Collected deer teeth pinpoint accurate age

RUTLAND — Hunters who provided the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department with a tooth from their deer can now find out how old their deer was by visiting the department’s website. A total of 1,966 usable deer teeth were received from successful hunters in 2023. When added to the 952 deer examined by biologists during the youth and regular November seasons, the department was able to get accurate ages for 2,918 deer. This age information helps us estimate deer population size and assess the health of deer.” s … (read more)

VERMONT — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department says a few recent news reports may have created some confusion over the annual bag limit change in the proposed deer regulation, which will go into effect in 2020. Nick Fortin, the department’s deer biologi … (read more)