Flagg Mountain Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 4N
Flagg Mountain Wildlife Management Area is 160 acres of MassWildlife land in Conway (Franklin County), in Wildlife Management Zone 4N. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 727 deer in Zone 4N in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Flagg Mountain 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)Flagg Mountain WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 160 acres (MassWildlife), in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Conway |
| County | Franklin |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 4N |
| MassWildlife district | Connecticut Valley District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 4N, 2025 | 727 (472 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Buckland (3 mi), Shelburne (3 mi) and Conway (4 mi) |
What is Flagg Mountain WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "This 160-acre WMA is a steep mountainous parcel of predominately upland transitional hardwood forests of oak, sugar maple, white pine, and hemlock."
On wildlife: "A gated road winds its way to the top of the mountain that offers hiking opportunities and views of the surrounding hillsides."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Flagg Mountain WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Flagg Mountain WMA?
"White-tailed deer, black bear, wild turkey, and gray squirrel offer the best hunting opportunities for this WMA."
How do you get into Flagg Mountain WMA?
"No parking lot currently exists. The property can be accessed from North Warger Road."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Flagg Mountain WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 2, MA 112 and MA 116. Distances to the nearest town centers: Buckland 3 miles, Shelburne 3 miles, Conway 4 miles and Ashfield 4 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Catamount (4 miles), Hog Mountain (6 miles), Poland Brook (6 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Flagg Mountain WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 4N: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 263 deer to archers and 343 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 4N | 288 | 727 | 472 | 612 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Flagg Mountain 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 Flagg Mountain WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 4N, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Flagg Mountain WMA in?
Zone 4N, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 727 deer in Zone 4N in 2025, 472 of them adult males, after 612 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Flagg Mountain WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "No parking lot currently exists. The property can be accessed from North Warger Road."
What can you hunt on Flagg Mountain WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "White-tailed deer, black bear, wild turkey, and gray squirrel offer the best hunting opportunities for this WMA."
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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).