Sucker Brook Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 8
Sucker Brook Wildlife Management Area is 103 acres of MassWildlife land in New Braintree and North Brookfield (Worcester County), in Wildlife Management Zone 8. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 1,004 deer in Zone 8 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Sucker Brook WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landSucker Brook WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 103 acres (MassWildlife), in 2 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | New Braintree and North Brookfield |
| County | Worcester |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 8 |
| MassWildlife district | Central District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 8, 2025 | 1,004 (625 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | New Braintree (2 mi), North Brookfield (3 mi) and West Brookfield (3 mi) |
What is Sucker Brook WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "This property consists of a hardwood ridge and active agricultural fields, with small overgrown fields and old apple trees mixed in. It also has Sucker Brook flowing through it, as well as active beaver impoundments on the west side of the property."
On its habitat work: "Currently, there is active agriculture on the fields. The WMA is also managed for open space."
On wildlife: "There are viewing opportunities for Beaver and other aquatic mammals around Sucker Brook and the beaver impounded areas."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Sucker Brook WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Sucker Brook WMA?
"This is a small WMA with limited hunting opportunities for small game. Beaver impoundments provide for waterfowl hunting opportunities."
How do you get into Sucker Brook WMA?
"Parking for this area is located on Murphy Road and will accommodate 2 vehicles."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Sucker Brook WMA.
Highways within five miles: MA 67, MA 148, MA 32 and MA 9. Distances to the nearest town centers: New Braintree 2 miles, North Brookfield 3 miles, West Brookfield 3 miles and Oakham 5 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Whortleberry Hill (2 miles), Winimusset (3 miles), Ware River (3 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Sucker Brook WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 8: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 429 deer to archers and 410 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 8 | 95 | 1,004 | 625 | 865 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Sucker 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 Sucker Brook WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 8, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Sucker Brook WMA in?
Zone 8, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 1,004 deer in Zone 8 in 2025, 625 of them adult males, after 865 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Sucker Brook WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Parking for this area is located on Murphy Road and will accommodate 2 vehicles."
What can you hunt on Sucker Brook WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "This is a small WMA with limited hunting opportunities for small game. Beaver impoundments provide for waterfowl 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).