Smokey Acres Homestead

02/26/2026

Love is in the air for coyotes during the winter months! As they are looking for mates, you may see and hear coyotes more at this time of year.

Take these three simple steps to prevent conflict with coyotes:
🔸Protect your pets by keeping them directly supervised on a leash at all times. Most coyote attacks involve dogs that are unsupervised or being supervised from a distance in a backyard.
🔸Remove human-associated food sources like bird seed, pet food, and garbage that can attract coyotes to come close to your home.
🔸Teach coyotes they are not welcome in your yard by making loud noises and chasing them away. This is called hazing and helps coyotes maintain a natural fear of humans.

Learn more at mass.gov/news/three-ways-to-prevent-conflict-during-coyote-mating-season
📷: Brendan Maher

07/31/2025

Enormous yellow zucchini!! This will be use to make some delicious zucchini bread 🍞. We like to shred and freeze so we can make yummy 🤤 food in the winter! What do you use your giant zucchini’s for? Drop your favorite thing to do with them in the comments to us some more ideas.

06/07/2025

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🚨Archery ranges are back by popular demand! 🚨

This summer and fall, we will have temporary public archery at six locations across the state. If you have your own archery equipment but don't have a great place to practice, try out one of MassWildlife’s free ranges:
🏹 Ayer Game Farm, Ayer (June 13 – October 24)
🏹 Erwin Wilder WMA, Norton/Taunton (June 13 – October 24)
🏹 George L. Darey Housatonic Valley WMA, Lenox (June 13 – September 28)
🏹 High Ridge WMA, Westminster (June 13 – September 28)
🏹 Southampton WMA, Southampton (June 13 – September 28)
🏹 Wayne F. MacCallum WMA, Westborough (June 13 – September 28)

Get started by bringing your own archery equipment and signing up for a free range pass at bit.ly/archery-ranges-2025.
*If you had a range pass last year, please complete the application again for 2025.

04/09/2025

05/22/2024

01/02/2024

Happy New Year! ✨

We have a busy month ahead of us—from hooting owls to wintering Bald Eagles.
Download, print, and screen read here: https://bit.ly/3oPCr2e

12/13/2023

This grey mixed rooster 🐓 needs a new home.
Parents were Easter Egger rooster & Cream Crested Legbar Hen. Turned out to be a beautiful bird. Raised with our flock of chickens and ducks by one of our Egger hens. Can’t have 2 roosters would rather this one ☝️ find a home early on. hatched 🐣 here this September

10/27/2023

If Voles are your problem - click the link below to read what you should be doing now to prevent a vole infestation this spring! 👇
https://www.farmersalmanac.com/voles-32933