Towns: New Braintree, West Brookfield
Acreage: 324
Wildlife Management Zone: 8
Description
This property consists of hardwood ridges, open fields, and reclaimed fields with Mill Brook flowing through it.
Location, access, & parking
Parking for this area is on Wickaboag Valley Road and can accommodate 4 vehicles. See WMA map.
Note: WMAs are intentionally wild, visitors will find natural landscapes rather than maintained trails.
Habitat management
Management for this property consists of reclaiming overgrown fields and active agriculture on the leased fields. This area is also managed for open space.
Learn more about MassWildlife’s habitat management activities.
Hunting opportunities
Hardwood ridges provide hunting opportunities for white-tailed deer, wild turkey, and gray squirrel. River edge cover and fields provide predator hunting and American woodcock hunting opportunities. This WMA is stocked with ring-necked pheasants during the open pheasant season.
Wildlife viewing & other features
Open fields provide for raptor and songbird sighting opportunities.
Regulations
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. No person shall hunt before sunrise or after sunset during the open season on pheasant, except for the hunting of raccoons or opossums between 9 PM and 3 AM.
Read Wildlife Management Area regulations.
About Wildlife Management Areas
MassWildlife owns and manages over 220,000 acres of land to conserve fish and wildlife habitats and provide access for outdoor recreation. All WMAs are open to hunting, fishing, trapping, and other outdoor recreation activities. Visit the MassWildlife Lands Viewer for an interactive map of MassWildlife properties.
You can support land protection in Massachusetts. Contributions to the Wildlands Fund help pay for the cost of acquiring wildlife habitat. Learn more about the Wildlands Fund.