Press Release

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s St. Albans Bay Fishing Access Area on Lake Champlain will be closed for repairs the first week of November

Biologists are collecting middle incisor teeth from deer to help estimate population size, growth rate, health, and mortality rates, and to evaluate regional differences in ages of bucks.

“Research has shown that lower moose densities, like in the rest of Vermont, support relatively few winter ticks that do not impact moose populations,” said Fortin

These permits can be purchased for $10 on the department’s website

Vermont Fish & Wildlife is reporting that several important fall foods for wildlife are less abundant this year.

The calendar includes hunting, fishing and trapping season dates for each month, along with beautiful photography, and it makes the perfect gift for any outdoor recreationist.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, along with several local, state and federal conservation partners, will be celebrating World Fish Migration Day

Angler Jeffery Sanford, of South Burlington was fishing alone the day he jigged up the 36.5-inch lake trout from over 100-feet of water.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds us that it will be holding virtual public meetings tonight and tomorrow night (Oct. 13 and 14) about its proposal to simplify fishing regulations.

We encourage hunters to bring their deer to one of these biological reporting stations so they can directly contribute to deer management in Vermont