Peru Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 2

Peru Wildlife Management Area is 5,143 acres of MassWildlife land in Peru and Windsor (Berkshire County), in Wildlife Management Zone 2. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 617 deer in Zone 2 in 2025, and MassWildlife maps 4 parking areas for the property with room for about 9 vehicles.

Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Peru WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).

What is Peru WMA like?

MassWildlife describes it: "Peru WMA is a large management area consisting of multiple parcels totaling over 4,800 acres spread across the towns of Windsor and Peru. The property is comprised of northern hardwoods, primarily maples, birches, white ash, black cherry and American beech, along with considerable red spruce, hemlock, and some white pine. Remnants of old apple orchards, beaver ponds, and meadows are scattered throughout the property. Trout Brook and Fuller Brook run through the property."

On its habitat work: "Small fields are maintained off of Peru Road in Windsor to create pheasant cover and habitat for ground-nesting birds."

On wildlife: "The large area and varied habitat of this WMA provide excellent wildlife viewing opportunities. Moose can be found on the property as well as various songbird species. It is a great area for snowshoeing in the winter."

Quoted from MassWildlife's Peru WMA fact sheet.

What does MassWildlife say about hunting Peru WMA?

"White-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare, black bear, and eastern coyote can be found on this property. Beaver ponds and wetlands provide excellent habitat for waterfowl and aquatic furbearers including beaver, river otter, mink, and muskrat. American woodcock and ruffed grouse are found on this property. Ring-necked pheasants are stocked in the fall off Peru Road in Windsor."

Its rules for the area: "During the pheasant season, a “hunter orange” hat is required for all hunters except while night hunting raccoons or opossums or while hunting waterfowl from within a blind or boat."

On fishing: "Native brook trout can be found in Trout Brook and Fuller Brook. These streams are also stocked with trout by MassWildlife. For more information on trout stocking, visit mass.gov/trout."

How do you get into Peru WMA?

"Parking can be accessed at informal pull-offs along Peru Road in Windsor and Beauman Road in Peru (this is the same road) and off Mongue Road in Peru."

From MassWildlife parking for recreation.

Highways within five miles: MA 9, MA 143, MA 8, MA 112 and MA 116. Distances to the nearest town centers: Peru under a mile, Windsor under a mile, Worthington 3 miles and Hinsdale 3 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Powell Brook (3 miles), Tracy Pond (4 miles), Upper Westfield River (4 miles).

When can you hunt deer on Peru WMA in 2026?

Deer seasons follow Zone 2: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 244 deer to archers and 281 in shotgun season.

Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.

What rules apply on Peru 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 Peru WMA?

Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 2, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).

What zone is Peru WMA in?

Zone 2, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 617 deer in Zone 2 in 2025, 492 of them adult males, after 546 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).

Where do you park for Peru WMA?

MassWildlife maps 4 parking areas: a lot (about 3 cars, grass); a lot (about 2 cars, gravel); a lot (about 2 cars, dirt); Not plowed (about 2 cars, grass). Its fact sheet adds: "Parking can be accessed at informal pull-offs along Peru Road in Windsor and Beauman Road in Peru (this is the same road) and off Mongue Road in Peru."

What can you hunt on Peru WMA?

MassWildlife's fact sheet: "White-tailed deer, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare, black bear, and eastern coyote can be found on this property. Beaver ponds and wetlands provide excellent habitat for waterfowl and aquatic furbearers including beaver, river otter, mink, and muskrat. American woodcock and ruffed grouse are found on this property. Ring-necked pheasants are stocked in the fall off Peru Road in Windsor."

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).

Massachusetts hunting Zone 2