deer


  • Rifle season to open Nov. 16

    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.

  • State’s archery deer season gets underway

    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.

  • Collected deer teeth pinpoint accurate age

    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…

  • Deer hunt slows during final leg of season

    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…

  • Start of deer season finds happy hunters

    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.

  • 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.

  • Deer season opens Nov. 11

    Vermont’s 16-day regular deer season begins Saturday, Nov. 11, and ends Sunday, Nov. 26. 

  • Archery deer season to open Oct. 1

    Vermont’s upcoming archery deer hunting season will run from Sunday, Oct. 1- Friday, Nov.10 and Monday, Nov. 27 to Friday, Dec. 15 

  • The Outside Story: Oh deer! How deer contribute to the spread of invasives

    The Outside Story: Oh deer! How deer contribute to the spread of invasives

    A winter walk in the forest reveals a flurry of wildlife activity that often goes unnoticed during other times of the year.

  • Hunters take 1,141 deer locally

    Hunters take 1,141 deer locally

    Boosted by a strong rifle season, 2022 surpassed 2021 in the overall number of deer weighed at an Addison County wildlife reporting station, but just barely because archery…