While the official number of deer taken in Vermont’s 2021 hunting seasons will not be available for a few more weeks, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. reported the final tally was around 15,600 deer, according to a preliminary report […]
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News Briefs
Vermont hunters can report turkeys and some deer online
Vermont hunters will be able to report turkeys and some deer they harvest this fall online through the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept’s website: vtfishandwildlife.com. Turkeys may be reported online or in-person at a regional big game reporting station. Deer […]
News Briefs
Fish & Wildlife monitoring spread of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in the region
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. is monitoring the spread of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) in the region and investigating possible cases in Vermont. New York has documented cases in several counties in the Hudson Valley, including counties bordering Vermont. […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment, Events & Activities
Archery deer season starts Oct. 1
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. says hunters are looking forward to Vermont’s upcoming Oct. 1-Nov. 12 and Nov. 29-Dec. 15 archery deer hunting season. A hunter may take up to four deer in Vermont’s two-part archery season if they […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Fawns are arriving; leave them alone, VTF&W urges
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Dept. says deer fawns are being born this time of year and asks that people avoid disturbing or picking them up. Most deer fawns are born in late May and the first and second weeks […]
The Outside Story
Feeding deer does much harm, little good
By Meghan McCarthy McPhaul A few winters back, a doe frequented our compost heap. The garden fence around it proved an inadequate barrier, as she simply hopped over it to nosh on the rotting shards of jack-o-lanterns and the latest […]
State News
Deadline for antlerless deer application nears
The deadline to apply for an antlerless deer permit to be used during Vermont’s December 1-9 muzzleloader deer season is Thursday, Aug. 29. Antlerless deer hunting permit applications are on Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s website (vtfishandwildlife.com), and printed applications are […]
News Briefs
Fish & Wildlife to increase antlerless deer permits
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board voted on the Fish & Wildlife Department’s proposal for antlerless deer hunting for 2017 at its meeting on April 26 in Montpelier. “We are recommending an increase in muzzleloader season antlerless deer permits this […]
Sports
Vermont’s rifle deer season starts Saturday, Nov. 12
Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s statewide traditionally popular 16-day rifle deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 12 and ends Sunday, Nov. 27. A hunter may take one buck during this season with at least one antler […]
Sports
Tooth-based deer ages now available on the VT Fish & Wildlife website
Antler size now requested RUTLAND—Hunters who provided the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department with a tooth from their deer can now find out how old their deer was by visiting the department’s website. A total of 2,672 teeth were received […]