Addison County, Vermont · Since 1946

Addison County, Vermont · Since 1946

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  • Antlerless deer permits still available

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department held its annual permit lottery for muzzleloader antlerless deer permits in September and says it now has unallocated muzzleloader antlerless…

  • 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…

  • Remember these bear-hunting regulations

    Remember these bear-hunting regulations

    MONTPELIER — Bear hunting season starts in September and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reminds hunters about the bear hunting regulations. Vermont has two bear hunting seasons. The early…

  • 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…

  • Successful hunters must submit bear teeth to state

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is again reminding successful bear hunters that a regulation requires them to submit a bear tooth so wildlife managers can…

  • Canada goose hunting season begins Sept. 1

    Canada goose hunting season begins Sept. 1

    MONTPELIER — Vermont’s resident Canada goose hunting season will be held Sept. 1-25 to help control Vermont’s resident Canada goose population prior to the arrival of Canada geese…

  • Waterfowl hunting dates posted

    VERMONT — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department now has information on its website at vtfishandwildlife.com about the 2020 controlled waterfowl hunts at Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area in Addison…

  • Muzzleloader seasons set for this year

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department reminds hunters that muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are available at vtfishandwildlife.com until Aug. 12.  The muzzleloader seasons on…

  • Migratory bird hunting season announced

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has announced the 2020–2021 migratory bird hunting season dates and bag limits.  A statewide Vermont open hunting season for resident…

  • Vermont sets its moose permit numbers

    MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board recently voted to award 55 moose hunting permits this year. Moose permit applications are now available on the Vermont Fish…

  • 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…

  • Snow geese hunting season about to begin

    Snow geese hunting season about to begin

    VERMONT — Vermont’s spring snow goose hunt will be held from March 11 through April 24.  Since 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has annually issued a…

  • Vermont snow goose hunt to start mid-March

    VERMONT — Vermont’s spring snow goose hunt will be held from March 11 through April 24. Since 2009, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has annually issued a…

  • Bear hunters set statewide record

    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…

  • 2020 hunting and fishing licenses now available

    MONTPELIER — Vermont hunting, fishing and trapping licenses for 2020 are now available on the Fish and Wildlife Department’s website. “Vermonters really enjoy hunting and fishing,” said Vermont…