Fairfield Brook Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 3
Fairfield Brook Wildlife Management Area is 165 acres of MassWildlife land in Richmond (Berkshire County), in Wildlife Management Zone 3. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 706 deer in Zone 3 in 2025, and MassWildlife maps 1 parking area for the property with room for about 2 vehicles.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Fairfield 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)Fairfield Brook WMAZone lineParkingHighway
| Size | 165 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Richmond |
| County | Berkshire |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 3 |
| MassWildlife district | Western District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | 1 lot, about 2 spaces |
| Deer taken in Zone 3, 2025 | 706 (419 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Richmond (under a mile), Lenox (3 mi) and West Stockbridge (5 mi) |
What is Fairfield Brook WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Fairfield Brook WMA contains a variety of habitats from abandoned agricultural fields, shallow marshes with a wooded swamp, mixed woods, and a stand of hardwoods."
On its habitat work: "The upland portions of the field along Swamp Road are in the process of being converted to native warm season grasses. The field and associated wet meadow along the road will be then maintained with periodic prescribed fire."
On wildlife: "Various bird species regularly nest in the abandoned hayfields while nest boxes provide opportunities to view eastern bluebirds and other cavity-nesting species. Dense vegetation along Fairfield Brook provides ideal nesting habitat for marsh wrens and a variety of other bird species. The rich, calcareous bedrock under the wetlands has resulted in the establishment of several uncommon types of natural communities on this WMA: calcareous seepage marsh; red maple-black ash-tamarack calcareous seepage swamp; and calcareous sloping fen. These natural communities support uncommon plants."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Fairfield Brook WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Fairfield Brook WMA?
"White-tailed deer, wild turkey, gray squirrel, and black bear all frequent this property as the presence of oak trees and old apple trees provide them with excellent sources of food."
How do you get into Fairfield Brook WMA?
"There is a small parking area with room for 2-3 vehicles in the field off Swamp Road, additionally one can pull off by a old bar-way on East Road."
| Parking | Spaces | Surface | Condition | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parking on roadway to field | 2 | Grass | Fair | 42.38008 | -73.34493 |
From MassWildlife parking for recreation.
Highways within five miles: US 20, US 7, I-90, MA 41, MA 183 and MA 102. Distances to the nearest town centers: Richmond under a mile, Lenox 3 miles, West Stockbridge 5 miles and Stockbridge 5 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Flat Brook (3 miles), Maple Hill (5 miles), George L. Darey Housatonic Valley (5 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Fairfield Brook WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 3: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 259 deer to archers and 311 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | 164 | 706 | 419 | 650 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Fairfield 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 Fairfield Brook WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 3, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Fairfield Brook WMA in?
Zone 3, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 706 deer in Zone 3 in 2025, 419 of them adult males, after 650 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
Where do you park for Fairfield Brook WMA?
MassWildlife maps 1 parking area: Parking on roadway to field (about 2 cars, grass). Its fact sheet adds: "There is a small parking area with room for 2-3 vehicles in the field off Swamp Road, additionally one can pull off by a old bar-way on East Road."
What can you hunt on Fairfield Brook WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "White-tailed deer, wild turkey, gray squirrel, and black bear all frequent this property as the presence of oak trees and old apple trees provide them with excellent sources of food."
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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).