Public Land Hunting & Fishing in Massachusetts

Free and permit-required public hunting and fishing areas in Massachusetts: national forests, BLM land, state WMAs, and wildlife refuges. 4 areas listed.

State WMAs 3
Quabbin Reservoir Watershed
Worcester, Hampshire, Franklin County · 55,000 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing
The Quabbin Reservoir Watershed encompasses 55,000 acres of protected forestland surrounding the 39-square-mile Quabbin...
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Wachusett Reservoir Watershed
Worcester County · 6,300 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Wachusett Reservoir Watershed covers 6,300 acres of managed forest and wetland in central Massachusetts surrounding the...
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October Mountain State Forest
Berkshire County · 16,500 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
October Mountain State Forest is Massachusetts's largest state forest at 16,500 acres in the heart of the Berkshire Hill...
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Wildlife Refuges 1
Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge
Barnstable County · 7,604 acres
🦌 Hunting 🎣 Fishing Free Access
Monomoy NWR comprises 7,604 acres of barrier beach islands and salt marsh off the elbow of Cape Cod, accessible only by...
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