Access to Nicholas Farm WMA can be found off Route 117. Take Exit 5 off I-95 onto Route 102 north. Follow Route 102 to Route 117. Turn west toward Greene.

In Greene, Route 117 makes a sharp turn northward. The road then turns westward to a T-intersection. Route 117 continues to the right, but hunters must turn left onto Lewis Farm Road. Continue on Lewis Farm Road to Nicholas Road.

Several parking slots are available off Nicholas Road.

For more information, call the Rhode Island Division of Fish and Wildlife at (401) 789-3094, or visit them at www.state.ri.us/dem. For tourism information, call 1-800-556-2484.

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Granite State hunters have done very well with wild turkeys in recent seasons, with annual harvests of well over 3,000 turkeys.

Two state forests worth checking out this spring are:

Blackwater Flood
Control Project
The 3,600-acre Blackwater Flood Control Project lands in Webster and Salisbury is one of the premiere turkey-hunting areas.

Turkey hunters will find that much of the land is damp during the May hunting season. But this wetness should not deter you because the Blackwater turkey flock feeds, drinks and, of course, breeds in this area.

Just come prepared with waterproof footwear!

The property lies in a long narrow valley bordered on the west by several foothills such as Beech Hill, Little Mountain and Sawyer Hill.

From these hills, several small to medium-sized streams flow to converge in the Blackwater Valley.

The better hunting possibilities will be found along the base of the foothills or in the center of the property near Salisbury and Smiths Corner.