Press Releases

Picking up young wildlife can do more harm than good, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, and it is also against the law.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will hold two more public hearings on deer.

“This award is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a game warden in North America,” said Colonel Jason Batchelder, Vermont’s chief game warden.

Get outside, have fun and catch dinner

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board voted on April 22 to have 55 moose hunting permits awarded this year.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department urges poultry owners to use electric fencing and follow other precautions to protect their birds from predation

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says it has received several reports of a bear sighted in the Bellows Falls area. There have not been any complaints of damage to property other than the bear getting into bird feeders at some residences

Increased Trout Stocking for Anglers in Chittenden, Pittsford, Leicester and Dorset This Summer

The Vermont walleye fishing season will open on Saturday, May 2, marking the return of some of the best walleye fishing in New England.

This year, because of COVID-19 precautions, hunters are required to report their turkey electronically through the department’s website