Public Meeting

The department will hold an in-person public hearing to solicit input on deer and the department’s 2024 Antlerless Harvest and Youth/Novice Recommendation. The hearing will begin at 6:30 pm.

Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Location: Thetford Academy, 304 Academy Rd, Thetford, VT 05074  | map

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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, experience level, sex, or gender identity. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request at no cost. Please include a description of the accommodation you will need. Individuals making such requests must include their contact information. Requests should be made as early as possible. For example, an interpreter must be requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact: Nick.Fortin@vermont.gov, 802-793-8777 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).

The department will hold an in-person public hearing to solicit input on deer and the department’s 2024 Antlerless Harvest and Youth/Novice Recommendation. The hearing will begin at 6:30 pm.

Date: Monday, May 6, 2024

Location: Rutland High School, 22 Stratton Rd, Rutland, VT 05701 | map

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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, experience level, sex, or gender identity. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available on request at no cost. Please include a description of the accommodation you will need. Individuals making such requests must include their contact information. Requests should be made as early as possible. For example, an interpreter must be requested at least two weeks in advance. Please contact: Nick.Fortin@vermont.gov, 802-793-8777 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).

The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative -- a working group of fisheries professionals from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service -- will host a ‘State of the Lake Fisheries’ meeting at Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NY-22, Essex, New York from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 6th, for anglers and other individuals interested in the fisheries of Lake Champlain. 

This meeting has been postponed until Saturday, April 6th due to challenging weather conditions forecasted for March 23.

The Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative -- a working group of fisheries professionals from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service -- will host a ‘State of the Lake Fisheries’ meeting at Whallonsburg Grange, 1610 NY-22, Essex, New York from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 23, for anglers and other individuals interested in the fisheries of Lake Champlain. 

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The department will hold three in-person public hearings on the proposed 2024 moose hunting season and current health status of Vermont’s deer herd in March. The hearings will begin at 6:30 pm at these locations:

• Monday, March 18 - Hazen Union High School, 126 Hazen Union Dr, Hardwick, VT 05843 | map
   
• Wednesday, March 20 - Brattleboro Union High School, 131 Fairground Rd, Brattleboro, VT 05301 | map
   
• Thursday, March 21 - Enosburg Union High School, 65 Dickinson Ave, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 | map

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The department will hold three in-person public hearings on the proposed 2024 moose hunting season and current health status of Vermont’s deer herd in March. The hearings will begin at 6:30 pm at these locations:

• Monday, March 18 - Hazen Union High School, 126 Hazen Union Dr, Hardwick, VT 05843 | map
   
• Wednesday, March 20 - Brattleboro Union High School, 131 Fairground Rd, Brattleboro, VT 05301 | map
   
• Thursday, March 21 - Enosburg Union High School, 65 Dickinson Ave, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 | map

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The department will hold three in-person public hearings on the proposed 2024 moose hunting season and current health status of Vermont’s deer herd in March. The hearings will begin at 6:30 pm at these locations:

• Monday, March 18 - Hazen Union High School, 126 Hazen Union Dr, Hardwick, VT 05843 | map
   
• Wednesday, March 20 - Brattleboro Union High School, 131 Fairground Rd, Brattleboro, VT 05301 | map
   
• Thursday, March 21 - Enosburg Union High School, 65 Dickinson Ave, Enosburg Falls, VT 05450 | map

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Two public hearings on the status of migratory game bird populations and proposed 2024 migratory game bird hunting seasons for the interior zone of Vermont and Lake Champlain zone in New York and Vermont will be held from 6:30pm-9:00pm:

• Tuesday, March 12 - Ticonderoga Fish and Game Club, County Route 56, Ticonderoga, NY 12883 (Across from Reale Construction) | map

• Thursday, March 14 - Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 111 West Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452-4695. | map  (To be held in the Act 250 conference room)

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Two public hearings on the status of migratory game bird populations and proposed 2024 migratory game bird hunting seasons for the interior zone of Vermont and Lake Champlain zone in New York and Vermont will be held from 6:30pm-9:00pm:

• Tuesday, March 12 - Ticonderoga Fish and Game Club, County Route 56, Ticonderoga, NY 12883 (Across from Reale Construction) | map

• Thursday, March 14 - Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 111 West Street, Essex Junction, VT 05452-4695. | map  (To be held in the Act 250 conference room)

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The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board are accepting public comment and is holding a virtual public hearing on new proposed regulations for trapping and for hunting coyotes with the aid of dogs.  

Read the timeline and proposed regulations under the furbearer rule 

Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023
Time: 6:30-8:30 pm.
Location: Online via Microsoft Teams at: https://tinyurl.com/trappinghearing