Hunting

Funds raised from sales of Vermont Habitat Stamps go to the Species and Habitat Conservation Fund and is used to purchase and manage wildlife habitat in Vermont.

The weekend prior to the opening day of the Spring Turkey Season is reserved for youth—15 years old or younger who have successfully completed a hunter education course— to hunt turkeys.

Hunting for turkeys during the youth turkey weekend is statewide.

Wildlife management units are used to regulate the harvest of certain big game and small game species.

Wildlife management units (WMUs) were established in 1979 to regulate deer harvest on a geographical basis where deer densities mirrored the effects of habitat quality and winter severity. Since that time, WMUs have been applied to the management of moose, wild turkey, rabbit and hare populations on a regional basis.

Furbearer Newsletters

Includes harvest information

District 5 – St. Johnsbury District: Caledonia, Essex & Orleans Counties

Select the WMA to view a map and description of the WMA

District 1 - Springfield District : Windham & Windsor Counties

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District 2 - Rutland District: Bennington & Rutland Counties

Select the WMA to view a map and description of the WMA

District 3 – Essex District : Addison, Chittenden, Franklin & Grand Isle Counties

Select the WMA to view a map and description of the WMA

District 4 - Barre District : Lamoille, Washington & Orange Counties

Select the WMA to view a map and description of the WMA

Thousands of acres of public lands are distributed widely across Vermont. Most of these lands are open to hunting, fishing, and other forms of wildlife-based recreation.

State Lands and State-managed Lands

State lands include Wildlife Management Areas, state forests, riparian lands and conservation easements.