Bachelor Brook Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 7
Bachelor Brook Wildlife Management Area is 94 acres of MassWildlife land in Granby (Hampshire County), in Wildlife Management Zone 7. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 945 deer in Zone 7 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Bachelor Brook WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landState forest and park land (DCR)Bachelor Brook WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 94 acres (MassWildlife), in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Granby |
| County | Hampshire |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 7 |
| MassWildlife district | Connecticut Valley District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 7, 2025 | 945 (497 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Granby (3 mi), Belchertown (3 mi) and South Hadley (6 mi) |
What is Bachelor Brook WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Mix of white pine, hemlock, and oak forest with small wetlands scattered throughout. The property does not have formal frontage along Bachelor Brook; however, the forested wetlands drain into Bachelor Brook."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Bachelor Brook WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Bachelor Brook WMA?
"White-tailed deer, black bears, and wild turkey are common in the region."
How do you get into Bachelor Brook WMA?
"There is no formal parking. There is some off street parking along Stebbins Street near the power line crossing."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Bachelor Brook WMA.
Highways within five miles: US 202, MA 9, MA 116, MA 21 and MA 181. Distances to the nearest town centers: Granby 3 miles, Belchertown 3 miles, South Hadley 6 miles and Amherst 6 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Facing Rock (5 miles), Herman Covey (8 miles), Lake Warner (9 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Bachelor Brook WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 7: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 407 deer to archers and 385 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 7 | 94 | 945 | 497 | 824 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Bachelor Brook WMA?
Under 321 CMR 3.01, camping, fires and target practice need the Director's written permission, vehicles stay on roads open to traffic, and dogs must be leashed unless hunting or training with a licensed hunter.
Source: MassWildlife WMA regulations.
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Bachelor Brook WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 7, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Bachelor Brook WMA in?
Zone 7, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 945 deer in Zone 7 in 2025, 497 of them adult males, after 824 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Bachelor Brook WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "There is no formal parking. There is some off street parking along Stebbins Street near the power line crossing."
What can you hunt on Bachelor Brook WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "White-tailed deer, black bears, and wild turkey are common in the region."
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Sources: MassWildlife fact sheet; MassWildlife Lands (MassGIS); MassWildlife parking for recreation; MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates); MassWildlife WMA regulations; public land MassGIS Protected and Recreational OpenSpace for state and Army Corps land; USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1) for federal land; towns U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, towns (county subdivisions). FilledTag is not part of Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife (MassWildlife).