North Attleborough Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 11
North Attleborough Wildlife Management Area is 36 acres of MassWildlife land in North Attleborough (Bristol 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 North Attleborough WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landNational wildlife refugeNorth Attleborough WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 36 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | North Attleborough |
| County | Bristol |
| 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 | Plainville (2 mi), North Attleborough (3 mi) and Mansfield (4 mi) |
What is North Attleborough WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "North Attleborough WMA is 36 acres of upland forest habitat along route 95 and abutted on the west side by a neighborhood. This property was acquired by MassWildlife from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in 1984 due to being a surplus fish hatchery property."
Quoted from MassWildlife's North Attleborough WMA fact sheet.
How do you get into North Attleborough WMA?
"There is no formal access to this property."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for North Attleborough WMA.
Highways within five miles: I-95, I-495, MA 140, MA 106, MA 152 and MA 123. Distances to the nearest town centers: Plainville 2 miles, North Attleborough 3 miles, Mansfield 4 miles and Foxborough 5 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Canoe River (6 miles), Erwin S. Wilder (9 miles), Puddingstone (10 miles).
When can you hunt deer on North Attleborough 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 | 14 | 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 North Attleborough 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 North Attleborough 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 North Attleborough 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 North Attleborough WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "There is no formal access to 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).