Press Releases

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says hunters are looking forward to Vermont’s upcoming October 1- November 11 and November 28 to December 15 archery deer hunting season.

Drivers need to be alert and cautious because moose are on the move, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

A youngster’s first hunt can mark the beginning of a lifelong passion for the outdoors and a commitment to wildlife conservation. There is no finer time to begin this journey than during Vermont’s upcoming youth waterfowl hunting weekend on September 24 and 25.

The hunting season for gray squirrels begins Thursday, September 1. The season runs through Saturday, December 31, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and the National Wild Turkey Federation are excited to announce an upcoming tour to highlight land management practices to improve wildlife habitat for game species at Birdseye Wildlife Management Area in Poultney.

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department will be offering a new Teen Conservation Weekend to be held at the Edward F. Kehoe Conservation Camp in Castleton, VT on August 5-7.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department urges poultry owners to use electric fencing and follow other precautions to protect their birds from predation.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced on Monday that Major Justin Stedman will become the new Director of the Warden Service Division.

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department responded to a bear attack in Strafford on August 20.

Hunters traveling outside Vermont to hunt deer or elk need to keep in mind that a regulation designed to protect Vermont's wild deer from chronic wasting disease remains in effect, according to a reminder from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.