Archery hunting season began on Monday, Oct. 17 and continues through Saturday, Nov. 26. Hunting for deer is allowed from a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset. There is no hunting on Sundays. Hunters must have a license and in most cases permission from property owners.

The Martha’s Vineyard Land Bank allows hunting with permission. Land bank property foreman Matthew Dix said hunters should check the land bank Web site (mvlandbank.com) for details or they can come into the land bank office on upper Main street in Edgartown for information and to register. “We want to know who is using the properties, and more important, we want to be sure that they have read the policies,” Mr. Dix said.

Tea Lane Farm in Chilmark is open for archery hunting only.

Southern Woodlands in Oak Bluffs is open to general hunting, which includes archery, primitive arms and shotgun. There is a lottery, with eight people allowed per day during shotgun season.

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has over 500 acres of tribal lands in Aquinnah reserved for tribal members and their spouses, subject to authorization from the tribe.

Archery hunters have already taken over 50 deer. State environmental police Sgt. Matt Bass said he has heard few complaints so far. Hunting with a bow and arrow is a specialized sport, where the hunters often are camouflaged and staged up in a tree. “You usually don’t see them,” Sergeant Bass said.

Shotgun season begins Monday, Nov. 28, and runs through Saturday, Dec. 10. Primitive firearm hunting season for deer runs from Monday, Dec. 12 through Saturday, Dec. 31.

The deer check-in barn at the state forest will be open for the first week of shotgun season and by appointment after that for the second week of shotgun season.

State Forest superintendent John Varkonda urges walkers to observe caution, wear bright colors and stick to known trails during hunting season.