Black Creek Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU B
Black Creek Wildlife Management Area is 301 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Franklin County, inside WMU B. VFWD's sheet says it is open to regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. A legal buck here needs at least one antler with two or more points 1 inch or longer, and hunters took 3,079 deer in WMU B in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: ANR. Description: VFWD's Black Creek WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
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| Size | 301 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Franklin |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU B |
| VFWD region | Northwest |
| Open to (VFWD) | regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing |
| Game named on VFWD's sheet | waterfowl |
| Legal buck, 2026 | At least one antler with two or more points 1 inch or longer |
| Deer taken in WMU B, 2025 | 3,079 (1,306 bucks) |
| Nearest villages | St. Albans (3 mi), Swanton (6 mi) and Highgate Center (9 mi) |
What is Black Creek WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "Black Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in northwest Vermont adjacent to Lake Champlain in the town of St. Albans." Of the land: "Jewett and Stevens Brooks drain a low-lying basin in the Champlain Valley, combining near the lake to form Black Creek." On its past: "The area surrounding Black Creek, like much of the Champlain Valley, has been farmed for a long time." On its animals: "Beaver and muskrat are common species, and are easily detected in the marsh." The sheet names waterfowl among its wildlife.
Quoted from VFWD's Black Creek WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Black Creek WMA in 2026?
Seasons follow WMU B: 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 with two or more points 1 inch or longer. Fall turkey: bow and arrow October 1 to November 13; shotgun or bow October 24 to November 1.
| WMU | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Bucks, 2025 | Bears, 2025 | Legal buck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU B | 301 | 3,079 | 1,306 | 29 | two points on one antler |
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 Black Creek WMA?
Highways within five miles: I-89, VT 36, US 7, VT 38, VT 104 and VT 207. Nearest villages: St. Albans (3 miles), Swanton (6 miles), Highgate Center (9 miles) and Highgate Springs (10 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Maquam Bay (6 miles), Fairfield Swamp (7 miles), Carmans Marsh (11 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Black Creek WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Black Creek WMA is open to regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. Seasons and the legal buck rule follow WMU B: a buck needs at least one antler with two or more points 1 inch or longer, and the 2026 regular deer season runs November 14 to 29.
What WMU is Black Creek WMA in?
WMU B. Hunters took 3,079 deer in WMU B in 2025, 1,306 of them bucks, and 29 bears (VFWD).
Where is Black Creek WMA?
VFWD: "Black Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in northwest Vermont adjacent to Lake Champlain in the town of St. Albans." The nearest villages are St. Albans (3 miles), Swanton (6 miles) and Highgate Center (9 miles).
What game lives on Black Creek WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names waterfowl. 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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