Public Meeting

The Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife is holding electronic public hearings to solicit input on deer and moose on the following dates from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. through the following means:

-April 13, 2020 – Through computer: zoom.us/j/787469027, AND conference call:

929-436-2866, meeting ID: 787-469-027

-April 15, 2020 – Through computer: zoom.us/j/512423816, AND conference call:

929-436-2866 , meeting ID: 512-423-816

-April 16, 2020 – Through computer: zoom.us/j/781441147, AND conference call:

929-436-2866, meeting ID: 781-441-147

To participate via smartphone or tablet, download the free Zoom Cloud Meeting App and enter the appropriate 9-digit meeting ID.  Please note that conference call number is the same for all meetings, but each meeting has a unique ID number and weblink.  Be sure to use the correct information for the meeting you are joining.

The public hearings scheduled for the month of March have been postponed to encourage social distancing and to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

The hearings will include results of Vermont’s 2019 deer seasons and prospects for hunting next fall as well as an opportunity for people to provide their observations and opinions regarding deer. 

The hearings are scheduled for 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Thursday, March 26 – Putney Central School, 182 Westminster Road, Putney, Vt 05346

Click here for 2019 White-tailed Deer Harvest Report.

The public hearings scheduled for the month of March have been postponed to encourage social distancing and to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

The hearings will include results of Vermont’s 2019 deer seasons and prospects for hunting next fall as well as an opportunity for people to provide their observations and opinions regarding deer. The hearings held March 24 will also include information about the proposed moose hunt to improve the health of moose in Wildlife Management Unit E in the northeastern corner of Vermont.

The hearings are scheduled for 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. as follows:

Tuesday, March 24 – on deer and moose at Williamstown Middle High School, 120 Hebert Road, Williamstown, VT 05679

Thursday, March 26 – on deer Putney Central School, 182 Westminster Road, Putney, Vt 05346

Click here for moose season proposals and recommendations.

Click here for 2019 White-tailed Deer Harvest Report.

The public hearings scheduled for the month of March have been postponed to encourage social distancing and to avoid the spread of COVID-19.

The hearings will include results of Vermont’s 2019 deer seasons and prospects for hunting next fall as well as an opportunity for people to provide their observations and opinions regarding deer. The hearings held March 23 and 24 will also include information about the proposed moose hunt to improve the health of moose in Wildlife Management Unit E in the northeastern corner of Vermont.

The hearings are scheduled for 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. as follows:

Monday, March 23 – on deer and moose at Middlebury Union Middle School, 48 Deerfield Lane, Middlebury, VT 05753

Tuesday, March 24 – on deer and moose at Williamstown Middle High School, 120 Hebert Road, Williamstown, VT 05679

Thursday, March 26 – on deer Putney Central School, 182 Westminster Road, Putney, Vt 05346

Click here for moose season proposals and recommendations.

Click here for 2019 White-tailed Deer Harvest Report.

The hearings will include results of Vermont’s 2019 deer seasons and prospects for hunting next fall as well as an opportunity for people to provide their observations and opinions regarding deer. The hearings held March 19, 23 and 24 will also include information about the proposed moose hunt to improve the health of moose in Wildlife Management Unit E in the northeastern corner of Vermont.

The hearings are scheduled for 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. as follows:

Thursday, March 19 – on deer and moose at St. Johnsbury Academy, Black Box Theater, 1000 Main St., St. Johnsbury, VT 05819 - POSTPONED

Monday, March 23 – on deer and moose at Middlebury Union Middle School, 48 Deerfield Lane, Middlebury, VT 05753 - POSTPONED

Tuesday, March 24 – on deer and moose at Williamstown Middle High School, 120 Hebert Road, Williamstown, VT 05679 - POSTPONED

Thursday, March 26 – on deer Putney Central School, 182 Westminster Road, Putney, Vt 05346 - POSTPONED

Click here for moose season proposals and recommendations.

Click here for 2019 White-tailed Deer Harvest Report.

The annual hearings will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Board.

March 12 – Winooski High School, 60 Normand Street, Winooski, Vermont 05404.

Click here to review the proposed Migratory Game Bird Season.

For Immediate Release:  February 25, 2020

Media Contacts:  Media Contacts: Vermont - David Sausville -- (802) 878-1564
New York – David Winchell – (518) 897-1248

The annual hearings will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Board as follows:

March 10 -- Senior Citizens building at the Whitehall Recreation Center, 28 Williams Street, Whitehall, New York 12887. 

March 12 – Winooski High School, 60 Normand Street, Winooski, Vermont 05404.

Click here to review the proposed Migratory Game Bird Seasons.

For Immediate Release:  February 25, 2020

Media Contacts:  Media Contacts: Vermont - David Sausville -- (802) 878-1564
New York – David Winchell – (518) 897-1248

Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s Furbearer Project Leader Kimberly Royar and Wildlife Ecologist Dr. David Person will hold a public informational meeting about Eastern coyotes at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, in the Winooski High School cafeteria, 60 Normand Street, Winooski, VT.

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Location: Athens School, 103 Route 35, Athens, Vermont
Time: 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

The meeting will provide an opportunity for members of the public to review the highlights of the draft long-range management plan and ask questions. The plan focuses on wildlife habitat improvement and protection of rare, threatened and endangered species. Learn more about the meeting.

Review Draft Plan

A hard copy will also be available in the town offices of Athens and Grafton.

This hearing will cover the proposed antlerless deer permit numbers for the 2019 hunting seasons as well as the proposed deer hunting regulation changes for 2020. The proposed rules amend the current deer management rule. Changes include modifying and expanding the timing and duration of the archery hunting season, the creation of a new antlerless deer season, a change to the number of deer that may be taken annually, a new novice hunting season, field dressing requirements for deer, and changes to the current antler-point restriction regime.  In addition, the rules allow crossbows to be used by archery hunters when hunting bear, turkey, moose or deer; deletes sections of the youth deer day and second archery license that are no longer consistent with statute; clarifies the bear rule requirements for tags, and requires the submission of bear teeth within 30 days rather than 48 hours. 

Time: 6:30 - 9:00pm

Location: White River Valley Middle School (formerly Whitcomb Jr Sr High), 273 Pleasant Street, Bethel, VT 05032 | map

2019 Antlerless Harvest and Youth Season Recommendation and Antlerless Permit Numbers 
(Comments on the proposed rule can be emailed to ANR.FWPublicComment@vermont.gov  Public comment period ends May 22, 2019.)

Deer Management Rule Change Recommendation
presented to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board – March 20, 2019
(Comments on the proposed deer rule can be emailed to ANR.FWPublicComment@vermont.gov)

• Summary of Proposed Changes to Vermont Deer Hunting