Pantry Brook Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 10
Pantry Brook Wildlife Management Area is 148 acres of MassWildlife land in Concord and Sudbury (Middlesex County), in Wildlife Management Zone 10. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 2,515 deer in Zone 10 in 2025, and MassWildlife maps 2 parking areas for the property with room for about 5 vehicles.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Pantry Brook WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landNational wildlife refugePantry Brook WMAZone lineParkingHighway
| Size | 148 acres (MassWildlife), in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Concord and Sudbury |
| County | Middlesex |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 10 |
| MassWildlife district | Northeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | 2 lots, about 5 spaces |
| Deer taken in Zone 10, 2025 | 2,515 (1,320 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Sudbury (2 mi), Wayland (3 mi) and Concord (3 mi) |
What is Pantry Brook WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Pantry Brook WMA was purchased by MassWildlife in 1952 and was the very first Wildlife Management in the Commonwealth! Pantry Brook WMA is almost entirely wetland habitat surrounding the lower reaches of Pantry Brook and Cold Brook. Open grass marshlands are slowly growing in with alder, button bush, and red maple."
On its habitat work: "The Pantry Brook Dam was erected in the 1991 to improve waterfowl habitat and is maintained by MassWildlife. The dam is about one hundred yards above the Sudbury River and during high water periods, the river floods back over the dam and upstream to Concord Road."
On wildlife: "The wetlands are great for kayaking and canoeing. A variety of waterfowl and migratory stopovers frequent the marshes, especially during the spring, providing plentiful bird-watching opportunities. This is a good site to observe some of the more uncommon marsh birds."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Pantry Brook WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Pantry Brook WMA?
"Aquatic furbearers including beaver, muskrat, river otter, and mink, as well as raccoon and waterfowl are abundant. White-tailed deer, red fox, and eastern coyote can be found in the upland areas. View Massachusetts hunting regulations."
How do you get into Pantry Brook WMA?
"There are parking areas off of Weir Hill Road (reached by going through the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge) and Lincoln Road. There is an informal access off Concord Road. If you need to launch a kayak or canoe, use the trail off Weir Hill Road just past the Refuge facilities building."
| Parking | Spaces | Surface | Condition | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parking | 4 | Dirt/grass | Good | 42.40432 | -71.37414 |
| Parking | 1 | Dirt/Grass | Fair | 42.39727 | -71.38448 |
From MassWildlife parking for recreation.
Highways within five miles: MA 2, MA 27, MA 117, US 20, MA 62 and MA 126. Distances to the nearest town centers: Sudbury 2 miles, Wayland 3 miles, Concord 3 miles and Maynard 3 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Whittier (7 miles), Delaney (9 miles), Boxborough Station (9 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Pantry Brook WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 10: 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 1,435 deer to archers and 645 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 10 | 404 | 2,515 | 1,320 | 2,423 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Pantry Brook 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 Pantry Brook WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 10, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Pantry Brook WMA in?
Zone 10, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 2,515 deer in Zone 10 in 2025, 1,320 of them adult males, after 2,423 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
Where do you park for Pantry Brook WMA?
MassWildlife maps 2 parking areas: a lot (about 4 cars, dirt/grass); a lot (one car, dirt/grass). Its fact sheet adds: "There are parking areas off of Weir Hill Road (reached by going through the Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge) and Lincoln Road. There is an informal access off Concord Road. If you need to launch a kayak or canoe, use the trail off Weir Hill Road just past the Refuge facilities building."
What can you hunt on Pantry Brook WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Aquatic furbearers including beaver, muskrat, river otter, and mink, as well as raccoon and waterfowl are abundant. White-tailed deer, red fox, and eastern coyote can be found in the upland areas. View Massachusetts hunting regulations."
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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).