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Numerous Lyme Preserves to Close on Weekdays for Deer Hunting Season Starting Wednesday

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Johnston Preserve in Lyme is one of the areas affected by weekday closures during Deer Firearm Hunting Season. File photo.

LYME–The town’s Open Space Coordinator Wendolyn Hill has announced the closure of 10 preserves on weekdays from Wednesday, Nov. 19 to Tuesday, Dec. 23, for the deer firearm hunting season.

The preserves will be closed Monday through Friday to all users except deer firearm hunters with a permit.

No hunting is allowed in these preserves on Saturdays or Sundays at which time the preserves are open to other users.

The following preserves, owned by the Lyme Land Trust or the Town of Lyme, are affected:

  • Beebe Preserve
  • Chestnut Hill Preserve
  • Eno Preserve
  • Hilles Preserve 
  • Jewett Preserve
  • Johnston Preserve
  • Mount Archer Woods
  • Pickwick’s Preserve 
  • Plimpton Preserve
  • Slawson Preserve

Permits for hunting on these preserves are granted by the Open Space Coordinator each year to a limited number of licensed hunters. The hunting program for this year is fully subscribed.

For more information on hunting program, visit https://www.lymelandtrust.org/hunting-program/.