Vermonters are reporting a particularly horrendous mud season this year, keeping some off the roads. But the warm, rainy nights in early spring give us another good reason to avoid even the paved roads. Breeding frogs and salamanders are on […]
Tag: Vermont Fish and Wildlife
State News
Bald eagles likely to be removed from Vermont’s endangered list
By Emma Cotton/VTDigger At the turn of the 21st Century, no bald eagles nested in Vermont. In 2020, the state recorded 41 pairs. Biologists have been working to reintroduce the iconic birds in the state for around a decade — and […]
Local News
State asks hunters for help in collecting data
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking hunters for help in a statewide initiative to gather more biological data on the state’s deer population. Hunters who get a deer during the Nov.16 to Dec. 1 rifle season are asked […]
Featured, Local News
Vermont Fish & Wildlife initiates moose study
Moose will be collared by wildlife capture experts The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is initiating a multi-year study to better understand the state’s moose herd. Moose across the Northeast are increasingly under stress from a parasite known as winter […]
Sports
More than 5,500 wild turkeys harvested in spring season
A preliminary report from Vermont Fish & Wildlife shows that hunters brought home 5,537 wild turkeys during the spring hunting season—40 more than the average of the three previous years, including 662 turkeys taken during the April youth weekend hunt. […]
The Outside Story
The Outside Story: Catch and release
By Tim Traver To be good at catching fish these days you have to be good at letting fish go. Releasing fish unharmed turns out to be a good way to share a limited resource, and depending on what you […]
Sports
2016 waterfowl-woodcock seasons announced
The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department announced Vermont’s migratory bird hunting seasons announced, June 21. Waterfowl season dates and bag limits are set in three zones: Lake Champlain, Interior Vermont, and Connecticut River. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department […]
State News
They don’t need your help. Really.
Courtesy of VTF&W Young wildlife need to be left in the wild, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Deer fawns may seem abandoned, but their mothers typically are nearby and will return when people are not in the […]
Sports
Over 750,000 fish to be stocked in Vt. lakes and rivers this spring
Courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife The Branchaud family of Rutland assists Vermont Fish & Wildlife with trophy trout stocking on East Creek in Rutland late last month. The Department’s annual fish stocking work is in full gear across the […]
News Briefs
“Moose crossing”
Courtesy of VT Fish & Wildlife VT Fish &Wildlife cautions drivers that moose are more likely to be crossing roadways at this time of year, especially after dark or early in the morning as they move from wintering areas to […]