Coy Hill Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 7
Coy Hill Wildlife Management Area is 1,224 acres of MassWildlife land in Ware and West Brookfield (Worcester and Hampshire counties), in Wildlife Management Zone 7 and 8. 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 Coy Hill 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)Coy Hill WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 1,224 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Ware and West Brookfield |
| County | Worcester, Hampshire |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 7, Zone 8 |
| MassWildlife district | Central District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 7, 2025 | 945 (497 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | West Brookfield (2 mi), Ware (3 mi) and Warren (3 mi) |
What is Coy Hill WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "This property consists of rolling hills with steep, rocky outcrops, mature hardwood ridges, mature white pine conifer stands, and a power line right of way passing through it."
On wildlife: "This area supports many species of wildlife along with scenic overlooks to the Ware River Valley from the rocky ledge areas."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Coy Hill WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Coy Hill WMA?
"The habitat provides hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, bobcat, eastern coyote, raccoon, and gray squirrel."
How do you get into Coy Hill WMA?
"Access to this property is off of Coy Hill Road and Route 9. Route 9 parking consists only of small pullouts. Coy Hill Road has many spaces for parking."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Coy Hill WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 9, MA 32, MA 67, I-90 and MA 19. Distances to the nearest town centers: West Brookfield 2 miles, Ware 3 miles, Warren 3 miles and New Braintree 5 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Palmer (2 miles), Whortleberry Hill (3 miles), Quaboag (5 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Coy Hill 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.
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Coy Hill 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 Coy Hill 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 Coy Hill WMA in?
Zone 7 (1,250 acres) and Zone 8, 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 Coy Hill WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Access to this property is off of Coy Hill Road and Route 9. Route 9 parking consists only of small pullouts. Coy Hill Road has many spaces for parking."
What can you hunt on Coy Hill WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The habitat provides hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, bobcat, eastern coyote, raccoon, and gray squirrel."
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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).