Ten Lyme Preserves to Close Weekdays During Firearm Deer Hunting Season

The preserves will be open only to hunters with deer firearm permits on weekdays from Nov. 18 through Dec. 22, but will remain open to other users on weekends.

Johnston Preserve in Lyme is one of the areas affected by weekday closures during the deer rirearm hunting season. File photo.

LYME, CT – The town has announced weekday closures of 10 preserves for the duration of the deer firearm hunting season, starting Wednesday, Nov. 18.

The preserves will be open only to hunters with deer firearm permits on weekdays through Dec. 22, but will remain open to other users on Saturdays and Sundays.

The closures apply to the following preserves owned by the Lyme Land Trust or the town:

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

Permits for hunting on these preserves are granted by the town’s Open Space Coordinator each year to a limited number of licensed hunters.

The town advised hikers to always wear bright colors in Lyme preserves, noting hunting may be allowed on adjacent public and private land every day.

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

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