Wales Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 7
Wales Wildlife Management Area is 207 acres of MassWildlife land in Wales (Hampden County), in Wildlife Management Zone 7. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 945 deer in Zone 7 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Wales 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)Wales WMAZone lineHighway
| Size | 207 acres (MassWildlife) |
|---|---|
| Town | Wales |
| County | Hampden |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 7 |
| MassWildlife district | Connecticut Valley District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | None mapped |
| Deer taken in Zone 7, 2025 | 945 (497 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Wales (under a mile), Holland (3 mi) and Brimfield (3 mi) |
What is Wales WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "This property covers the steep slopes of Mount Pisgah and abuts two different tracts of the Brimfield State Forest. The habitat on this WMA consists of mature upland forest of central hardwoods (oak, hickory) with minor occurrences of white pine. A pipeline right of way in the southern end of the property provides open habitat."
On wildlife: "The steep terrain of this WMA makes it a rugged bushwhack hike for the fit explorer."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Wales WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Wales WMA?
"This WMA provides hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, black bear and eastern coyote."
How do you get into Wales WMA?
"No official parking area exists but the property can be accessed through the Brimfield State Forest on Mt. Hitchcock Road."
MassWildlife's parking layer shows no lot for Wales WMA.
Highways within five miles: US 20, MA 19, MA 32 and MA 67. Distances to the nearest town centers: Wales under a mile, Holland 3 miles, Brimfield 3 miles and Monson 4 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Leadmine (5 miles), Breakneck Brook (7 miles), Wolf Swamp (9 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Wales WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 7: archery October 5 to November 28, shotgun November 30 to December 12, primitive firearms December 14 to 31. In 2025 the zone gave 407 deer to archers and 385 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 7 | 205 | 945 | 497 | 824 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Wales 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 Wales WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 7, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Wales WMA in?
Zone 7, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 945 deer in Zone 7 in 2025, 497 of them adult males, after 824 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
How do you get into Wales WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "No official parking area exists but the property can be accessed through the Brimfield State Forest on Mt. Hitchcock Road."
What can you hunt on Wales WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "This WMA provides hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, black bear and eastern coyote."
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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).