Press Release

The fund helps protect some of Vermont’s most threatened wildlife such as bald eagles, lake sturgeon, spruce grouse, and Indiana bats.

For the past seven years, VTFW has hosted an in-person ice fishing festival on Free Fishing Day to introduce new anglers to the activity.

The Vermont Warden Service received information that an illegally harvested deer was hanging in a barn on a farm in Starksboro.

A person can enter Vermont’s License of a Lifetime Lottery by adding the $2.00 entry fee when they buy their license on the Fish and Wildlife Department website

“These surveys provide valuable insight that we use to inform our decisions and track trends through time,” said Fisheries Program Manager Maureen Lynch

How to Enjoy Yourself and Stay Safe on the Ice This Winter

Preliminary numbers show that hunters took a record 914 black bears during the two-part early and late bear seasons.

The one-week camp programs are held at Lake Bomoseen in Castleton and Buck Lake in Woodbury.

The entrance road and parking area off Greenbush Road will be closed.

State law requires removal of the blinds before these deadlines to protect natural areas