Press Releases

These funds help us to manage the state’s sportfish and game animals, protect threatened and endangered species and conserve important habitat for wildlife

Conservation Camps open June 18 and continue until August 18. 

Registration is free, but space is limited.

The annual Yankee Sportsman’s Classic show will be held January 20, 21 and 22 at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Junction VT

The primary goal of Vermont’s deer management strategy is to keep the deer herd stable, healthy and in balance with available habitat. 

The 2023 Vermont Watershed Grants Program is now accepting applications for projects that protect, restore and enhance the state's lakes, streams, rivers, and ponds

In light of Vermont’s recent warm weather, the department stresses that anglers take ice safety seriously

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is reminding the public to take precautions around wild birds, as highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) continues to circulate in the state.

Walleye fishing restrictions on Chittenden Reservoir have been modified to help improve fishing opportunities and natural reproduction of the walleye population, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

Vermont 2023 hunting, trapping, and fishing licenses, as well as the 2023 lawbooks for these activities, are now available on the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s website and wherever licenses are sold.