Date Last Updated: January 17, 2007

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Learn more about the state's only all-wildlife magazine with articles on wildlife research, recreation and other environmental programs and issues! Give a gift to a wildlife/outdoors enthusiast--you can now subscribe on-line!

Many free publications are posted on the MassWildlife website. Links to those files are provided in the following list. Some files are pdf, others are straight HTML files. Titles with an asterisk (*) indicate they are free if you pick them up at our District Offices or Westboro Field Headquarters.

Need to order via postal service?

MassWildlife News--The monthly (sometimes bi-monthly) newsletter that updates you on happenings in MassWildlife--new laws, programs, seasonal events, fish and wildlife tips, topics and more! This publication is available on line and also by email to anyone who wishes to subscribe. If you are interested in receiving MassWildlife News electronically, send an e-mail to Join-MassWildlife.news@listserv.state.ma.us.

MassWildlife Annual Report -- FY 2005 (Covering the period of July 1, 2004- June 1, 2005)

Laws & Regulations:

1. __ Migratory Game Bird Dates & Bag Limits - The annual "Waterfowl Abstracts" are published in September each year.
2. __ Annual Hunting and Fishing Laws - This annual publication covers the general laws and regulations pertaining to fishing, hunting seasons and bag limits.
3. __ Trapping and Furbearer Management Regulations
4. __ Moving Wildlife is Against the Law
5. __ Regulations for Wildlife Management Areas
6. __ Regulations for Wildlife Sanctuaries
7. __ Sunrise/Sunset Link
8. __ Shooting Restrictions in Some Massachusetts Communities

Education Publications/Programs

1. __ MassWildlife Education Programs
2. __ Angler Education Program
3. __ Hunter Education Course Offerings Includes information on the following learning opportunities for beginners of all ages:

• Map, Compass & Survival
• Basic Hunter Safety -- Accepted for application for FID and LTC and hunting licenses in US and Canada
• Muzzleloading
• Trapper Education --Mandatory course for Mass. fur trappers and Problem Animal Control agents
• Bowhunter Education --Accepted by states requiring this course for purchase of archery license
• Waterfowl Identification

1. __ Conservation Camp - For teens 13-17 years old (2 week residential camp)
2. __ Project WILD Program - For educators in formal and non-formal arenas
3. __ Becoming An Outdoorswoman Program - For women 18 and over--novices welcome!
4. __ "Get The Drift" - (A teacher packet focusing on the effects of litter on wildlife.) $5.00** Note: This item must be purchased by separate check payable to: Project WILD, Mass. Audubon Society.
5. __ Massachusetts Junior Duck Stamp Program - For children in K - 12 grade ages.

House Plans for Wildlife:

1. A Homeowner's Guide to Mass. Bats (includes bat house plans and exclusion options)
2. Bluebirds (includes bird house plans)
3. Housing Projects for Wood Ducks (includes wood duck box plans)

Wildlife Diseases:

1. Facts About Chronic Wasting Disease
2. Rabies in Massachusetts: What You Should Know
3. Rabies & Wildlife: Information for Sportsmen, Woodsmen and Fur Harvesters
4. Raccoon Roundworm: What You Should Know
5. Rabies (Mass. Wildlife Magazine article reprint)

Wildlife Management Publications

1. ___ Thoughts on Deer Population Management (article reprint)
2. ___ An Evaluation of Deer Management Options $1.00*
3. ___ Traps, Trapping & Furbearer Management in North America

Living With Wildlife in Massachusetts Series--Downloadable pdf flyers with basic information

1. Living With Suburban Wildlife
2. Living with Wildlife; Black Bears-- See the Black bear web pages too!
3. Living With Beavers -- See the Beaver web pages too!
4. Living With Canada Geese in Massachusetts
5. Living With Cottontail Rabbits in Massachusetts
6. Living With Coyotes in Massachusetts
7. Living With Foxes in Massachusetts
8. Living With Fisher in Massachusetts
9. Living With Moose in Massachusetts
10. Living With Skunks in Massachusetts
11. Living With the Wild Turkey in Massachusetts-- See the Wild Turkey web pages!

Other Wildlife Related Publications/Flyers

1. Pocket Guide to Mass. Animal Tracks
2. (2003) Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Massachusetts$20.00 (Check payable to Heritage & Endangered Species Fund)
3. (2001) Field Guide to the Animals of Vernal Pools $12.00 (Check payable to Heritage & Endangered Species Fund)
4. Critters of Massachusetts $5.00 A great beginners guide to common wildlife found in the state.
5. If You Care, Leave Them There; Young Wildlife Belongs in the Wild
6. The White-Tailed Deer
7. Black Bear Damage and Control $1.00*
8. The Black Bear In Mass. History of Black Bear from colonial times to the 1970's. $2.00
9. The Use of Water Flow Devices in Addressing Flooding Problems Caused by Beaver in Massachusetts (pdf) $1.50*
10. Snakes of Massachusetts --Still in print and also on the web with the UMass Extension website!
11. The Chickadee
12. The Piping Plover
13. The Ring-Necked Pheasant in Massachusetts
14. Yellow Perch in Massachusetts
15. Don't Forget the Bullheads
16. Natural Heritage Program Publications

Lists of Massachusetts Wildlife Species:

Lists of all species by scientific and common names (except Bird List) with information on their distribution by county. These are not field guides. Call first to insure availability, as these are frequently out of print until a new edition is published.

1. __ Birds of Massachusetts (211K pdf file) Only available on line.
2. __ Mammals - Only available online.
3. __ Reptiles & Amphibians - Only available online.
4. __ Endangered, Threatened & Special Concern Species
5. __ Exotic & Translocated Vertebrates $1.50
6. __ Annotated List of Inland Fishes of Massachusetts - (Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology) Only available online

Maps/Atlases:

1. __ Massachusetts Wildlife Viewing Guide (1997), $8.95 Explore 67 sites to see wildlife!
2. __ Natural Heritage Atlas of Priority Habitats
   (A CD or reference book, for wildlife professionals and others involved in environmental review processes. Call 508/389-6300 x200 for price and availability.)
3. __ Pond Maps--Includes write-ups on types of fish found in water bodies
4. __ Wildlife Management Area Maps from MassWildlife
5. __ Outdoor Recreation Map of Massachusetts (send .55 SASE)
6. __ Wildlife Sanctuaries (Maps and descriptions of the MDFW's 12 sanctuaries.) $1.50

Hunting/Fishing Info

1. __ Sportfishing Awards Weigh Stations (freshwater only!)
2. __ Stocked Trout Waters (Online & updated annually.)
3. __ Tags-n-Trout Program Participants
4. __ Tiger Muskie & Northern Pike Stocked Waters (updated annually)
5. __ Check Stations for Deer Hunters (available one month before season)
6. __ Check Stations for Turkey Hunters (available one month before season)
7. __ Pheasant Stocked Areas

Ordering Information by Postal Service:

For every free publication that is not on the web, you must send a self-addressed, stamped, business size envelope. Some publications with fees are available without cost if they are picked up in person at or Field Headquarters in Westboro to save postage and handling charges. Prices on these publications are marked with an asterisk (*). If you have any questions, please give us a call at 508-389-6300.

For each item you want which has a charge, please mail the specified amount in check made payable to Division of Fisheries and Wildlife. The only exceptions are checks for "Get the Drift," which must be made payable to specific accounts as noted and the Vernal Pools Guide which is also payable to account noted.

Mail your requests to:

(Please allow 3 weeks for delivery.)

Additional wildlife-related publications are available from UMass Extenstion Office Stockbridge Hall., UMass, Amherst 01003. For information call: (413) 545-2717.