Hog Mountain Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 2
Hog Mountain Wildlife Management Area is 249 acres of MassWildlife land in Buckland and Hawley (Franklin County), in Wildlife Management Zone 2. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 617 deer in Zone 2 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Hog 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)Hog Mountain WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 249 acres (MassWildlife), in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Buckland and Hawley |
| County | Franklin |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 2 |
| MassWildlife district | Western District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 2, 2025 | 617 (492 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Buckland (2 mi), Charlemont (2 mi) and Hawley (3 mi) |
What is Hog Mountain WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "The entirety of the Hog Mountain WMA is forested. It is predominantly mature northern hardwoods-hemlock-white pine forest with a couple forested swamps."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Hog Mountain WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Hog Mountain WMA?
"The WMA provides excellent food sources and cover for black bear, white-tailed deer, and wild turkey."
How do you get into Hog Mountain WMA?
"The property is located on the east side of Dodge Road in Hawley and Buckland. There is old log landing at the town line that can be used for parking."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Hog Mountain WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 2, MA 112 and MA 116. Distances to the nearest town centers: Buckland 2 miles, Charlemont 2 miles, Hawley 3 miles and Ashfield 5 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Ashfield Hawley (3 miles), Flagg Mountain (6 miles), Catamount (6 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Hog Mountain WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 2: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 244 deer to archers and 281 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 2 | 247 | 617 | 492 | 546 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Hog 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 Hog Mountain WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 2, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Hog Mountain WMA in?
Zone 2, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 617 deer in Zone 2 in 2025, 492 of them adult males, after 546 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Hog Mountain WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The property is located on the east side of Dodge Road in Hawley and Buckland. There is old log landing at the town line that can be used for parking."
What can you hunt on Hog Mountain WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The WMA provides excellent food sources and cover for black bear, white-tailed deer, and wild turkey."
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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).