Red Brook Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 11
Red Brook Wildlife Management Area is 683 acres of MassWildlife land in Plymouth and Wareham (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, and MassWildlife maps 1 parking area for the property with room for about 20 vehicles.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Red Brook WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landState forest and park land (DCR)Red Brook WMAZone lineParkingHighway
| Size | 683 acres (MassWildlife), in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Plymouth and Wareham |
| County | Plymouth |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 11 |
| MassWildlife district | Southeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | 1 lot, about 20 spaces |
| Deer taken in Zone 11, 2025 | 4,153 (2,120 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Wareham (3 mi), Bourne (5 mi) and Plymouth (6 mi) |
What is Red Brook WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Red Brook WMA consists of a mix of upland and wetland habitats along the Red Brook corridor in the towns of Plymouth and Wareham. The forest is made up of pitch pine, white pine, red and black oak, scrub oak, huckleberry and blueberry, red maple and sweet pepperbush riparian swamp, and open former cranberry agricultural land. Between this WMA and the abutting/downstream Lyman Reserve (owned by the Trustees of Reservations), the entire length of Red Brook, a critically important coldwater stream and herring run, is protected from its headwaters at White Island Pond to Buttermilk Bay."
On its habitat work: "Ongoing work is being done to restore the former cranberry bogs into natural habitat. Work is also being done to create a new naturalized stream channel for Red Brook through the former bog complex. This channel work also includes efforts to ensure herring passage to and from White Island Pond from Buttermilk Bay."
On wildlife: "The WMA provides good wildlife viewing opportunities for most common species of wildlife. MassWildlife, in cooperation with The Trustees of Reservations and Trout Unlimited, is conducting an ongoing wild brook trout research project on Red Brook."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Red Brook WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Red Brook WMA?
"The Red Brook WMA provides excellent hunting opportunities, particularly for white-tailed deer and wild turkey."
Its rules for the area: "Red Brook, from the outlet of White Island Pond to the inlet of Buttermilk Bay, is a catch and release only area."
On fishing: "Warmwater fishing opportunities exist in Bartlett Pond at the south end of the former bog complex and at the outlet of White Island Pond north of Barker Road. Red Brook is a coldwater fisheries resource and contains naturally reproducing brook trout populations and is managed as catch and release fishery with only artificial lures allowed"
How do you get into Red Brook WMA?
"A large gravel parking area exists on the east side of Barker Road in Wareham at approximately 265 Barker Road, adjacent to the former cranberry bog foreman house and barn (now owned and managed by MassWildlife). There is space for about 20 vehicles. Users can walk into the property and across the former cranberry bog roads to access the WMA."
| Parking | Spaces | Surface | Condition | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Brook WMA Century Bog Main Parking Area | 20 | Dirt | Fair | 41.80149 | -70.62293 |
From MassWildlife parking for recreation.
Highways within five miles: MA 25, MA 28, MA 3 and US 6. Distances to the nearest town centers: Wareham 3 miles, Bourne 5 miles, Plymouth 6 miles and Marion 7 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Maple Springs (2 miles), Camp Cachalot (2 miles), SE Pine Barrens (4 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Red Brook 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 | 705 | 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 Red 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 Red Brook 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 Red Brook 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).
Where do you park for Red Brook WMA?
MassWildlife maps 1 parking area: Red Brook WMA Century Bog Main Parking Area (about 20 cars, dirt). Its fact sheet adds: "A large gravel parking area exists on the east side of Barker Road in Wareham at approximately 265 Barker Road, adjacent to the former cranberry bog foreman house and barn (now owned and managed by MassWildlife). There is space for about 20 vehicles."
What can you hunt on Red Brook WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "The Red Brook WMA provides excellent hunting opportunities, particularly for white-tailed deer and wild turkey."
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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).