Hauk Swamp Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 9
Hauk Swamp Wildlife Management Area is 61 acres of MassWildlife land in Dunstable (Middlesex County), in Wildlife Management Zone 9. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 1,534 deer in Zone 9 in 2025, and MassWildlife maps 1 parking area for the property with room for about 1 vehicles.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Hauk Swamp WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landHauk Swamp WMAZone lineParkingHighway
| Size | 61 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Dunstable |
| County | Middlesex |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 9 |
| MassWildlife district | Northeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | 1 lot, about 1 spaces |
| Deer taken in Zone 9, 2025 | 1,534 (742 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Dunstable (under a mile), Pepperell (4 mi) and Tyngsborough (4 mi) |
What is Hauk Swamp WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "This property is nearly completely spruce/fir boreal swamp, and the area surrounding the pond is a quaking bog. This area is the remains of the glacial lake eutrophication process and much of the parcel is the remaining peat layers of this process, sometimes as deep as 30 feet. Drier areas are extremely dense with sub-canopy growth."
On wildlife: "Bird watching is especially interesting at the northern parcels beaver flowage."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Hauk Swamp WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Hauk Swamp WMA?
"Hunting opportunities exist for white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, American woodcock, beaver, red squirrels, gray squirrels, raccoon, eastern coyote, fisher, and foxes. ."
How do you get into Hauk Swamp WMA?
"A small parking lot exists for access to the WMA on Depot Street."
| Parking | Spaces | Surface | Condition | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauk swamp pull-off | 1 | Dirt/Grass | Fair | 42.67447 | -71.51313 |
From MassWildlife parking for recreation.
Highways within five miles: MA 113, US 3, MA 111, MA 40 and MA 119. Distances to the nearest town centers: Dunstable under a mile, Pepperell 4 miles, Tyngsborough 4 miles and Groton 5 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Unkety Brook (2 miles), Elbow Meadow (2 miles), Dunstable Brook (3 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Hauk Swamp WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 9: 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 660 deer to archers and 557 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 9 | 62 | 1,534 | 742 | 1,374 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Hauk Swamp 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 Hauk Swamp WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 9, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Hauk Swamp WMA in?
Zone 9, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 1,534 deer in Zone 9 in 2025, 742 of them adult males, after 1,374 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
Where do you park for Hauk Swamp WMA?
MassWildlife maps 1 parking area: Hauk swamp pull-off (one car, dirt/grass). Its fact sheet adds: "A small parking lot exists for access to the WMA on Depot Street."
What can you hunt on Hauk Swamp WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Hunting opportunities exist for white-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, American woodcock, beaver, red squirrels, gray squirrels, raccoon, eastern coyote, fisher, and foxes. ."
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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).