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Massachusetts check station map

The easiest way to report a harvest is online using MassFishHunt, but you can also go to an official check station.

Use the map below to find a check station. Select the species you are reporting from the layer list, then click on any point on the map for hours and contact information.

More information

  • Hunters who harvest a deer, bear, turkey, fox, or coyote must report it within 48 hours. Hunters or trappers who harvest beaver, bobcat, fisher, mink, or otter must report it within 4 working days of the end of the season.
  • Bobcat and otter must be reported in person at a check station and cannot be reported online. Use the map above to find a furbearer check station, click on the location to get contact information, and then call to make an appointment.
  • All deer must be reported in person during the first week of shotgun season.

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