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One of the department’s outreach goals is to use our social media platforms as educational tools.

CWD is 100 percent fatal to deer and moose. 

Call the toll-free hotline: 1-800-75ALERT(1-800-752-5378) The toll-free hotline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year to report wildlife violations.

Today’s robust bear population is the result of a decades-long research and conservation efforts

Bears must be reported in-person at a regional big game reporting station. 

This list, which may be updated during hunting seasons, is available on the Vermont Fish and Wildlife website

The youth hunter must have a Vermont hunting license and must be accompanied by an unarmed adult, 18 years of age or older, who also has a Vermont hunting license. 

Hunters must have a standard hunting license in order to purchase an add-on archery deer hunting license

The event will be held at the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area

These permits can be purchased for $10