Maple Springs Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 11
Maple Springs Wildlife Management Area is 576 acres of MassWildlife land in Plymouth and Wareham (Plymouth County), in Wildlife Management Zone 11. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 4,153 deer in Zone 11 in 2025, and MassWildlife maps 1 parking area for the property with room for about 4 vehicles.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Maple Springs 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)Maple Springs WMAZone lineParkingHighway
| Size | 576 acres (MassWildlife), in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Plymouth and Wareham |
| County | Plymouth |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 11 |
| MassWildlife district | Southeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | 1 lot, about 4 spaces |
| Deer taken in Zone 11, 2025 | 4,153 (2,120 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Wareham (2 mi), Bourne (6 mi) and Carver (6 mi) |
What is Maple Springs WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "This property consists mainly of pitch pine and scrub oak forest with some white and red pine dispersed throughout. The WMA abuts privately-owned cranberry bogs and contains some abandoned bogs as well."
On wildlife: "Being a management area of considerable size, this property provides ample opportunities for bird-watching, wildlife photography, cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, wildlife tracking, and other such activities. Numerous rare moths, as well as the state-listed eastern whip-poor-will, live in the pitch pine-scrub oak woodlands."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Maple Springs WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Maple Springs WMA?
"This property supports upland game species such as white-tailed deer, eastern coyote, and wild turkey. The reservoirs on the property provide opportunities for waterfowl hunting."
On fishing: "The reservoirs provide the opportunity to fish for warm water fish species from shore."
How do you get into Maple Springs WMA?
"There is a parking area off of Maple Springs Road."
| Parking | Spaces | Surface | Condition | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Springs WMA | 4 | Dirt | Good | 41.78088 | -70.67349 |
From MassWildlife parking for recreation.
Highways within five miles: MA 25, MA 28, I-195, US 6, I-495 and MA 58. Distances to the nearest town centers: Wareham 2 miles, Bourne 6 miles, Carver 6 miles and Marion 6 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Red Brook (2 miles), Camp Cachalot (2 miles), SE Pine Barrens (3 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Maple Springs WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 11: 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 2,139 deer to archers and 1,358 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 11 | 844 | 4,153 | 2,120 | 3,830 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Maple Springs 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 Maple Springs WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 11, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Maple Springs WMA in?
Zone 11, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 4,153 deer in Zone 11 in 2025, 2,120 of them adult males, after 3,830 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
Where do you park for Maple Springs WMA?
MassWildlife maps 1 parking area: Maple Springs WMA (about 4 cars, dirt). Its fact sheet adds: "There is a parking area off of Maple Springs Road."
What can you hunt on Maple Springs WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "This property supports upland game species such as white-tailed deer, eastern coyote, and wild turkey. The reservoirs on the property provide opportunities for waterfowl hunting."
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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).