Provincetown Corridor Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 12
Provincetown Corridor Wildlife Management Area is 112 acres of MassWildlife land in Provincetown (Barnstable County), in Wildlife Management Zone 12. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 381 deer in Zone 12 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Provincetown Corridor WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landNational Park ServiceProvincetown Corridor WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 112 acres (MassWildlife), in 11 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Provincetown |
| County | Barnstable |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 12 |
| MassWildlife district | Southeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 12, 2025 | 381 (193 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Provincetown (under a mile), Truro (6 mi) and Wellfleet (12 mi) |
What is Provincetown Corridor WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "The Provincetown Corridor WMA consists of multiple linear parcels along both sides of Route 6 in Provincetown. This habitat is dominated by pitch pine mixed hardwood uplands as well as areas of shrub swamp and open dunes."
On wildlife: "Some wildlife viewing opportunities may exist for migratory birds, particularly in the dune areas and shrub swamps, however access is extremely limited."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Provincetown Corridor WMA fact sheet.
On fishing: "This WMA area contains a small portion of the far western shore of Pilgrim Lake and the eastern half of Duck Pond both of which contain warmwater fish."
How do you get into Provincetown Corridor WMA?
"There are no formal parking areas or access points. Some limited access may be gained by roadside pull-offs or by accessing the WMA through other protected lands which are part of the Cape Cod National Seashore."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Provincetown Corridor WMA.
Highways within five miles: US 6. Distances to the nearest town centers: Provincetown under a mile, Truro 6 miles, Wellfleet 12 miles and County subdivisions not defined 17 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Clapps Pond (3 miles), Fox Island (13 miles), Eastham Salt Marsh (20 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Provincetown Corridor WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 12: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 128 deer to archers and 191 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 12 | 123 | 381 | 193 | 382 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Provincetown Corridor 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 Provincetown Corridor WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 12, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Provincetown Corridor WMA in?
Zone 12, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 381 deer in Zone 12 in 2025, 193 of them adult males, after 382 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Provincetown Corridor WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "There are no formal parking areas or access points. Some limited access may be gained by roadside pull-offs or by accessing the WMA through other protected lands which are part of the Cape Cod National Seashore."
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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).