East Creek Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU K
East Creek Wildlife Management Area is 436 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Addison County, inside WMU K and F1. 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 1,175 deer in WMU K in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: ANR. Description: VFWD's East Creek WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
Fish and Wildlife landState parkEast Creek WMAWMU lineHighway
| Size | 436 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Addison, Rutland |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU K, WMU F1 |
| VFWD region | Northwest |
| Open to (VFWD) | regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing |
| Game named on VFWD's sheet | white-tailed deer and waterfowl |
| Legal buck, 2026 | At least one antler with two or more points 1 inch or longer |
| Deer taken in WMU K, 2025 | 1,175 (627 bucks) |
| Nearest villages | Benson (3 mi), Brandon (11 mi) and Castleton Four Corners (11 mi) |
What is East Creek WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "East Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in west central Vermont in the towns of Orwell and Benson." Of the land: "East Creek flows north, draining a low-lying part of the Champlain Valley." On its past: "Mt. Independence is just to the west of the mouth of East Creek." On its animals: "Beavers, muskrat and otter ply the wetland; while fox, coyote, mink, white-tailed deer and cottontail rabbit inhabit the nearby upland." The sheet names white-tailed deer and waterfowl among its wildlife. On parking: "The southern parcel has a parking area by the dam on Mt. Independence Road in Orwell, and also on Cook Road."
Quoted from VFWD's East Creek WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt East Creek WMA in 2026?
Seasons follow WMU K: 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 8.
| WMU | WMA acres in it | Deer, 2025 | Bucks, 2025 | Bears, 2025 | Legal buck |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMU K | 324 | 1,175 | 627 | 41 | two points on one antler |
| WMU F1 | 111 | 628 | 331 | 3 | 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 East Creek WMA?
Highways within five miles: VT 22A, VT 73, VT 144 and VT 74. Nearest villages: Benson (3 miles), Brandon (11 miles), Castleton Four Corners (11 miles) and Fair Haven (11 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Pond Woods (2 miles), Richville (7 miles), Loves Marsh (9 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on East Creek WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says East Creek WMA is open to regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. Seasons and the legal buck rule follow WMU K: 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 East Creek WMA in?
WMU K (324 acres) and WMU F1 (111 acres). Hunters took 1,175 deer in WMU K in 2025, 627 of them bucks, and 41 bears (VFWD).
Where is East Creek WMA?
VFWD: "East Creek Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in west central Vermont in the towns of Orwell and Benson." The nearest villages are Benson (3 miles), Brandon (11 miles) and Castleton Four Corners (11 miles).
What game lives on East Creek WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names white-tailed deer and 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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