Dear Editor, Raccoon hounders can run their hounds in the middle of the night during “training” season, which started June 1st. The torment of animals by released uncontrolled hounds lasts throughout much of the year. Summer is also a […]
Tag: fish and wildlife
Local News, State News
State says leave fawns alone
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department alerts residents and visitors alike that deer fawns are being born this time of year and asks that people avoid disturbing or picking them up — for their safety and wellbeing. Most deer fawns […]
News Briefs
Fish and Wildlife offer ice safety tips
The recent arrival of cold temperature has formed early-season ice on Vermont ponds, lakes and rivers. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reminds winter enthusiasts that ice should never be considered safe and ice conditions vary. “We are urging all outdoor […]
Local News
F&W suggests removing bird feeders April 1
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says warm spring weather and melting snows will bring bears out of their winter dens in search of food. The department recommends taking down bird feeders on April 1 to avoid attracting them. Bears […]
Arts, Dining & Entertainment
Fish and wildlife staffer discusses Vermont’s ever-changing forest habitats and inhabitants
Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 6 p.m.—WOODSTOCK—Join Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park in Woodstock for its next Working Woodlands Workshop, a discussion about Vermont’s forests and those animals and other wildlife who dwell in them on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 6-7:30 p.m. Kim […]