Press Releases

Vermont has had regulated trapping seasons for decades

Admission and activities are free and open to the public, and all ages are welcome.

Bat week is Oct. 24-31

Hunters are required to report deer in person at a big game reporting station during youth and novice weekend. 

The calendar includes striking photography of Vermont species, along with hunting, fishing and trapping season dates

Juvenile lynx will often travel long distances searching for new territory,

Volunteers will pull up vegetation on nesting beaches to prepare turtle nesting sites for next year. 

The infectious agent of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD), a fatal disease of deer, is a mutant protein or “prion” that can be passed in urine. 

Here are some tips from Vermont Fish and Wildlife

Hunters planning a Vermont archery deer hunting trip will find it helpful to download a copy of the 2023 Deer Harvest Report