Can you hunt on town land?

[BriBri]

This might seem a dumb question. But I was wondering about the legality of hunting on land owned by a town. Near where I live in eastern Massachusetts, there is a forested area owned by the town (it might be about 100 acres or more) in which I have found some deer sign and actually seen deer. I have even seen turkeys in this forest. The land is not posted (at least the parts that I walked through and the point at which I entered), and there are not many houses in the area. I had thought about calling the town offices, but I thought they would instantly say NO! Isn't town land 'public' land? Does anyone have any knowledge or experience dealing with this subject?