Loves Marsh Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU K
Loves Marsh Wildlife Management Area is 73 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Rutland County, inside WMU K. 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 Loves Marsh WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
Fish and Wildlife landState parkLoves Marsh WMAWMU lineHighway
| Size | 73 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Rutland |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU K |
| VFWD region | Southwest |
| 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 K, 2025 | 1,175 (627 bucks) |
| Nearest villages | Castleton Four Corners (4 mi), Castleton (4 mi) and Benson (5 mi) |
What is Loves Marsh WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "The WMA lies in the Town of Castleton at the north end of Lake Bomoseen." Of the land: "The WMA has both a large cattail marsh and open water wetlands. 62 acres of the parcel is open water; the northern section contains the cattail marsh." On its past: "Love's Marsh was purchased from Hollis Johnson and Mrs." On its animals: "Because most of this WMA is a wetland, aquatic mammal species are more common on the parcel than upland species." The sheet names waterfowl among its wildlife. On parking: "Parking is located along the town road."
Quoted from VFWD's Loves Marsh WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Loves Marsh 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 | 73 | 1,175 | 627 | 41 | 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 Loves Marsh WMA?
Highways within five miles: US 4, VT 30, VT 22A and VT 144. Nearest villages: Castleton Four Corners (4 miles), Castleton (4 miles), Benson (5 miles) and Fair Haven (6 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Hubbardton Battlefield (4 miles), Marsh Pond (4 miles), Bonsawinno (5 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Loves Marsh WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Loves Marsh 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 Loves Marsh WMA in?
WMU K. Hunters took 1,175 deer in WMU K in 2025, 627 of them bucks, and 41 bears (VFWD).
Where is Loves Marsh WMA?
VFWD: "The WMA lies in the Town of Castleton at the north end of Lake Bomoseen." The nearest villages are Castleton Four Corners (4 miles), Castleton (4 miles) and Benson (5 miles).
What game lives on Loves Marsh 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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