English Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 11
English Salt Marsh Wildlife Management Area is 289 acres of MassWildlife land in Marshfield (Plymouth County), in Wildlife Management Zone 11. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 4,153 deer in Zone 11 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's English Salt Marsh WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landEnglish Salt Marsh WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 289 acres (MassWildlife), in 8 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Marshfield |
| County | Plymouth |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 11 |
| MassWildlife district | Southeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 11, 2025 | 4,153 (2,120 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Marshfield (2 mi), Scituate (3 mi) and Norwell (5 mi) |
What is English Salt Marsh WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "The majority of this property is comprised of salt marsh habitat."
On wildlife: "This property provides good opportunities for viewing waterfowl and a variety of coastal waterbird species."
Quoted from MassWildlife's English Salt Marsh WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting English Salt Marsh WMA?
"The WMA provides good opportunities to hunt American black ducks as well as many species of sea ducks. The WMA has approximately 3,100 feet of frontage on the North and South Rivers which provide fishing opportunities for striped bass and bluefish. Saltwater fishing regulations"
How do you get into English Salt Marsh WMA?
"The best access to this WMA is by boat; however, the property can be accessed by foot over abutting conservation land. There is no parking area associated with this property."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for English Salt Marsh WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 3, MA 139 and MA 123. Distances to the nearest town centers: Marshfield 2 miles, Scituate 3 miles, Norwell 5 miles and Duxbury 7 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Peterson Swamp (12 miles), Burrage Pond (12 miles), Poor Meadow Brook (13 miles).
When can you hunt deer on English Salt Marsh WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 11: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31 and a winter season January 1 to 30, 2027. In 2025 the zone gave 2,139 deer to archers and 1,358 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 11 | 388 | 4,153 | 2,120 | 3,830 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on English Salt Marsh 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 English Salt Marsh WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 11, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is English Salt Marsh WMA in?
Zone 11, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 4,153 deer in Zone 11 in 2025, 2,120 of them adult males, after 3,830 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into English Salt Marsh WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The best access to this WMA is by boat; however, the property can be accessed by foot over abutting conservation land. There is no parking area associated with this property."
What can you hunt on English Salt Marsh WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The WMA provides good opportunities to hunt American black ducks as well as many species of sea ducks. The WMA has approximately 3,100 feet of frontage on the North and South Rivers which provide fishing opportunities for striped bass and bluefish. Saltwater fishing regulations"
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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).