Seminar

September 22 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Hale Mountain Fish and Game Club, 684 Rod and Gun Club Rd, Shaftsbury, VT.  

Craig Botessi leads this intriguing workshop on hunting the elusive gray squirrel.  Cooking recipes will also be shared in this seminar.

Participants are urged to bring a lunch for the day-long seminar and dress for the weather, as this seminar has an outdoor portion to it and will be held rain or shine. 

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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.  Please send an e-mail to: Catherine.Gjessing@Vermont.Gov or call the office staff at 802-828-1000 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).

September 19 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Mountain Deer Taxidermy, Northfield, VT.  

This FREE seminar will feature Rodney and Theresa Elmer.  They will teach the skill of field dressing, processing and preparing a deer for taxidermy.

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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.  Please send an e-mail to: Catherine.Gjessing@Vermont.Gov or call the office staff at 802-828-1000 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).

This FREE seminar covers several types of primitive firearms.  Richard Odette is a Hunter Education Instructor who is an expert in primitive firearms.  There will be a field portion of this seminar during which participants will be shooting. 

Participants are urged to bring a lunch for the day-long seminar and dress for the weather, as this seminar has an outdoor portion to it and will be held rain or shine. 

Location: Precision Valley Fish and Game Club, 2879 Route 106, Perkinsville, VT. 

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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. Please send an e-mail to: Catherine.Gjessing@Vermont.Gov or call the office staff at 802-828-1000 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).

This FREE seminar will teach the beginning bow hunter how to become more successful in the field and cover stand placement, use of camo, how to properly fit and tune your bow, and more.  Linwood Smith and Jeff Houde will be the instructors.

Location: Linwood Smith’s Archery Shop, 281 Old Bradley Road, St. Johnsbury, VT

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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. Please send an e-mail to: Catherine.Gjessing@Vermont.Gov or call the office staff at 802-828-1000 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).

This FREE seminar covers basic bear biology, successfully hunting bears and processing bear meat.  Instructors will be Vermont Fish & Wildlife bear biologist Forrest Hammond and bear hunter Jim Roy.  Participants are urged to bring a lunch for the day-long seminar and dress for the weather, as this seminar has an outdoor portion to it and will be held rain or shine.  

Location: Linwood Smith’s Archery Shop, 281 Old Bradley Road, St. Johnsbury, VT.

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For more information, call John Pellegrini at 802-793-1894

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.  Please send an e-mail to: Catherine.Gjessing@Vermont.Gov or call the office staff at 802-828-1000 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).