Keep bears safe and out of your compost pile

Making your own compost is an eco-friendly and rewarding way to manage your food waste. But what can you do if your compost bin is being raided by wildlife?

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, and with the food scrap ban in effect the department is providing tips for people who are composting at home so they can avoid attr … (read more)

The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is receiving reports this spring from across the state of black bears seeking food in yards, outbuildings and livestock enclosures, and the department urges Vermonters to take proactive steps for safely coexisting … (read more)

It’s that time again. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department recommends taking down bird feeders and keeping them stored until December to avoid attracting bears.

Over the last year or two, there have been a number of Cornwall Bear sightings reported on Front Porch Forum and elsewhere. I myself saw the Cornwall Bear.

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is reminding successful bear hunters that a regulation requires them to submit a bear tooth so wildlife managers can collect important information on Vermont’s bear population.The hunter must field dress … (read more)

MONTPELIER — Vermont has two bear hunting seasons. The early season, which requires a special bear tag, starts Sept. 1 and continues through Nov. 12 with one exception. Nonresident hunters using dogs cannot start bear hunting until Sept. 15. The late bear … (read more)

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department said many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, and with the food scrap ban in effect the department is providing tips for people who are composting at home so they c … (read more)

VERMONT — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says hunters who took a bear in the 2020 bear hunting seasons can now look up the age of their bear on the department’s website, vtfishandwildlife.com.“Successful bear hunters help in our management of th … (read more)

BRISTOL — A recent report on bear-human interactions is likely finding an interested audience in Bristol and environs, where more than a dozen social media posts last month told tales of bears in town. Basha Miles reported on Front Porch Forum that a bear … (read more)

MONTPELIER — Every year, hundreds of people contact the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department about bear interactions, and sometimes about conflicts that are ultimately deadly for the bear. “When a bear is fed, directly or indirectly, its life expectancy i … (read more)

Vermont Fish and Wildlife reports that many people are having problems with bears looking for food near their homes, and with the new food scrap ban now in effect the department is providing tips for people who are composting at home so they can avoid att … (read more)

MONTPELIER – Every year, hundreds of people contact the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department about bear interactions, and sometimes about conflicts that are ultimately deadly for the bear. “When a bear is fed, directly or indirectly, its life expectancy i … (read more)

VERMONT — Many Vermont bears are not getting much rest this winter, according to Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s bear biologist Forrest Hammond, so he is urging people to avoid disturbing them or providing any kind of food for them. Most bears seek their wint … (read more)

MONTPELIER — Preliminary reports from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department show that hunters killed a record 750 black bears during the two-part early and late bear seasons in 2019. The previous highest harvest ever recorded in Vermont was 728 in 2004 … (read more)