Programs

In accordance with Sheriff’s Meadow’s hunting policy, archery hunting of white-tailed deer is allowed by permit on designated properties.

The 2025 hunting season will start October 7th

We are providing the following information to help you navigate your walks in the woods: Hunting begins half an hour before sunrise, ends half an hour after sunset, and is NOT allowed on Sundays.

Archery hunting of deer is allowed by permission on only the following five properties that are also open to the public:

Brookside Ridge Preserve
Phillips Preserve
Cedar Tree Neck Sanctuary
Middle Road Sanctuary
Quansoo Farm

if you are interested in hunting on a Sheriff’s Meadow property, email Joseph Rogers at rogers@sheriffsmeadow.org for an application.

Hunting is NOT allowed on these Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation properties that are open to the public

Bittersweet Hill
Brightwood Park
Caroline Tuthill Preserve
Eastman & Knapp Preserves
Huckleberry Barrens
Nat’s Farm
Packard Preserve
Roth Woodlands
Sheriff’s Meadow Sanctuary
Slater Preserve
Hall & Olive Tilghman Preserve
Wallen, Preston, & Shands Preserve
West Chop Woods

We recommend wearing blaze orange while out on the trails (whether you are hunting or not). Please email Catherine at hall@sheriffsmeadow.org if you’d like to hear about SMF’s available merch!

Hunting at Squibnocket Pond Reservation North and South is managed by the Land Bank

2025 Schedule