Gosnold Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 13
Gosnold Wildlife Management Area is 7 acres of MassWildlife land in Gosnold, in Wildlife Management Zone 13. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 935 deer in Zone 13 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Gosnold WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landGosnold WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 7 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Gosnold |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 13 |
| MassWildlife district | Southeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 13, 2025 | 935 (346 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Gosnold (5 mi), Aquinnah (9 mi) and Dartmouth (10 mi) |
What is Gosnold WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Gosnold WMA lies on the southwestern end of Cuttyhunk Island. This property consists of a mix of cobbled coastal beach, sand dune and shrub-scrub coastal habitat, and has frontage to Westend Pond, a salt pond."
On wildlife: "This property allows for viewing of a wide variety of shorebirds, waterfowl and the occasional northern harrier."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Gosnold WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Gosnold WMA?
"There are limited opportunities to pursue waterfowl on this property. The shoreline provides exceptional striped bass fishing seasonally. Saltwater fishing regulations"
How do you get into Gosnold WMA?
"There is no formal access to the WMA. Landing by boat is extremely difficult due to rocky shoreline. Foot access may be possible across abutting private property with permission."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Gosnold WMA.
Distances to the nearest town centers: Gosnold 5 miles, Aquinnah 9 miles, Dartmouth 10 miles and Chilmark 12 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Dartmoor Farm (10 miles), South Shore Marshes (16 miles), Noquochoke (18 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Gosnold WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 13: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31, plus an early season September 21 to October 1 and a winter season January 1 to February 13, 2027. In 2025 the zone gave 273 deer to archers and 391 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 13 | 4 | 935 | 346 | 798 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Gosnold 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 Gosnold WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 13, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Gosnold WMA in?
Zone 13, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 935 deer in Zone 13 in 2025, 346 of them adult males, after 798 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Gosnold WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "There is no formal access to the WMA. Landing by boat is extremely difficult due to rocky shoreline. Foot access may be possible across abutting private property with permission."
What can you hunt on Gosnold WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "There are limited opportunities to pursue waterfowl on this property. The shoreline provides exceptional striped bass fishing seasonally. Saltwater fishing regulations"
Get a Massachusetts hunt plan when they open
Hunt plans for Massachusetts are coming. Join the list and you'll hear first. The first 50 hunters in each new state get their plan free.
Until then, the free FilledTag app for iPhone has a map that works in every state, Massachusetts included.
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).