2018 hunting season dates
Jan. 1 - April 9
July 2 - April 10, 2019
You may only hunt crows on Fridays, Saturdays, and Mondays.
Regulations
Hunting hours
Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and end ½ hour after sunset. (Except on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail during the pheasant or quail season, hunting hours are sunrise to sunset.)
Click here for a sunrise/sunset table.
Required licenses and permits
To hunt crow in Massachusetts you must have certain licenses and permits, which you can buy through MassFishHunt.
Massachusetts residents:
- Hunting or sporting license
- No additional permits
Non-residents:
- Small game or big game license
- No additional permits
Bag limits
None
Hunting zones
All wildlife management zones
Hunting implements
Shotguns (including smoothbore muzzleloaders): No larger than #1 birdshot (pellet diameter equal to or less than 0.160 inches) can be used for crow hunting.
Archery equipment: All archery tackle is legal. Crossbows may only be used by permit. Poisoned arrows, explosive tips, bows drawn by mechanical means, or any device that propels an arrow, dart, or bolt by gunpowder, compressed air, or by any other means except by the flexing and release of a bowstring are prohibited.
Rifles and handguns (including rifled muzzleloaders): Can not be used for crow hunting on WMA’s stocked with pheasant and quail during the pheasant and quail season, however any rifle or handgun could be used to hunt crow on any other property besides those WMA’s.
Falconry
You can hunt crows using a falcon or other raptor during the open season if you have a hunting or sporting license and are a licensed falconer.
Hunter orange requirements
You must wear a hunter orange cap when hunting for crow on WMA's where pheasant or quail are stocked during the pheasant or quail season.
Tagging, transporting, and reporting requirements
You are not required to report your harvest for crow.
Hunting season framework
The crow season is open every Monday, Friday, and Saturday of each week from July 1 - April 10. You cannot hunt crow during the 2-week shotgun deer season.
Crow hunting regulations
This page is to be used as a reference, it is not the entire law and is subject to change. You can refer to the Crow Hunting regulations in the Code of Massachusetts Regulations, 321 CMR 3.02(8) and to several provisions of the Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 131. See also the Code of Federal Regulations, 50 CFR 20.133 for more information about crow hunting laws and regulations.