Press Release

Vermont State Game Wardens have charged Christopher Thomas, 29, of Springfield, VT in connection with a snowmobile violation

Late winter in Vermont can feel a little long, but the Fish and Wildlife Department is here to help

Vermont’s spring snow goose hunt will be held from March 11 through April 23.

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.