MASS. EA32.2:M322 MAPS WESTERN DISTRICT WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS UMASS/AMHERST 31EDbb DE71 2771 S GOVERNS Uni *fa«<"ian ®mmmm wmxm®? mmmmmmw Publication //12046-2/|-1r300-8-RO-CR Aipprovpd by: John Manton, State Purchasing Agent % Jg&foc SCALE : 1" - 2000 J LOCATION BECHET WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA 9-79 BECKET WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location; Size; Topography; Vegetation; Water; Noted Wildlife; Becket 234 Acres Gently rolling land Mixed hardwood and softwood stands 20 - 60 feet in height. Shale brook forms the western boundary, and there is a 25 acre beaver pond. Grouse, waterfowl, raccoon, whitetailed deer, snowshoe hare, gray squirrel, beaver. \ °*<~ Tot/- - - J CHALET ML D LIFE MANAGEMENT AREA CHALET WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location: Dal ton, Windsor Size; 723 Acres Topography; Hilly north-south facing hills. Elevation, 1600 - 2200 feet. The old Appalachian Trail forms the Western boundary of the area. Vegetation: Almots exclusively mature hardwoods. Water: A small stream cuts through part of area, Noted Wildlife: Grouse, snowshoe hare, whitetailed deer, gray squirrel. HIRAM H. POX WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (Canada Hill) Location; Chester, Chesterfield, Huntington, Worthington Size: 2022 Acres Topography: Rolling hills, some steep Ledges and gullies. Elevations 700 - 1200 feet. Vegetation: Predominantly 40 - 60 feet, mixed hardwood and softwood stands. Water: Meadow Brook and Little River divide the area in a north - south direction. Noted Wildlife: Whitetailed deer, grouse, raccoon, snowshoe hare, gray squirrel. HINSDALE FLATS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA /t-79 HINSDALE PLATS WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location: Hinsdale Size; 9A-6 Acres Topography; River valley land rising to the east to become rolling hills. Elevation, 1/+20 - 1/+70 feet. Vegetation; Seasonally flooded grassy and shrub bottom- land. The upland area has some abandoned fields but is mostly 20 - 60 feet mixed softwood - hardwood stands. Water; The East Branch Housatonic River, Bilodeau Brook and Bennett Brook bisect the area. The Housatonic and Bennett Brook provide trout fishing. There is also a small artificial pond. Noted Wildlife; Stocked pheasant, woodcock, grouse, waterfowl, raccoon, snowshoe hare, beaver, otter, mink. / // ^g.^s MATCH LINE \ OCTOBER MOV/VTAIN STATE FOXEST HOUSATONIC VALLEY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA SCALE: 1" *2000' / - Z9- 73 MATCH LIKE HOUSATONIC VALLEY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location: Size: Topography: Vegetation: Water: Noted Wildlife: Lenox, Lee, Pittsfield 661.7 Acres Flat river plain, gently rolling in the west and rising abruptly to the east. Abandoned fields are being invaded by brushy species and small hardwood - softwood lots. Approximately 1/3 of the area is in wetland. The Housatonic River bisects the area with many backwaters. These and Woods Pond com- prise the majority of the wetland. Several small brooks flow into the Housatonic. Stocked pheasant, woodcock, cottontail rabbit, raccoon, waterfowl, ruffed grouse, muskrat, gray squirrel. KELLY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (CHESTER) KELLY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location; Chester Size; 267 Acres Topography: Located on the slope of Round Top Hill, the area is bordered partly on the southeast by Round Hill Road and on the northwest by Walker Brook. Hillsides are steep with elevations of 650»-1572T • Vegetation: Thickly wooded with mixed hardwoods. Water: Blair Brook, which transects the southwestern corner of the area, flows seasonally. Noted Wildlife: Whitetailed deer, gray squirrel, raccoon. KNIGHT VILLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (HUNTINGTON) Z96+Acr*s KNIGHTVILLE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA (Owned by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers) Location: Size: Topography: Vegetation: Water: Huntington 296.4 Acres A dry bed reservoir on the Westfield River with land rising abruptly from the flood plain. Grassy and brushy land in a seasonally flooded plain. Portions of the land above the flood plain are mature hardwoods and softwoods. The Westfield River provides fine trout fishing. Noted Wildlife: Stocked pheasant, woodcock, grouse, cottontail rabbit, gray squirrel, raccoon. EUGENE D. MORAN WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location: Size: Topography: Vegetation: Water: Noted Wildlife; Windsor 1022 Acres Mostly flat, gently rising hills in southern portion. Elevation, 1900 - 2l60 feet. Largely open fields and fresh meadow. The wooded sections are mixed hardwoods and softwoods, and there is one true softwood stand. Windsor Brook, shallow marsh, one beaver pond. Stocked pheasant, grouse, woodcock, snowshoe hare, whitetailed deer, raccoon, cottontail, beaver, otter some waterfowl early fall. PERU WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location: Size: Topography: Vegetation: Water: Noted Wildlife: Peru 2638 Acres Rolling hills, several steep hills and gullies. Almost totally wooded. Hardwoods and softwoods in different stages of maturity. A majority of the woodland is 20 - 60 feet in height. Trout brook provides trout fishing, and there is some shallow shrub swampland. Grouse, woodcock, gray squirrel, snowshoe hare, whitetailed deer, raccoon, beaver. SAVOY WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location: Savoy Size: A20 Acres Topography: Mostly gentle grades, but there are several steep hills. Highest elevation; 2156 feet. Vegetation: Woodland, mature hardwoods and conifers, wooded swamps. Water: Two smaLl streams and a wooded swamp. Noted Wildlife: Grouse, snowshoe hare, whit et ailed deer. STAFFORD HILL WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Location : Ch e sh ire 3i/,e: 675 Acres Topography: Hilly, with come deep areas. Elevation 950 - LoOO feet. There is a flat plain along Hoosio River, and there are two relatively flat, plateaus. Vegetal- ion; Old farm pasture, with invading woody growth. A shrub swamp along the river bottom. Some small woodlois. Water: The Hoosic River forms the western boundary, and there are two seasonally running brooks, in a-ddition there is a .25 acre wet meadow, and a . 10 acre pond. Noted Wildlife: Stocked pheasant, woodcock, cottontail rabbit, waterfowl. X