deer
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Officials deciding antlerless deer hunt rules
Two more public hearings will be held to solicit input.
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2025 a solid year for deer hunters
The total number of deer weighed in Addison County in 2025 stands at 886.
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Rifle deer season finishes stronger
After an opening weekend of rifle deer season in Addison County that was the least productive in a decade, the final two weeks of the season proved to…
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It’s time to get your muzzleloader doe permit
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reminds hunters that muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are available on its website until Thursday, July 31.
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Leave fawns alone; their mom is close
Deer fawns are being born this time of year and Vermont Fish & Wildlife asks that people avoid disturbing or picking them up.
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Deer hunt produces fewer trophies in ’24
With the final numbers in, it’s official: 2024 was the least productive deer-hunting season in Addison County in at least nine years.
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Youth deer hunters enjoy their weekend
The Vermont Department for Fish and Wildlife’s Youth and Novice Hunting Weekend for deer saw fewer youthful hunters successful than in past years in Addison County, but several…
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Bow and muzzleloader hunt numbers down
This fall and early winter, deer hunters using bows and muzzleloader guns locally had the least success in the past nine years.
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Hunters claim about 200 deer on opening weekend
The rifle deer season got off to a good start in Addison County this past weekend — but the numbers are hard to pin down and compare to…
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Fish & Wildlife asking for help from hunters
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking hunters for help gathering biological data on the state’s deer population. Hunters who get a deer during the Nov. 16-Dec.…
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Rifle season to open Nov. 16
Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s traditionally popular 16-day regular deer season, which begins Saturday, Nov. 16, and ends Sunday, Dec. 1.
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State’s archery deer season gets underway
Hunters have taken to the woods for Vermont’s Oct. 1-Nov. 15 and Dec. 2-15 archery deer hunting season.
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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…
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Deer hunt slows during final leg of season
Despite a record-breaking November rifle season in which hunters had 676 bucks weighed locally, 2023 ultimately proved to be a below-average year for the overall number of deer…
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Start of deer season finds happy hunters
The deer rifle season got off to a strong start this past weekend with an above-average total of 244 bucks handled at eight Addison County big-game reporting stations.
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Regular deer season to begin on Nov. 11
Hunters may take one legal buck during this season if they did not already take one during the archery deer season.