Martha's Vineyard Landbank Commision

If you are interested in hunting on Land Bank properties, please take a few minutes to read the Land Bank’s hunting policy. Applications for hunting seasons, other than deer shotgun week, are available on the website to download and fill out. You may bring or mail completed applications to the Land Bank at P.O. Box 2057, Edgartown, MA 02539 for speedier processing. Please also include a signed hunting agreement which says that you have read the Land Bank’s hunting policy and agree to hunt according to its rules and regulations and a copy of your valid hunting license. Your permit and maps of the properties on which you are allowed to hunt will be issued upon receipt of your application paperwork.

Applications for deer shotgun season are not available on the website. Please call the Land Bank’s offices at 508-627-7141 to have this application sent to you.

HUNTING POLICY UPDATE October 1, 2011

Hunting Applicants:

The 2011 hunting season is upon us and once again. The land bank will be offering hunting on over 1,500 acres of conservation land. Please educate yourself with our policy and the property maps, and remember these properties are open to other users, except during “shotgun season”, so be aware. Please respect private property. Misuse of neighboring property is not only illegal but it undermines the entire land bank hunting program. Please take the time to read the up-dated policy, review the property maps carefully and return the mandatory survey accurately before returning your permit application.

There are two property additions to this year Hunting Policy:

• Southern Woodlands Reservation (190 acres, Oak Bluffs) will be open to “Category B” or general hunting (i.e. archery, shotgun, and muzzle loader) this year. This is a large wooded parcel that stretches from Barnes Road to County Road. Please scout the area thoroughly and refer to the Map frequently. This is a newly opened parcel your time.

• Tea Lane Farm (35 acres, Chilmark) will be open to limited “Category D” or archery only hunting this year. Hunting will be limited to the forested portion of this preserve only, since the open fields are being leased to a dairy farmer for pasture. Please scout the property and refer to the map for orientation.

You must return your 2010 survey form with you permit request. Please remember to use the “Vehicle Placard” and complete your survey before handing in your permit application.

Thank you,
Matthew Dix
MVLB Staff

Hunting Policy, Agreement and Applications in PDF format