deer


  • Rifle deer season opens Saturday

    Hunters are gearing up for the start of Vermont’s traditionally popular 16-day regular deer season that begins Saturday, Nov. 13, and ends Sunday, Nov. 28.

  • Young hunters asked to help officials

    Hunters who harvest a deer during Vermont’s youth and novice deer weekend are encouraged to bring it to one of 19 biological reporting stations to help state wildlife…

  • Deer disease found in Rutland County

    Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease is a common viral disease of deer in North America but had never previously been confirmed in Vermont.

  • Some hunting kills can be reported online

    Vermont hunters will be able to report turkeys and some deer they harvest this fall online through the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department’s website www.vtfishandwildlife.com.

  • Novice hunting weekend approaches

    Hunters embarking on their first deer season are encouraged to take advantage of Vermont’s second annual novice weekend on the  Oct. 23 and 24.

  • State defines rules for annual archery season

    Vermont’s archery deer hunting season runs at two different times this year: Oct. 1 to Nov. 12 and Nov. 29 to Dec. 15.

  • Vermont hunters had a big year

    Vermont hunters had a big year

    MONTPELIER — Final statewide deer harvest numbers will not be available until March, but the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department announced last week the final tally will be…

  • Addison County deer hunters shatter rifle season record again this year

    Addison County deer hunters shatter rifle season record again this year

    ADDISON COUNTY — For the second straight year the region’s deer hunters have broken the post-2005 record for most bucks taken during Vermont’s 16-day November rifle season. And…

  • Hunters find success as rifle season opens

    Hunters find success as rifle season opens

    ADDISON COUNTY — Many hunters got their wishes answered and skills rewarded in the first few days of Vermont’s rifle deer season, which opened on Nov. 14. No…

  • Deer hunters collect incisor teeth for data

    VERMONT — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking hunters for help in a statewide initiative to gather more biological data on the state’s deer population.  Hunters who…

  • Deer hunting website ready to help

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department recently launched a new webpage to provide information and answer questions about changes to deer hunting regulations. The webpage has…

  • Follow the rules to keep the deer herd healthy

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is directing hunters to follow the regulation designed to keep Vermont deer healthy by banning the use of anydeerlurecontainingnaturaldeer urine or…

  • Dates set for bow-hunting deer season

    MONTPELIER — Vermont’s Archery Deer Season runs from Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 and Nov. 30 to Dec. 15 this year.  Each hunter may take up to four…

  • Don’t touch deer fawns

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says deer fawns are being born this time of year and asks that people avoid disturbing or picking them up.…

  • Public deer hearings on tap

    MONTPELIER — Hunters, landowners and anyone else interested in deer and moose should plan on attending the Vermont Fish and Wildlife public hearings being held in March. The…

  • Hunters happy with muzzleloader season

    Hunters happy with muzzleloader season

    ADDISON COUNTY — December’s combined muzzleloader and archery season for deer proved to be the second-best for Addison County in the past seven years, with 330 deer weighed…