Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU F1
Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area is 1,198 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Addison County, inside WMU F1. VFWD's sheet says it is open to regulated hunting, trapping, 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 628 deer in WMU F1 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: ANR. Description: VFWD's Snake Mountain WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
Fish and Wildlife landState parkSnake Mountain WMAWMU lineHighway
| Size | 1,198 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Addison |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU F1 |
| VFWD region | Northwest |
| Open to (VFWD) | regulated hunting, trapping, hiking and wildlife viewing |
| Game named on VFWD's sheet | white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, wild turkey and ruffed grouse |
| Legal buck, 2026 | At least one antler with two or more points 1 inch or longer |
| Deer taken in WMU F1, 2025 | 628 (331 bucks) |
| Nearest villages | Middlebury (6 mi), Vergennes (6 mi) and New Haven (7 mi) |
What is Snake Mountain WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in west central Vermont in the towns of Addison and Weybridge." Of the land: "Snake Mountain is a prominent feature in the Champlain Valley, jutting up from the surrounding level countryside, and reaching an elevation of 1,287 feet." On its past: "Snake Mountain was once known as Grand View Mountain." On its animals: "There is an important white-tailed deer wintering area on Snake Mountain." The sheet names white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, wild turkey and ruffed grouse among its wildlife. On parking: "Access is from parking areas on Mountain Street near Wilmarth Road, Mountain Street Extension, and Snake Mountain Road south of Thompson Hill Road."
Quoted from VFWD's Snake Mountain WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Snake Mountain WMA in 2026?
Seasons follow WMU F1: 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 F1 | 1,198 | 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 Snake Mountain WMA?
Highways within five miles: VT 22A, VT 125, VT 17, VT 23, US 7 and VT 30. Nearest villages: Middlebury (6 miles), Vergennes (6 miles), New Haven (7 miles) and East Middlebury (9 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Dead Creek (4 miles), Lemon Fair (5 miles), Whitney/Hospital Creek (6 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Snake Mountain WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Snake Mountain WMA is open to regulated hunting, trapping, hiking and wildlife viewing. Seasons and the legal buck rule follow WMU F1: 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 Snake Mountain WMA in?
WMU F1. Hunters took 628 deer in WMU F1 in 2025, 331 of them bucks, and 3 bears (VFWD).
Where is Snake Mountain WMA?
VFWD: "Snake Mountain Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located in west central Vermont in the towns of Addison and Weybridge." The nearest villages are Middlebury (6 miles), Vergennes (6 miles) and New Haven (7 miles).
What game lives on Snake Mountain WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, wild turkey and ruffed grouse. 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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