Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area: hunting, map and deer in WMU D1
Willoughby Falls Wildlife Management Area is 592 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 Willoughby Falls WMA sheet, last edited 9/30/22. Seasons: VFWD 2026 Vermont White-tailed Deer Seasons.
Fish and Wildlife landWilloughby Falls WMAWMU lineHighway
| Size | 592 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, woodcock and waterfowl |
| 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 | Orleans (next to it), Coventry (4 mi) and Barton (4 mi) |
What is Willoughby Falls WMA like?
Of the land: "The Willoughby and Barton Rivers form the western boundary of this WMA." On its past: "Willoughby Falls WMA was created with the initial purchase of 130 acres of riparian land on the Willoughby River in 1966." On its animals: "Active and inactive beaver flowages create valuable wetland habitat for muskrat, mink, otter, raccoon and other wildlife." The sheet names white-tailed deer, woodcock and waterfowl among its wildlife. On parking: "There is a parking area at Willoughby Falls itself."
Quoted from VFWD's Willoughby Falls WMA sheet. VFWD notes its WMA maps are a general guide, not survey boundaries.
When can you hunt Willoughby Falls 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 | 592 | 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 Willoughby Falls WMA?
Highways within five miles: I-91, US 5, VT 58, VT 14 and VT 16. Nearest villages: Orleans (next to it), Coventry (4 miles), Barton (4 miles) and Irasburg (4 miles). Other WMAs nearby: South Bay (4 miles), Eagle Point (12 miles), Bald Hill (13 miles).
Questions hunters ask
Can you hunt on Willoughby Falls WMA?
Yes. VFWD's sheet says Willoughby Falls 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 Willoughby Falls WMA in?
WMU D1. Hunters took 1,742 deer in WMU D1 in 2025, 979 of them bucks, and 120 bears (VFWD).
Where is Willoughby Falls WMA?
In Orleans County, inside WMU D1. The nearest villages are Orleans (next to it), Coventry (4 miles) and Barton (4 miles).
What game lives on Willoughby Falls WMA?
VFWD's sheet for the area names white-tailed deer, woodcock 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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