Press Release

Operation Game Thief (OGT) is a joint nonprofit program sponsored by the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs and administered by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The program provides a way for people to help protect the state’s fish and wildlife by reporting law violators at 1-800-75ALERT (1-800-752-5378).

A first deer hunt can mark the beginning of a lifelong passion for the outdoors and a commitment to wildlife conservation.

Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s traditionally popular 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, November 10 and ends Sunday, November 25.

Vermont’s Roxbury Fish Hatchery, severely damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene, will be reconstructed beginning with a groundbreaking ceremony in Roxbury to be held at 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, October 24

Vermont Fish & Wildlife is reminding hunters to wear fluorescent hunter orange

Youth deer hunting weekend helps ensure that young hunters get the quality training they need for lifelong participation, and it also provides biological information needed to manage the deer population.

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

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has announced that one of the state’s largest wildlife management areas, Steam Mill Brook WMA, in the towns of Walden, Stannard, Wheelock and Danville, has expanded by 225 acres as the result of a recent land acquisition.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Vermont Youth Conservation Corps are seeking volunteers to help improve wildlife habitat at the Windsor Grasslands Wildlife Management Area on Friday, October 26.

Vermont State Game Wardens are appealing for help in curtailing poaching activities. They are asking for people who witness or believe they have knowledge of poaching to contact them quickly.