Hunting

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board voted on April 25 to have 13 moose hunting permits awarded this year.

Hunters who provided the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department with a tooth from their deer last year can now find out how old their deer was by visiting the department’s website, www.vtfishandwildlife.com.

Applications are available for controlled waterfowl hunting permits to be used at two Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department wildlife management areas.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife says anyone interested in taking a hunter education course should consider doing so this summer, because fewer courses will be available later in the year.

Vermont’s auction for five moose hunting permits is open until 4:30 p.m. August 14. Bids will be opened and winners notified on August 15.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has announced the 2018-2019 migratory bird hunting season dates and bag limits.

A Barnet man has been sentenced to two years in prison with all but 30 days suspended and ordered to pay $850 in fines after pleading no contest to five charges stemming from an October 2017 incident.

Vermont’s muzzleloader season antlerless deer hunting permit applications are on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com), and now printed applications are also available from license agents statewide.