Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area: hunting, access and parking in Zone 9
Wayne F. MacCallum Wildlife Management Area is 906 acres of MassWildlife land in Northborough and Westborough (Worcester County), in Wildlife Management Zone 9. MassWildlife says all of its WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping. Hunters took 1,534 deer in Zone 9 in 2025, and MassWildlife maps 4 parking areas for the property with room for about 85 vehicles.
Data updated October 2026. Area facts: MassWildlife's Wayne F. MacCallum 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)DCR watershed land (Quabbin, Wachusett, Ware River)Wayne F. MacCallum WMAZone lineParkingHighway
| Size | 906 acres (MassWildlife), in 3 pieces |
|---|---|
| Town | Northborough and Westborough |
| County | Worcester |
| Wildlife Management Zone | Zone 9 |
| MassWildlife district | Central District |
| Parking (MassWildlife) | 4 lots, about 85 spaces |
| Pheasant | Stocked; blaze orange hat required in pheasant season |
| Deer taken in Zone 9, 2025 | 1,534 (742 adult males) |
| Nearest town centers | Westborough (under a mile), Northborough (2 mi) and Southborough (3 mi) |
What is Wayne F. MacCallum WMA like?
MassWildlife describes it: "The varied habitats within this property include mixed hardwood and coniferous forests along with many meadows. Several maintenance roads wind through the WMA and can be used for walking, hiking, birding, cross-country skiing, and hunting access. Exploring off old roadways and unmarked footpaths is encouraged. Several areas are leased for agricultural use while other fields are mowed annually to enhance wildlife habitat. Look and listen for wildlife while walking pond shorelines and small streams. Hike around Chauncy Lake and Little Chauncy Pond or enjoy these waters by boat. You may spot old foundations from the former Lyman School for Boys, which operated a school and farm here until 1971. MassWildlife's biologists and support staff direct statewide wildlife programming and conservation efforts from its Field Headquarters, which is located on the southwestern edge of the property. East of the Headquarters building is an American chestnut orchard, planted to produce blight-resistant seeds for the reintroduction efforts of the American Chestnut Foundation."
On wildlife: "Chauncy Lake and Little Chauncy Pond offer excellent fishing and can be accessed from shore or by boat. Anglers can expect to catch a variety of warm water fish species in both waterbodies, including largemouth bass, chain pickerel, black crappie, panfish, yellow and white perch, and brown and yellow bullhead. When ice conditions are safe, ice fishing is popular."
Quoted from MassWildlife's Wayne F. MacCallum WMA fact sheet.
What does MassWildlife say about hunting Wayne F. MacCallum WMA?
"White-tailed deer frequent the fields and thickets. Waterfowl swim along the shorelines of the lake and ponds and the adjoining Assabet River. Wild turkey, American woodcock, gray squirrel, and eastern cottontail rabbit are present. Ring-necked pheasants are stocked throughout the season. Chauncy Lake and Little Chauncy Pond offer excellent fishing and can be accessed from shore or by boat. Anglers can expect to catch a variety of warm water fish species in both waterbodies, including largemouth bass, chain pickerel, black crappie, panfish, yellow and white perch, and brown and yellow bullhead. When ice conditions are safe, ice fishing is popular."
Its rules for the area: "During the pheasant season, a “hunter orange” hat is required for all hunters except while night-hunting raccoons or opossums or while hunting waterfowl from within a blind or boat."
How do you get into Wayne F. MacCallum WMA?
"Parking and access can be found at Milk Street (Route 135) in Westborough, behind MassWildlife Field Headquarters on Rabbit Hill Road (off of North Drive) in Westborough, Lyman Street in Northborough (seasonal access), and Oak Street in Westborough (boat ramp lot)."
| Parking | Spaces | Surface | Condition | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintained | 20 | Dirt | Good | 42.28909 | -71.61332 |
| Maintained | 50 | Paved | Good | 42.29128 | -71.63016 |
| Unmaintained | 10 | Dirt | Fair | 42.29421 | -71.63423 |
| Unmaintained | 5 | Dirt | Fair | 42.30453 | -71.61245 |
From MassWildlife parking for recreation.
Highways within five miles: MA 9, I-495, I-90, I-290, US 20 and MA 30. Distances to the nearest town centers: Westborough under a mile, Northborough 2 miles, Southborough 3 miles and Marlborough 4 miles. Other WMAs nearby: Mt. Pisgah (4 miles), Flagg Swamp (5 miles), Martha Deering (8 miles).
When can you hunt deer on Wayne F. MacCallum WMA in 2026?
Deer seasons follow Zone 9: 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 660 deer to archers and 557 in shotgun season.
| Zone | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Adult males, 2025 | Deer, 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 9 | 832 | 1,534 | 742 | 1,374 |
Seasons: MassWildlife deer hunting regulations (2026 dates). Harvest: MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary; MassWildlife 2024 Deer Harvest Summary.
What rules apply on Wayne F. MacCallum WMA?
It is stocked with pheasant, so every hunter must wear a blaze orange hat during pheasant season, except raccoon and opossum hunters at night and waterfowl hunters in a blind or boat. 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 Wayne F. MacCallum WMA?
Yes. MassWildlife says all WMAs are open to hunting, fishing and trapping; deer seasons follow Zone 9, where the 2026 shotgun season runs November 30 to December 12 (MassWildlife WMA regulations).
What zone is Wayne F. MacCallum WMA in?
Zone 9, as MassWildlife's fact sheet gives it. Hunters took 1,534 deer in Zone 9 in 2025, 742 of them adult males, after 1,374 in 2024 (MassWildlife 2025 Deer Harvest Summary).
Where do you park for Wayne F. MacCallum WMA?
MassWildlife maps 4 parking areas: Maintained (about 20 cars, dirt); Maintained (about 50 cars, paved); Unmaintained (about 10 cars, dirt); Unmaintained (about 5 cars, dirt). Its fact sheet adds: "Parking and access can be found at Milk Street (Route 135) in Westborough, behind MassWildlife Field Headquarters on Rabbit Hill Road (off of North Drive) in Westborough, Lyman Street in Northborough (seasonal access), and Oak Street in Westborough (boat ramp lot)."
What can you hunt on Wayne F. MacCallum WMA?
MassWildlife's fact sheet: "White-tailed deer frequent the fields and thickets. Waterfowl swim along the shorelines of the lake and ponds and the adjoining Assabet River. Wild turkey, American woodcock, gray squirrel, and eastern cottontail rabbit are present. Ring-necked pheasants are stocked throughout the season. Chauncy Lake and Little Chauncy Pond offer excellent fishing and can be accessed from shore or by boat."
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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).