2010 Quabbin Controlled Deer Hunt Petersham and Hardwick

The second part of the 2010 Quabbin controlled deer hunt went smoothly in spite of the near zero degree temperatures greeting hunters and staff alike. 32 deer were taken in Petersham an 24 were taken in the much smaller Hardwick section.  

George Rooks of East Longmeadow with friends and the 3 point 134 pound buck



Paul Banus of Chicopee with his 136 pound 4 pointer

Shawn Couture of Phillipston with his 6 point 97.5 pound buck

MDFW State Deer Project Leader Sonja Christianson assists Dan Clark DCR Natural Resource Director
gather biological information on this handsome buck

Steve Villemaire of Chicopee with his 9 point 178 pound buck

Norman Sorrell of Ludlow with this fine 8 pointer

Steve Keenan of Littleton with his 160 pound 7 pointer




Tom Korzec of Springfield with an 8 Pointer

Many does were taken at both the Hardwick and Petersham hunts.
Here Tom Ferry of Dighton and Jason Pachoco of Springfield bring their deer in to the check station

 As usual I didn't get to see all the deer. I thank the DCR team of biologists for taking many of the pictures and to all the staff for making our hunt safe and efficient...

2010 Quabbin Deer Hunt Begins

The first 2-day segment of the 2010 Quabbin Controlled deer hunt successfully removed 60 deer from the watershed. Thanks to the more than 500 hunters, DCR staff, EPO's and our Moose survey volunteers who safely covered the 16,000 acres of the Prescott and New Salem blocks of the Quabbin Watershed.

Bernard Palmer Williston Vt Doe

Large buck on the scale, always a crowd pleaser

Eugene Strunjo Orange Ma 4 pointer

James Haggerty Easthampton Ma 135lb 8 point buck

DCR Biologist taking antler measurements on this fine buck in New Salem

Joseph Page Holyoke 5 point 183 lb buck

Mike Corenzo Easthampton 9 pointer

Paul Correngar Granby 7 pointer Prescott

Roland Matthews and friend of Athol Ma

Williams Brothers from Belchertown Ma a nice doe and Steves 8 pointer

Phillip Johnson Northboro Ma 8 point 141 lb buck

Alan Young Belchertown Ma  8 pointer

Frank Marz of New Salem began the 2010 Quabbin Season with this fine 9 point 197.5 lb buck taken in the opening ours of the New Salem section of the hunt.

Stay tuned, more to follow after some sorting... Thanks to all who help make this another safe and successful day of hunting...