Press Releases

Travis Shine, 46, of Newfane, Vermont is the lucky winner of the 2024 Vermont Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License Lottery.

The newly stocked trophy trout are part of a two-year pilot program

The primary goal of Vermont’s deer management strategy is to keep the deer herd stable, healthy and in balance with available habitat. 

The 2025 hunting, fishing and trapping lawbooks will be available at Fish and Wildlife’s exhibit booth. 

Some waters at higher elevations and in northern parts of Vermont already have fishable ice.  Many waters in the Champlain Valley and southern Vermont do not yet. 

Existing five year, permanent or lifetime licenses can be updated online on January 1.

Projects that seek to directly protect or restore fish and aquatic wildlife habitat are strongly encouraged. 

t’s a perfect gift for a friend or family member who hunts or fishes

Here are some basic bird feeding tips from Vermont Fish and Wildlife

Both ranges will close for the winter and reopen next spring