Runaway Pond Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU D1
Runaway Pond Wildlife Management Area is 75 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Orleans County, inside WMU D1. 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 1,742 deer in WMU D1 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: ANR. Description: VFWD's Runaway Pond WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
Fish and Wildlife landState parkRunaway Pond WMAWMU lineHighway
| Size | 75 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Orleans |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU D1 |
| VFWD region | Northeast |
| Open to (VFWD) | regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing |
| Game named on VFWD's sheet | white-tailed deer, moose and snowshoe hare |
| Legal buck, 2026 | At least one antler with two or more points 1 inch or longer |
| Deer taken in WMU D1, 2025 | 1,742 (979 bucks) |
| Nearest villages | Glover (5 mi), Greensboro Bend (5 mi) and Sheffield (5 mi) |
What is Runaway Pond WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "The land lies in Orleans County in the town of Glover." Of the land: "The WMA is comprised of 2 parcels, separated by 100 feet of private land at their closest point." On its past: "Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department purchased the property in 1966 as part of a program to conserve streambank habitat and angler access." On its animals: "Beavers periodically build their dams and lodges along the main brook just downstream of the WMA, and sometime maintain smaller dams on the state land." The sheet names white-tailed deer, moose and snowshoe hare among its wildlife. On parking: "Part of the WMA borders Vermont Highway 16, across from the "Runaway Pond Park" where parking is allowed by the Vermont Transportation Agency."
Quoted from VFWD's Runaway Pond WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Runaway Pond WMA in 2026?
Seasons follow WMU D1: 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 D1 | 75 | 1,742 | 979 | 120 | 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 Runaway Pond WMA?
Highways within five miles: VT 16, I-91 and VT 122. Nearest villages: Glover (5 miles), Greensboro Bend (5 miles), Sheffield (5 miles) and Greensboro (6 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Calendar Brook (7 miles), Steam Mill Brook (8 miles), East Hill (12 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Runaway Pond WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Runaway Pond WMA is open to regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. Seasons and the legal buck rule follow WMU D1: 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 Runaway Pond WMA in?
WMU D1. Hunters took 1,742 deer in WMU D1 in 2025, 979 of them bucks, and 120 bears (VFWD).
Where is Runaway Pond WMA?
VFWD: "The land lies in Orleans County in the town of Glover." The nearest villages are Glover (5 miles), Greensboro Bend (5 miles) and Sheffield (5 miles).
What game lives on Runaway Pond WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names white-tailed deer, moose and snowshoe hare. 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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