The lottery for the 2024 archery hunting season at Bluffside Farm is open

The lottery for the 2024 archery hunting season at Bluffside Farm is open and applications are due September 20. The Vermont Land Trust will host archery deer hunting at Bluffside, by permission only. All hunting will be archery-only. This year, archery deer hunting will be allowed during three periods: October 8-November 15,  November 16-December 1,  and December 2-15. These will be the only dates during which hunting will be permitted, and all rules will apply. Bluffside Farm will continue to be open to pedestrians during hunting season. VLT requires that all hunters carry written permission and hunt only in the designated portions of the property, away from neighboring houses. Bluffside Farm is located at 171 Scott Farm Road in Newport.