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November 18, 2019

Chanterelle mushrooms

Storytelling Event in Burlington Aims to Connect Hunting, Fishing and Foraging

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department in conjunction with the New England Chapter of Backcountry Hunters and Anglers and Rooted in Vermont, a program of the Vermont Farm to Plate Network, is hosting Field to Fork Stories from the Green Mountains: a hunting, fishing and foraging storytelling event at Zero Gravity Brewery in Burlington on December

New 2020 Baitfish Regulations Expand Opportunity for Vermont Anglers

On January 1, 2020 new baitfish regulations will go into effect aimed at providing anglers with additional opportunities to use and harvest baitfish.

November 14, 2019

Public Comment Extended on Conserved Lands in NEK

Future planning is under review for how the Bill Sladyk Wildlife Management Area, Black Turn Brook State Forest and Averill Mountain Wildlife Management Area

November 6, 2019

Hunters Urged to Wear Orange

Vermont Fish and Wildlife is reminding hunters to wear fluorescent hunter orange.

Vermont's Youth Deer Hunt is This Weekend November 9-10, 2019

Youth deer hunting weekend helps ensure that young hunters get the quality training they need for lifelong participation,

November 5, 2019

Two Men Apprehended in Middlebury for Poaching

Two young men were apprehended for poaching by police and State Game Wardens early Sunday morning after a caller noticed suspicious activity near the Abbey Pond trailhead

October 31, 2019

A Popular Vermont Field Guide Revised and Expanded

New Edition of Wetland, Woodland Wildland: A Guide to the Natural Communities of Vermont Available Soon

October 29, 2019

Vermont’s Rifle Deer Season Starts Saturday, Nov. 16

A hunter may take one buck during this season with at least one antler having two or more points one inch or longer.

VTF&W Website Helps with Learning How to Process Deer

Making the most of the meals provided by deer taken in hunting seasons starts with processing them quickly and correctly.

Vermont Fall Fishing Heats Up as Waters Cool

“As water temperatures cool off, many different fish species begin to feed heavily,” said Shawn Good, a fisheries biologist with Vermont Fish & Wildlife.