Bow Hunting Numbers Point to Robust Deer Season

The eight-week bow season showed an increase of 23 per cent in zone 13, which includes the Vineyard and surrounding Elizabeth Islands. Archers pulled in 291 deer this year compared to 236 in 2022. 

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Shotgun Hunting Season Begins

Shotgun season for deer hunting begins Monday, Nov 27 and continues through Dec. 9.

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Bow Hunting Opens Deer Season on the Island

Deer hunting season began on the Island Oct. 2 and continues through Dec. 30. The season opens with bow hunting, followed by shotgun and primitive firearms seasons on Nov. 27 and Dec. 11, respectively.

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Deer Hunting Season Rebounds Over Last Year

As officials tally the numbers at the end of deer hunting season on the Island, signs point to an increase in the deer harvest over 2021, but not enough to help slow the upward trend in the Island’s deer population.

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Hunting Season Begins With Burgeoning Deer Population

As bow hunting season is set to begin on Monday, Oct. 3 the question of what to do about the increasing deer numbers is much on people's minds.

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Deer Take Is Low, as Hunting Season Nears End

As deer hunting season nears an end, Island hunters are reporting a slow season this year, pointing to a warm autumn and an abundant crop of acorns.

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Shotgun Season Opens for Deer Hunting

The two-week shotgun hunting season for deer began 30 minutes before sunrise Monday on Martha’s Vineyard, as bright orange attire is again in vogue at properties across the Island.

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Deer Take Is Down So Far This Year
Aaron Wilson

The two-week deer shotgun season opened on Monday, and the woods were filled with camouflage and bright orange.

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Shotgun Season Begins, Online Check-in Urged
Aaron Wilson

Shotgun season for deer hunting begins Monday, Nov. 30 in Massachusetts, and state officials are encouraging hunters to register their take online this year instead of bringing it to a check-in station.

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With Hunting Season Set to Begin, Deer Donation Program Will Repeat
Louisa Hufstader

When deer hunting season on Martha’s Vineyard begins Oct. 5, so will the venison donation program. Coordinated by Island Grown Initiative, the agricultural society and the tick-borne illness prevention program, the system allows hunters to donate surplus meat that will go to feed hungry Islanders.

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