Pomainville Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU K
Pomainville Wildlife Management Area is 572 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Rutland County, inside WMU K and I. 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 Pomainville WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
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| Size | 572 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Rutland |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU K, WMU I |
| VFWD region | Southwest |
| Open to (VFWD) | regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing |
| Game named on VFWD's sheet | white-tailed deer, wild turkey 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 | Pittsford (next to it), Proctor (4 mi) and Chittenden (5 mi) |
What is Pomainville WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "The WMA can be accessed by two parking lots located just north of the village of Pittsford, along Route 7, or off West Creek Rd. From the parking lot, access to the WMA is limited to foot travel via old farm roads." Of the land: "The most prominent habitat feature is Otter Creek, whose shoreline winds its way along 8,000 feet of the western border of the WMA." On its past: "Prior to European settlement, Vermont's landscape was comprised primarily of extensive forests interspersed with virgin wetlands." On its animals: "Open meadows, old fields, apple orchards and mature forest provide excellent deer habitat." The sheet names white-tailed deer, wild turkey and waterfowl among its wildlife.
Quoted from VFWD's Pomainville WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Pomainville 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 | 421 | 1,175 | 627 | 41 | two points on one antler |
| WMU I | 151 | 523 | 333 | 53 | 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 Pomainville WMA?
Highways within five miles: US 7, VT 73 and VT 3. Nearest villages: Pittsford (next to it), Proctor (4 miles), Chittenden (5 miles) and Brandon (5 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Whipple Hollow (5 miles), Hubbardton Battlefield (5 miles), Blueberry Hill (9 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Pomainville WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Pomainville 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 Pomainville WMA in?
WMU K (421 acres) and WMU I (151 acres). Hunters took 1,175 deer in WMU K in 2025, 627 of them bucks, and 41 bears (VFWD).
Where is Pomainville WMA?
VFWD: "The WMA can be accessed by two parking lots located just north of the village of Pittsford, along Route 7, or off West Creek Rd. From the parking lot, access to the WMA is limited to foot travel via old farm roads." The nearest villages are Pittsford (next to it), Proctor (4 miles) and Chittenden (5 miles).
What game lives on Pomainville WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names white-tailed deer, wild turkey 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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