Scripture Hill Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 5
Scripture Hill Wildlife Management Area is 121 acres of MassWildlife land in Fitchburg (Worcester and Middlesex counties), in Wildlife Management Zone 5. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 917 deer in Zone 5 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Scripture Hill 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)Scripture Hill WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 121 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Fitchburg |
| County | Worcester, Middlesex |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 5 |
| MassWildlife district | Central District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 5, 2025 | 917 (541 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Fitchburg (2 mi), Ashby (3 mi) and Townsend (5 mi) |
What is Scripture Hill WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "This property consists of active agricultural fields and rolling hardwoods, and it has a brook corridor flowing through it."
On its habitat work: "Currently, the fields are in active agriculture and are managed for open space."
On wildlife: "This is a very small property with limited access roadside."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Scripture Hill WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Scripture Hill WMA?
"Because of the small size of the property, hunting opportunities are very limited. Rolling hardwoods and the brook corridor allow for limited red fox, raccoon, and gray squirrel hunting opportunities."
How do you get into Scripture Hill WMA?
"Parking for this WMA is located on Billings Road and Am-How Farm Road. Both are roadside parking with limited access."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Scripture Hill WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 31, MA 12, MA 119, MA 13 and MA 101. Distances to the nearest town centers: Fitchburg 2 miles, Ashby 3 miles, Townsend 5 miles and Ashburnham 5 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Trapfall Brook (4 miles), Squannacook River (5 miles), Ashby (5 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Scripture Hill WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 5: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 337 deer to archers and 411 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 5 | 119 | 917 | 541 | 798 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Scripture Hill 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 Scripture Hill WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 5, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Scripture Hill WMA in?
Zone 5, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 917 deer in Zone 5 in 2025, 541 of them adult males, after 798 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Scripture Hill WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Parking for this WMA is located on Billings Road and Am-How Farm Road. Both are roadside parking with limited access."
What can you hunt on Scripture Hill WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Because of the small size of the property, hunting opportunities are very limited. Rolling hardwoods and the brook corridor allow for limited red fox, raccoon, and gray squirrel hunting opportunities."
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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).