ma hunting
MA Pheasant Zones 1 – 14
Pheasant: Daily Bag Limit: 2 Possession Limit: 4 Season Limit: 6 Cocks (males) and hens (females) may be hunted on all WMAs statewide. Only cocks can be hunted eastward of the zone from the New Hampshire border south on I-95 to I-495, south on I-495 to I-95, north on I-95 to I-93/128, east on I-93/128 to Rt. 3, [...]
MA Quail Zones 11 – 14
Quail: Daily Bag Limit: 4 Posession Limit: 8 Season Limit: 20 Zones 11–14 only (see page 24 of the e-regulations). See WMA Reg. #9–11 (page 23 of the e-regulations). NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference only. Please check [...]
MA Ruffed Grouse Zones 1 – 14
Ruffed Grouse: Daily Bag Limit: 3 Possession Limit: 6 Season Limit: 15 See WMA Reg. #9–11 (page 23 of the e-regulations) NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference only. Please check the official website for any updates before hunting. [...]
MA Archery Deer
Deer Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and close ½ hour after sunset except as noted in WMA Reg. #10 (page 23 of the e-regulations). ANTLERED DEER: Any deer with at least 1 antler 3 inches long measured on a straight line from the center of the front base of the antler burr to the tip. ANTLERLESS DEER: Any [...]
MA Fox Zone 1 – 14
COYOTE & FOX Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and end at midnight, except 1) on WMAs stocked with pheasant or quail during the pheasant and quail season when hunting hours begin at sunrise and end at sunset and, 2) when hunting coyote during the shotgun deer season (see below). Coyote and fox may be hunted with shotguns, muzzleloaders, and [...]
MA Cottontail Rabbit Zones 13 – 14
Cottontail Rabbit: Daily Bag Limit: 5 Possession Limit: 10 Season Limit: - Hunting hours ½ hour before sunrise to midnight except on certain WMAs (see WMA Regulation #10 page 23 of the e-regulations). NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as a quick reference [...]
MA Jackrabbit Zone 14
Jackrabbit: Daily Bag Limit: 1 Possession Limit: 2 Season Limit: - RABBIT, HARE, AND JACKRABBIT Hunting hours ½ hour before sunrise to midnight except on certain WMAs (see WMA Regulation in the e-regulations #10 page 23). NOTE: Season Dates, bag limits and rules are subject to change! This calendar is intended to be used as [...]
MA Deer Shotgun
Deer Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and close ½ hour after sunset except as noted in WMA Reg. #10 (page 23 of the e-regulations). ANTLERED DEER: Any deer with at least 1 antler 3 inches long measured on a straight line from the center of the front base of the antler burr to the tip. ANTLERLESS DEER: Any [...]
MA Deer Primitive Firearms
Deer Hunting hours begin ½ hour before sunrise and close ½ hour after sunset except as noted in WMA Reg. #10 (page 23 of the e-regulations). ANTLERED DEER: Any deer with at least 1 antler 3 inches long measured on a straight line from the center of the front base of the antler burr to the tip. ANTLERLESS DEER: Any [...]
MA Bobcat Zones 1 – 8
Hunting hours ½ hour before sunrise to ½ hour after sunset. Hunting is limited to Wildlife Management Zones 1–8. It is illegal to use dogs for bobcat hunting. All bobcats taken or salvaged must be checked within 4 working days of the end of the season (see page 44) at an official check station. Bobcats cannot be reported online. [...]