Steam Mill Brook Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU D2
Steam Mill Brook Wildlife Management Area is 11,098 acres of Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department land in Caledonia County, inside WMU D2. 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 3 inches or longer, and hunters took 846 deer in WMU D2 in 2025.
Data updated October 2026. Boundary: ANR. Description: VFWD's Steam Mill Brook WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
Fish and Wildlife landState forestSteam Mill Brook WMAWMU lineHighway
| Size | 11,098 acres (ANR) |
|---|---|
| County | Caledonia |
| Wildlife Management Unit | WMU D2 |
| VFWD region | Northeast |
| Open to (VFWD) | regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing |
| Game named on VFWD's sheet | white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, ruffed grouse and snowshoe hare |
| Legal buck, 2026 | At least one antler 3 inches or longer |
| Deer taken in WMU D2, 2025 | 846 (481 bucks) |
| Nearest villages | Sheffield (2 mi), Greensboro Bend (4 mi) and Danville (4 mi) |
What is Steam Mill Brook WMA like?
VFWD describes where it is: "The land lies in Caledonia County in the towns of Walden, Stannard, Wheelock and Danville." Of the land: "Typical of the southern region of Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, the terrain has rolling mountains, hills and plateaus." "Elevations range from 1,600 feet along the southern boundary to 2,783 feet on Wheelock Mountain." On its past: "The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department purchased most of the property in 1971." On its animals: "Beavers build their dams and lodges along the many brooks and streams, creating productive ponds and wetland habitats for other wildlife." The sheet names white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, ruffed grouse and snowshoe hare among its wildlife.
Quoted from VFWD's Steam Mill Brook WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Steam Mill Brook WMA in 2026?
Seasons follow WMU D2: 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 3 inches 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 D2 | 11,098 | 846 | 481 | 74 | 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 Steam Mill Brook WMA?
Highways within five miles: I-91, VT 16, VT 15, US 2, VT 122 and VT 215. Nearest villages: Sheffield (2 miles), Greensboro Bend (4 miles), Danville (4 miles) and Hardwick (5 miles). Other WMAs nearby: Runaway Pond (8 miles), Keiser Pond (9 miles), Calendar Brook (11 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Steam Mill Brook WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Steam Mill Brook WMA is open to regulated hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking and wildlife viewing. Seasons and the legal buck rule follow WMU D2: a buck needs at least one antler 3 inches or longer, and the 2026 regular deer season runs November 14 to 29.
What WMU is Steam Mill Brook WMA in?
WMU D2. Hunters took 846 deer in WMU D2 in 2025, 481 of them bucks, and 74 bears (VFWD).
Where is Steam Mill Brook WMA?
VFWD: "The land lies in Caledonia County in the towns of Walden, Stannard, Wheelock and Danville." The nearest villages are Sheffield (2 miles), Greensboro Bend (4 miles) and Danville (4 miles).
What game lives on Steam Mill Brook WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names white-tailed deer, black bear, moose, ruffed grouse 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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