ways and easements within the contiguous boundary of the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center, excluding Laurel Memorial Park Cemetery. Lands open for deer hunting only and persons authorized to hunt deer on the facility shall be determined by the Federal Aviation Administration William J. Hughes Technical Center, the administrative agency." The full boundary is on its zone description page (NJFW Deer Management Zone Descriptions).
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Where these numbers come from
- Harvest: NJFW 2025-26 New Jersey Total Deer Harvest; earlier seasons' zone tables; NJFW Historic Deer Harvests, 1972 to 2025; NJFW White-tailed Deer Harvest by County, 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- Seasons and rules: NJFW Deer Seasons 2026-27; NJFW 2026-27 Deer Season Regulation Sets Reference Chart; NJFW Special Area Deer Hunting Regulations. Boundaries: NJFW Deer Management Zone Descriptions.
- Zone map: NJDEP Deer Management Zones (DMZ) in New Jersey. Public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1). Highways and towns: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, municipalities (county subdivisions).
FilledTag is not part of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Fish and Wildlife. Numbers are copied from NJFW, NJDEP and federal sources or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.