Muddy Pond Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 11
Muddy Pond Wildlife Management Area is 3 acres of MassWildlife land in Carver (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.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Muddy Pond WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landMuddy Pond WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 3 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Carver |
| County | Plymouth |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 11 |
| MassWildlife district | Southeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 11, 2025 | 4,153 (2,120 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Plympton (3 mi), Carver (3 mi) and Middleborough (4 mi) |
What is Muddy Pond WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Muddy Pond WMA is an open water pond, Muddy Pond, surrounded by a very small amount of emergent/shrub wetland."
On wildlife: "Wildlife viewing opportunities are limited primarily to aquatic species such as waterfowl, wading birds, reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Muddy Pond WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Muddy Pond WMA?
"There are opportunities to pursue waterfowl on this property."
On fishing: "Muddy Pond provides good warmwater fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, yellow perch, chain pickerel, sunfish, and panfish."
How do you get into Muddy Pond WMA?
"The WMA has no road frontage, no formal parking area, and no formal public access. Access on foot may be possible through the northern edge of the capped Carver landfill."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Muddy Pond WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 58, MA 80, MA 105, MA 28 and MA 106. Distances to the nearest town centers: Plympton 3 miles, Carver 3 miles, Middleborough 4 miles and Kingston 6 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Atwood Reservoir (4 miles), Winnetuxet River (4 miles), Rocky Gutter (5 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Muddy Pond 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 | 71 | 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 Muddy Pond 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 Muddy Pond 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 Muddy Pond 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).
How do you get into Muddy Pond WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The WMA has no road frontage, no formal parking area, and no formal public access. Access on foot may be possible through the northern edge of the capped Carver landfill."
What can you hunt on Muddy Pond WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "There are opportunities to pursue waterfowl on this property."
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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).