Averill Mountain Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU E1
Averill Mountain Wildlife Management Area is 561 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Essex County, inside WMU E1. VFWD's sheet says it is open to regulated hunting, trapping, hiking and wildlife viewing. A legal buck here needs at least one antler 3 inches or longer, and hunters took 196 deer in WMU E1 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: ANR. Description: VFWD's Averill Mountain WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
Fish and Wildlife landState forestAverill Mountain WMAWMU lineHighway
| Size | 561 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Essex |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU E1 |
| VFWD region | Northeast |
| Open to (VFWD) | regulated hunting, trapping, hiking and wildlife viewing |
| Game named on VFWD's sheet | white-tailed deer, black bear and moose |
| Legal buck, 2026 | At least one antler 3 inches or longer |
| Deer taken in WMU E1, 2025 | 196 (158 bucks) |
| Nearest villages | Canaan (9 mi), Beecher Falls (11 mi) and Island Pond (15 mi) |
What is Averill Mountain WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "The WMA is located in the town of Norton, Vermont." Of the land: "The summit of Averill Mountain is 2,200 feet in elevation; from it one can view Great Averill Pond and the surrounding mountainous countryside to the south." On its past: "Land use in the WMA has always been based in natural resource utilization." On its animals: "White-tailed deer, moose and black bear inhabit this WMA." The sheet names white-tailed deer, black bear and moose among its wildlife.
Quoted from VFWD's Averill Mountain WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Averill Mountain WMA in 2026?
Seasons follow WMU E1: archery October 1 to December 15, youth and novice weekend November 7 to 8, regular season November 14 to 29 and December muzzleloader November 30 to December 13. A legal buck needs at least one antler 3 inches or longer. Fall turkey: bow and arrow only, October 1 to November 13.
| WMU | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Bucks, 2025 | Bears, 2025 | Legal buck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU E1 | 561 | 196 | 158 | 14 | one antler of 3 inches |
Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons; VFWD 2026 Vermont Hunting and Trapping Seasons. Harvest: VFWD 2025 White-tailed Deer Harvest Report; VFWD 2025 Black Bear Harvest Report.
How do you get to Averill Mountain WMA?
Highways within five miles: VT 114. Nearest villages: Canaan (9 miles), Beecher Falls (11 miles), Island Pond (15 miles) and Derby Line (18 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Bill Sladyk (9 miles), Johnson Farm (11 miles), Wenlock (17 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Averill Mountain WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Averill Mountain WMA is open to regulated hunting, trapping, hiking and wildlife viewing. Seasons and the legal buck rule follow WMU E1: a buck needs at least one antler 3 inches or longer, and the 2026 regular deer season runs November 14 to 29.
What WMU is Averill Mountain WMA in?
WMU E1. Hunters took 196 deer in WMU E1 in 2025, 158 of them bucks, and 14 bears (VFWD).
Where is Averill Mountain WMA?
VFWD: "The WMA is located in the town of Norton, Vermont." The nearest villages are Canaan (9 miles), Beecher Falls (11 miles) and Island Pond (15 miles).
What game lives on Averill Mountain WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names white-tailed deer, black bear and moose. It does not count them; the WMU figures on this page are the nearest harvest numbers.
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Where these facts come from
- Boundary and acres: Vermont ANR land units (Wildlife Management Areas). Description: VFWD's WMA sheets, linked from its regional WMA pages.
- Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons; VFWD 2026 Vermont Hunting and Trapping Seasons. WMU harvest: VFWD 2025 White-tailed Deer Harvest Report; VFWD 2025 Black Bear Harvest Report.
- Public land around it: Vermont ANR land units (state forests, parks and Fish and Wildlife land) for state land; USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1) for federal land. Highways and villages: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 primary and secondary roads; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer, places.
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