Triangle Pond Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 12
Triangle Pond Wildlife Management Area is 16 acres of MassWildlife land in Sandwich (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, and MassWildlife maps 1 parking area for the property with room for about 3 vehicles.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Triangle Pond WMA fact sheet. Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary. Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates).
MassWildlife (Fish and Game) landTriangle Pond WMAZone lineParkingHighway
| Size | 16 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Sandwich |
| County | Barnstable |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 12 |
| MassWildlife district | Southeast District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | 1 lot, about 3 spaces |
| Deer taken in Zone 12, 2025 | 381 (193 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Sandwich (2 mi), Barnstable (5 mi) and Mashpee (5 mi) |
What is Triangle Pond WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "Triangle Pond WMA borders the southeast section of Triangle Pond in Sandwich. This property features a white oak/red maple forest with some white pine and pitch pine. The understory is sparse and may contain sweet pepper bush and common greenbrier."
On wildlife: "There are opportunities to view waterfowl, many types of song birds, and cottontail rabbit from this property."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Triangle Pond WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Triangle Pond WMA?
"Hunting opportunities may be limited due to nearby roads, a camp, occupied dwellings, and a designated safety area from the parking area to the pond. However, wildlife may be pursued on this property include upland game, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, and raccoon."
Its rules for the area: "This property has a designated safety zone adjacent to the parking area."
On fishing: "Triangle Pond is warm water pond with a mean depth of 15 feet, a maximum depth of 30 feet, and is known to contain largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, yellow perch, white perch, and pumpkinseed."
How do you get into Triangle Pond WMA?
"Access to the property can be gained from Stowe Road, Farmersville Road, or by boat/kayak. A parking area, with space for 3 vehicles, is located off Farmersville Road. From the parking area, the pond can be accessed on foot by an old road cart road or with a car-top boat."
| Parking | Spaces | Surface | Condition | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triangle Pond | 3 | Dirt | Good | 41.68973 | -70.45150 |
From MassWildlife parking for recreation.
Highways within five miles: US 6, MA 130, MA 28 and MA 149. Distances to the nearest town centers: Sandwich 2 miles, Barnstable 5 miles, Mashpee 5 miles and Bourne 7 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Hog Ponds (1 mile), Sandwich Hollows (2 miles), Fisk Forestdale (2 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Triangle Pond 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 | 85 | 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 Triangle 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 Triangle Pond 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 Triangle Pond 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).
Where do you park for Triangle Pond WMA?
MassWildlife maps 1 parking area: Triangle Pond (about 3 cars, dirt). Its fact sheet adds: "Access to the property can be gained from Stowe Road, Farmersville Road, or by boat/kayak. A parking area, with space for 3 vehicles, is located off Farmersville Road. From the parking area, the pond can be accessed on foot by an old road cart road or with a car-top boat."
What can you hunt on Triangle Pond WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "Hunting opportunities may be limited due to nearby roads, a camp, occupied dwellings, and a designated safety area from the parking area to the pond. However, wildlife may be pursued on this property include upland game, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, and raccoon."
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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).