Pelham Quabbin hunt 2022
The place
Pelham Quabbin hunt 2022 in the Quabbin Reservoir Watershed, Pelham/Belchertown area (Hampden County, Massachusetts, USA), at 349 m altitude, colonial New England plateau. Continuous USA New England cluster (batches 240-342). Seasonal hunting cabin (MassWildlife 2022 permit, November-December season, ephemeral deer hunting shelter) on the Quabbin Reservoir (154 km², the largest drinking-water reservoir in Massachusetts, supplies 2.5 M residents of Boston; created in 1938 by flooding 4 villages — Enfield/Dana/Prescott/Greenwich — 2,500 people relocated, cemeteries moved to Quabbin Park), an area of New England maple-beech forest with the return of the bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), reintroduced to Quabbin in 1982, 50 pairs by the 2020s recovery.
The setting
Quabbin Watershed Pelham/Belchertown Hampden Massachusetts USA 349 m colonial NE plateau, continuous cluster batches 240-342, seasonal hunting MassWildlife 2022 Nov-Dec deer, Quabbin Reservoir 154 km² largest MA water Boston 2.5M residents 1938 flooding of 4 villages Enfield/Dana/Prescott/Greenwich 2,500 relocated Quabbin Park, maple-beech NE forest, Haliaeetus leucocephalus bald eagle reintr. 1982 50 pairs 2020s recovery.
