Press Release

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reports that bear hunters in Vermont had a safe and successful hunting season in 2019.

State law requires removal of the blinds before these deadlines in order to protect natural areas and to prevent boating accidents after the ice melts.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department will host a wildlife viewing tour at Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area on Saturday, January 25

Elizabeth Grady, 42, of Underhill, Vermont is the lucky winner of the 2019 Vermont Lifetime Hunting and Fishing License Lottery.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers are finding good ice fishing on many lakes throughout the state.

The annual Yankee Sportsman’s Classic show will be held January 17, 18 and 19 at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says preliminary numbers show 16,479 deer were taken during Vermont’s 2019 deer hunting seasons, the fourth highest total since 2000

Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s Furbearer Project Leader Kimberly Royar and Wildlife Ecologist Dr. David Person will hold a public informational meeting about Eastern coyotes.

Ice Fishing Festival to be Held at Lake Elmore in Celebration

Norman Katrobos of Delaware charged for fishing under license revocation twice in two days after his license had been revoked earlier for other violations.