Winter hunting alert!
Deer season is over, but hunting of other game is allowed on many island conservation properties. Seek alternate places to walk and bike, wear blaze orange in these areas, and keep dogs leashed at all times.
On Saturdays through Feb. 28 during daylight hours, rabbit hunting is allowed at:
Manuel F. Correllus State Forest
Long Point Wildlife Refuge
Menemsha Hills Reservation
Sepiessa Point Reservation
Waskosim’s Rock Reservation
Brine’s Pond Preserve
Chappy Five Corners Preserve
Peaked Hill Reservation
Poucha Pond Reservation
Raccoon, every day except Sunday through Jan. 31, at:
Brine’s Pond Preserve
Blackwater Pond Reservation
Chappy Five Corners Preserve
Gay Head Moraine
John Presbury Norton Farm
Middle Line Woods Preserve
Peaked Hill Reservation
Poucha Pond Reservation
Quammox Preserve
Quansoo Preserve
Ripley’s Field Preserve
Sepiessa Point Reservation
Southern Woodlands Reservation
Tiasquam Valley Reservation
Tisbury Meadow Preserve
Wapatequa Woods Reservation
Waskosim’s Rock Reservation
and at the Manuel F. Correllus State Forest
Waterfowl, every day except Sunday through Jan. 25, at:
Blackwater Pond Reservation
Cove Meadow Preserve
Edgartown Great Pond Beach
Pecoy Point Preserve
Poucha Pond Reservation
Quammox Preserve
Quansoo Preserve
Sepiessa Point Reservation
Short Cove Preserve
Tashmoo Preserve
Tisbury Great Pond Beach
Toms Neck Preserve
Hunters on MV Land Bank properties must obtain a permit in advance. Click here for info.
To help reduce the risk of coronavirus transmission on our Island trails:
• Practice social distancing, staying a minimum of six feet apart from others. Step aside and give others plenty of room to pass, especially on narrow trails and footbridges.
• Leash all dogs at all times. Please note: Several properties, such as Felix Neck Wildlife Sanctuary and Polly Hill Arboretum, do not allow dogs at all. Please check ahead to make sure dogs are allowed at the property you plan to visit.
• If parking areas or trailheads are full when you arrive, leave and find another place to walk or come back later.
• Wear a mask or other face covering, especially when others are on the trail.
• Treat each other and our Island’s protected lands with respect.