Tuckahoe Wildlife Management Area

Tuckahoe WMA
📍 Corbin City, Atlantic County and Upper Township, Cape May County
18,785 acres
Visit for:
🦅WILDLIFE VIEWING
The diversity of habitats makes this WMA an exciting location for watching wildlife. An 8-mile drive traverses the dikes around the impoundments, then travels through a stretch of pine-oak uplands. Visitors can drive the route or park and walk between impoundments. An observation platform located makes a good vantage point. The dikes form the boundary between the impoundments and the salt marsh and with a turn of the head, one can view 2 entirely different ecosystems. During spring and fall, the impoundments team with shorebirds and waterfowl like sandpipers, plovers, knots, and turnstones. Birders are often rewarded with a glimpse of the elusive American bittern. In the fall, the waterfowl migration is unsurpassed. Bald eagles nest nearby, and golden eagles are frequent in winter.
🐟FISHING
Anglers enjoy fishing for largemouth bass, pickerel, sunfish and eels in the lake. There is also the unique opportunity to target Rainbow Trout during seasonal trout stockings in early spring. The rivers and bay offer white perch, striped bass, fluke and flounder. Crabbing is also popular. Fishing the river is difficult without a boat. Anglers occasionally fish from the bank at the boat ramp. You can park at either end of the dikes and walk the old road to fish or crab. There is a boat ramp located on Mosquito Landing Road that was upgraded in 2023. Improvements include a new concrete ramp, floating dock to tie up to pre/post launch, and a reconfigured parking lot.
🦆WATERFOWL
Tuckahoe offers some of the finest waterfowl hunting in the state because it is attractive to so many different species such as black ducks, teal, wood ducks, mallards, snow geese and Canada geese.
🦦HUNTING & TRAPPING
The upland game hunter will find hunting opportunities for rabbit, squirrel, and woodcocks. Pheasants are stocked during the hunting season. Prior to the small game season, game managers stock chukar in the dog training area to give hunters an opportunity to work their dogs before the season. There are excellent trapping opportunities for muskrat, mink, otter, beaver and upland furbearers. This area has a deer herd and turkey are becoming more abundant.
🎯RANGES
The archery range has 3 shooting lanes with one paved to accommodate archers with disabilities. Only field tips shall be used when shooting at the provided bag targets. If archers wish to practice using broadheads, they can do so but must bring their own target.
🌲RESTORATION
A 6-acre Atlantic White Cedar restoration project hosts an abundance of rare plants and animals, along with providing water pollutant filtration, flood protection, and carbon storage. Such stands of cedars are classified as a globally threatened ecosystem. The project has increased habitat diversity, ensuring native wildlife has habitat to thrive. It will also provide increased recreational opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts.
🚶‍♀️ACCESS
From the intersection of Route 40 and Route 50 in Mays Landing, continue South on Route 50. After 10.5 miles, turn left onto Griscom Mill Road. Continue for 0.3 miles to the entrance.
Owned by New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, Fish & Wildlife, the Wildlife Management Area System is comprised of more than 360,000 acres in 122 areas throughout the state, which is more than 44% of New Jersey’s state-owned public open space. WMAs are maintained and supported with funding from hunting and fishing license sales, the Federal Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program and the Wildlife Habitat Supporter Program.
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WMAs are patrolled by NJ Fish & Wildlife Conservation Police Officers to ensure public safety. If you see violations while visiting a WMA, please call the 24-hour DEP hotline at 877-WARN-DEP (877-927-6337).
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