Game Wardens and Biologist Respond to Bear Attack in Strafford
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department responded to a bear attack in Strafford on August 20.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department responded to a bear attack in Strafford on August 20.
Hunters traveling outside Vermont to hunt deer or elk need to keep in mind that a regulation designed to protect Vermont's wild deer from chronic wasting disease remains in effect, according to a reminder from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says bear hunting season starts in September and reminds hunters about the bear hunting regulations.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is offering a New Instructor Training Course for people interested in volunteering to teach Hunter Education in Vermont.
A hunting license is required, and a waterfowl hunter 16 or older must carry current federal and Vermont duck stamps.
If you or someone you know would like to go hunting this fall but have never taken a hunter education course, this is the time to act.
Hikers and rock climbers can return to Vermont cliffs starting August 1, now that peregrine falcon nesting season has ended.
New hunters looking for mentorship and a community to learn with are invited to the department’s third annual Learn to Hunt series. There will be two free weekend workshop this fall, one on deer hunting, and one on waterfowl and upland game.
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department now has information on its website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com) about the 2022 controlled waterfowl hunts at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison and Mud Creek Wildlife Management Area in Alburgh.
Groton resident Liza Nanni, 61, will appear in court to answer for three criminal charges following the investigation of an incident of hunter harassment.