Press Releases

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board voted on April 22 to have 55 moose hunting permits awarded this year.

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 says it has received several reports of a bear sighted in the Bellows Falls area. There have not been any complaints of damage to property other than the bear getting into bird feeders at some residences

Increased Trout Stocking for Anglers in Chittenden, Pittsford, Leicester and Dorset This Summer

The Vermont walleye fishing season will open on Saturday, May 2, marking the return of some of the best walleye fishing in New England.

This year, because of COVID-19 precautions, hunters are required to report their turkey electronically through the department’s website

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is making available an additional phone number for public comments about deer and moose management.

Fishing in Vermont is still encouraged for residents within 10 miles of home as a healthy and approved activity under Governor Scott’s emergency order to “Stay Home, Stay Safe.”

“One of benefits of checking out amphibian road crossings,” says Fish and Wildlife herpetologist Luke Groff, “is that you can see many individuals and species in a short period and small area

Senior Game Warden Kelly Price was contacted for assistance in a joint rescue effort with Vermont State Police