Plymouth Grassy Pond Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 11
Plymouth Grassy Pond Wildlife Management Area is 26 acres of MassWildlife land in Plymouth (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 Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landPlymouth Grassy Pond WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 26 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Plymouth |
| 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 | Plymouth (4 mi), Wareham (8 mi) and Bourne (8 mi) |
What is Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA consists of coastal plain ponds surrounded by pitch pine, white pine, and red oak forests containing a dense understory of huckleberry and scrub oak."
On wildlife: "This coastal plain pond habitat provides unique bird watching as well as landscape and wildlife photography opportunities."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA?
"This property provides hunting opportunities for upland game species such as white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and eastern coyote. It may also present some hunting opportunities for waterfowl on the coastal plain ponds."
How do you get into Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA?
"The access to this WMA is on Long Pond Road, about 600 feet north of Mountain Hill Road."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 3, MA 25 and US 6. Distances to the nearest town centers: Plymouth 4 miles, Wareham 8 miles, Bourne 8 miles and Carver 9 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Halfway Pond (3 miles), Red Brook (4 miles), Camp Cachalot (4 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Plymouth Grassy 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 | 32 | 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 Plymouth Grassy 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 Plymouth Grassy 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 Plymouth Grassy 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 Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The access to this WMA is on Long Pond Road, about 600 feet north of Mountain Hill Road."
What can you hunt on Plymouth Grassy Pond WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "This property provides hunting opportunities for upland game species such as white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and eastern coyote. It may also present some hunting opportunities for waterfowl on the coastal plain ponds."
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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).