Public Meeting

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will hold a virtual public hearings on deer and moose management for 2022. The hearings will include results of Vermont’s 2021 deer seasons and prospects for deer hunting next fall as well as a review of the proposed 2022 moose hunting seasons.

Time: 6:30 pm

Online Microsoft Teams meeting - Join on your computer of mobile app 

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Meeting ID: 904 108 179# 
Dial in Phone Number: +1 802 828 7667
Passcode: 904108179# 

Read the Moose Seasons Recommendation

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 to the student. 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 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will hold public hearings on deer and moose management for 2022. The hearings will include results of Vermont’s 2021 deer seasons and prospects for deer hunting next fall as well as a review of the proposed 2022 moose hunting seasons.

Date: Thursay March 24, 2022 
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Lake Region High School, 317 Lake Region Rd, Orleans, VT 05860 | map

Read the Moose Seasons Recommendation

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 to the student. 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 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will hold public hearings on deer and moose management for 2022. The hearings will include results of Vermont’s 2021 deer seasons and prospects for deer hunting next fall as well as a review of the proposed 2022 moose hunting seasons.

Date: Wednesay March 23, 2022 
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Kehoe Conservation Camp, 636 Point of Pines Rd, Castleton, VT 05735 | map

Read the Moose Seasons Recommendation

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 to the student. 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 Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will hold public hearings on deer and moose management for 2022. The hearings will include results of Vermont’s 2021 deer seasons and prospects for deer hunting next fall as well as a review of the proposed 2022 moose hunting seasons.

Date: Monday March 21, 2022 
Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Spaulding High School, 155 Ayers St, Barre, VT 05641 | map

Read the Moose Seasons Recommendation

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 to the student. 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).

In-person and virtual public hearing on the status of migratory game bird populations and proposed 2022 migratory game bird hunting seasons for the interior zone of Vermont and Lake Champlain zone in New York and Vermont will be held Thursday, March 10. 

Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Location: Department of Fish & Wildlife - Essex Junction Regional Office, 111 West Street, Essex Junction, Vermont 05452-4695.  (To be held in the Act 250 conference room) | map

Online Option: Microsoft Teams meeting - Join on your computer of mobile app 
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Meeting ID: 538 304 90#
Dial in Phone Number: +1 802 828 7667
Passcode: 53830490#

Waterfowl and webless migratory game bird hunters are encouraged to attend one of the hearings and share their preferences and opinions about the proposed seasons.

Read the proposal

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available at the meetings on request.  Please include a description of the accommodation you will need as early as possible. For example, an interpreter must be requested at least two weeks in advance.  Please send an e-mail to:  David.Sausville@vermont.gov or call the office staff at 802-878-1564 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).
 

In-person public hearing on the status of migratory game bird populations and proposed 2022 migratory game bird hunting seasons for the interior zone of Vermont and Lake Champlain zone in New York and Vermont will be held Wednesday, March 9. 

Time: 6:30 - 9:00 pm

Location: Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area conference room, 966 Route 17 West, Addison, Vermont 05491.  (Drive past the visitor center 300-yards and continue to the office building.) | map

Waterfowl and webless migratory game bird hunters are encouraged to attend one of the hearings and share their preferences and opinions about the proposed seasons.

Read the proposal

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available at the meetings on request.  Please include a description of the accommodation you will need as early as possible. For example, an interpreter must be requested at least two weeks in advance.  Please send an e-mail to:  David.Sausville@vermont.gov or call the office staff at 802-878-1564 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).
 

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will hold an in-person meeting beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Dewey Conference Room at National Life in Montpelier, VT. 

February 16, 2022 Meeting Agenda

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+1 802-828-7667,,903641911#   United States, Montpelier
Phone Conference ID: 903 641 911#

Open to the public

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. 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, if possible. Please send an e-mail to: fwinformation@vermont.gov or call the office staff at 802-828-1454.

You must provide 48 hours of cancellation notice before the event, if the accommodation is no longer needed.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department will hold a public hearing on several changes to Vermont’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule on behalf of the Agency of Natural Resources.

Time: 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Pavilion Auditorium, 109 State Street, Montpelier, VT 05609

Review the proposed changes of listing, delisting and critical habitat designations in Vermont’s Endangered and Threatened Species Rule.

Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Kehoe Conservation Camp, 636 Point of Pines Road, Castleton, VT 05735 | map

The Vermont Agency of Natural Resources (ANR), through the Departments of Fish and Wildlife and Forests, Parks and Recreation, is developing a new long-range management plan for the Castleton Management Unit, which includes Birdseye and Blueberry Hill Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs).

ANR is conducting an in-person public scoping meeting to explain the proposed plan and receive public input to better understand how Vermonters use and value these lands. This input influences a first draft of the plan, which will be later shared with the public for comment before moving on to a final draft.

Learn more about the Castleton Management Unit and provide your input.

Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. 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, if possible. Please send an e-mail to: fwinformation@vermont.gov or call the office staff at 802-828-1454.

You must provide 48 hours of cancellation notice before the event, if the accommodation is no longer needed.

The department will a virtual public hearing to solicit input on deer.

To participate, download the free Zoom Meeting App and enter the appropriate meeting ID. 

Thursday, May 13, 2021 06:30 PM - Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Zoom Webinar - Webinar ID: 842 5762 0866 | Passcode: 472529

Telephone: 1 (929) 436-2866 | Passcode: 472529

Public comments can be left with a telephone message by calling 802-265-0043 or by emailing them to ANR.FWPublicComment@vermont.gov  

Click here to find VT Fish & Wildlife Board Rules and Proposed Rules.