Hunting in Massachusetts
15 game management units
Official agency resources
Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.mass.gov/buy-fishing-or-hunting-licenses
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.mass.gov/hunting-regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://www.mass.gov/how-to/apply-for-an-antlerless-deer-permit
- GMU map ↗
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/wildlife-management-zone-map
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/harvest-reporting
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-hunter-education-program
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Massachusetts, go straight to the issuing agency.
MassWildlife (Division of Fisheries and Wildlife)Loading game management unit boundaries…
Game species in Massachusetts
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Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Migratory
Game management units
15 units
Huntable public lands in Massachusetts
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
2,382.9 acres
Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
129.4 acres
Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
3,897.2 acres
Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
668 acres
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
8,001.8 acres
Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
1,706.2 acres
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
National Recreation Area
Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
4,574.6 acres
Thacher Island National Wildlife Refuge
National Wildlife Refuge
17.1 acres