Knightville Dam Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 4N
Knightville Dam Wildlife Management Area is 378 acres of MassWildlife land in Huntington (Hampshire 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 Knightville Dam 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)Army Corps of EngineersKnightville Dam WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 378 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Huntington |
| County | Hampshire |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 4N |
| MassWildlife district | Western District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Pheasant | Stocked; blaze orange hat required in pheasant season |
| Deer taken in Zone 4N, 2025 | 727 (472 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Huntington (under a mile), Chesterfield (3 mi) and Westhampton (4 mi) |
What is Knightville Dam WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "The Knightville Dam WMA is part of a flood control project and is managed through a cooperative lease agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This dry bed reservoir on the Westfield River is located just south of the Hiram H. Fox WMA. The majority of this property consists of open grass and brush plains with the lands above the floodplain forested in mature hardwoods and softwoods."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Knightville Dam WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Knightville Dam WMA?
"This WMA is stocked with ring-necked pheasant and also provides excellent habitat for cottontail rabbit, American woodcock, ruffed grouse, and white-tailed deer."
Its rules for the area: "During pheasant season, a blaze orange hat must be worn by all hunters except while night-hunting raccoon or opossum or while hunting waterfowl from within a blind or boat. Depending upon flood control activities, special rules and regulations of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers may be in effect on this WMA."
On fishing: "A long section of the Westfield River and a short section of the Little River and portions of other tributaries are located within this WMA. The Little River and the Westfield River are trout-stocked waters. For more information about trout stocking, visit mass.gov/trout. Given seasonal flood control activities, portions of this WMA may be partially submerged at times."
How do you get into Knightville Dam WMA?
"Limited roadside parking and access is located off of Route 112."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Knightville Dam WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 112, MA 66, US 20 and MA 143. Distances to the nearest town centers: Huntington under a mile, Chesterfield 3 miles, Westhampton 4 miles and Chester 4 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Hiram H. Fox (3 miles), Abbott Brook (6 miles), Fisk Meadows (6 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Knightville Dam 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 | 378 | 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 Knightville Dam WMA?
It is stocked with pheasant, so every hunter must wear a blaze orange hat during pheasant season, except raccoon and opossum hunters at night and waterfowl hunters in a blind or boat. 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 Knightville Dam 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 Knightville Dam 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 Knightville Dam WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Limited roadside parking and access is located off of Route 112."
What can you hunt on Knightville Dam WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "This WMA is stocked with ring-necked pheasant and also provides excellent habitat for cottontail rabbit, American woodcock, ruffed grouse, and white-tailed deer."
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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).