Hog Ponds Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 12
Hog Ponds Wildlife Management Area is 25 acres of MassWildlife land in Sandwich (Barnstable County), in Wildlife Management Zone 12. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 381 deer in Zone 12 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Hog Ponds WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landHog Ponds WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 25 acres (MassWildlife), in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Sandwich |
| County | Barnstable |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 12 |
| MassWildlife district | Southeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 12, 2025 | 381 (193 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Sandwich (2 mi), Mashpee (4 mi) and Barnstable (5 mi) |
What is Hog Ponds WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Hog Ponds WMA features white oak and pitch pine dominated forest with an understory containing common greenbrier and young white pine. This property is divided into 2 parcels which border Harlow Road and a nearby golf course."
On wildlife: "Many wildlife species such as eastern coyote, white-tailed deer, wild turkey, gray squirrel, cottontail rabbit, and various songbirds use this property and provide for viewing opportunities."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Hog Ponds WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Hog Ponds WMA?
"Due to the proximity of homes, buildings, and roads, hunting opportunities on this WMA are limited. However, there may be limited opportunities to trap furbearers."
How do you get into Hog Ponds WMA?
"There is no formal parking area for this property but roadside parking and access can be obtained from Harlow Road in Sandwich."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Hog Ponds WMA.
Highways within five miles: US 6, MA 130, MA 28, MA 149 and MA 151. Distances to the nearest town centers: Sandwich 2 miles, Mashpee 4 miles, Barnstable 5 miles and Bourne 7 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Triangle Pond (1 mile), Pickerel Cove (2 miles), Fisk Forestdale (2 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Hog Ponds WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 12: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 128 deer to archers and 191 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 12 | 24 | 381 | 193 | 382 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Hog Ponds 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 Ponds WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 12, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Hog Ponds WMA in?
Zone 12, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 381 deer in Zone 12 in 2025, 193 of them adult males, after 382 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Hog Ponds WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "There is no formal parking area for this property but roadside parking and access can be obtained from Harlow Road in Sandwich."
What can you hunt on Hog Ponds WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Due to the proximity of homes, buildings, and roads, hunting opportunities on this WMA are limited. However, there may be limited opportunities to trap furbearers."
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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).