The name might be new but whether you call it by its new name – Edward G. Bevans or its longstanding title -- Millville – the Wildlife Management Area is still almost 15,000 acres of undeveloped, rustic lands.

The wildlife is as varied as the terrain. Surrounded by farmlands and private properties, Millville’s (Bevans) hardwood forest, some mixed forests, open fields, freshwater marshes, meadows and flatands have dozens of trails winding through dozens of rights-of-way that will lead you to many different environments.

The birding is pretty impressive. Passerines from the south share the skies with Eastern Wood-Peewee, Wood thrush and songbirds along with woodpeckers, wood warblers and osprey. Eastern Kingbirds hang out at Shaws Mill Pond and black and turkey vultures, red-tailed hawk and bald eagles nest there. And during the fall, raptor migration brings serious birders here for some serious watching.

The marshlands and ponds are good for spotting turtles, frogs, and other amphibians.

(Millville) Bevans is one of the places where you can hunt deer or turkey in season. And you can use bow/arrow, shotgun or a muzzleloader with a range of up to 100 yards.