Roaring Brook Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU O
Roaring Brook Wildlife Management Area is 1,812 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Windham County, inside WMU O. 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 956 deer in WMU O in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: ANR. Description: VFWD's Roaring Brook WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
Fish and Wildlife landState parkRoaring Brook WMAWMU lineHighway
| Size | 1,812 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Windham |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU O |
| VFWD region | Southeast |
| Open to (VFWD) | regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing |
| Game named on VFWD's sheet | white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare and waterfowl |
| Legal buck, 2026 | At least one antler with two or more points 1 inch or longer |
| Deer taken in WMU O, 2025 | 956 (524 bucks) |
| Nearest villages | Algiers (next to it), Brattleboro (4 mi) and West Brattleboro (4 mi) |
What is Roaring Brook WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "This parcel may also be accessed via an unmaintained right-of-way located off West Road." Of the land: "Roaring Brook is situated in the southernmost portion of the Southern Vermont Piedmont biophysical region." On its past: "Little is known of past land use except that a significant percentage of the area was open land and pasture." On its animals: "Beaver, muskrat and mink can be found in and near the wetlands." The sheet names white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare and waterfowl among its wildlife. On parking: "The Town Forest provides parking at the end of Basin Road."
Quoted from VFWD's Roaring Brook WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Roaring Brook WMA in 2026?
Seasons follow WMU O: 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 O | 1,812 | 956 | 524 | 49 | 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 Roaring Brook WMA?
Highways within five miles: I-91, US 5, VT 142, VT 9 and VT 30. Nearest villages: Algiers (next to it), Brattleboro (4 miles), West Brattleboro (4 miles) and West Dummerston (9 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Atherton Meadows (19 miles), Turner Hill (27 miles), South Stream (33 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Roaring Brook WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Roaring Brook WMA is open to regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. Seasons and the legal buck rule follow WMU O: 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 Roaring Brook WMA in?
WMU O. Hunters took 956 deer in WMU O in 2025, 524 of them bucks, and 49 bears (VFWD).
Where is Roaring Brook WMA?
VFWD: "This parcel may also be accessed via an unmaintained right-of-way located off West Road." The nearest villages are Algiers (next to it), Brattleboro (4 miles) and West Brattleboro (4 miles).
What game lives on Roaring Brook WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, wild turkey, ruffed grouse, snowshoe hare 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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