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Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department Press Releases

850 Press Releases
  • Published on April 1, 2022 - 17:18 GMT

    Frogs and Salamanders are On the Move

    Vermonters are reporting a particularly horrendous mud season this year, keeping some off the roads.  But the warm, rainy nights in early spring give us another good reason to avoid even the paved roads: breeding frogs and salamanders that are on the move. …

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  • Published on April 1, 2022 - 17:18 GMT

    Hunter Education Program Meets Goal of Zero Hunting-Related Shooting Injuries in 2021

    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reported zero hunting related shooting injuries (HRSIs) in 2021, continuing a multi-year trend of declining HRSIs in Vermont. The department attributes the success in part to a strong culture of safety among Vermont …

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  • Published on April 1, 2022 - 16:49 GMT

    Frogs and Salamanders are On the Move

    Vermonters are reporting a particularly horrendous mud season this year, keeping some off the roads.  But the warm, rainy nights in early spring give us another good reason to avoid even the paved roads: breeding frogs and salamanders that are on the move. …

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  • Published on April 1, 2022 - 16:49 GMT

    Hunter Education Program Meets Goal of Zero Hunting-Related Shooting Injuries in 2021

    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department reported zero hunting related shooting injuries (HRSIs) in 2021, continuing a multi-year trend of declining HRSIs in Vermont. The department attributes the success in part to a strong culture of safety among Vermont …

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  • Published on March 29, 2022 - 20:58 GMT

    Vermont Wildlife Course for Educators, July 17-22

    Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 17-22, 2022.  The interactive field course that gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and wetlands with some of the state’s leading natural …

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  • Published on March 29, 2022 - 20:35 GMT

    Vermont Wildlife Course for Educators, July 17-22

    Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 17-22, 2022.  The interactive field course that gets educators out into Vermont’s streams, forests and wetlands with some of the state’s leading natural …

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  • Published on March 29, 2022 - 01:06 GMT

    Bart Jacob Memorial Turkey Calling Contest, April 16

    If you are young and can use a turkey call to cluck, yelp, purr, or do the Kee-Kee Run, you will have a chance to show off your turkey calling skills at the Annual Bart Jacob Memorial Youth Turkey Calling Contest in Castleton on Saturday, April 16.  Oxbow …

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  • Published on March 29, 2022 - 00:44 GMT

    Bart Jacob Memorial Turkey Calling Contest, April 16

    If you are young and can use a turkey call to cluck, yelp, purr, or do the Kee-Kee Run, you will have a chance to show off your turkey calling skills at the Annual Bart Jacob Memorial Youth Turkey Calling Contest in Castleton on Saturday, April 16.  Oxbow …

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  • Published on March 23, 2022 - 20:02 GMT

    Vermont Trout Season Opens April 9

    Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 9. Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the season if they keep a few strategies in …

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  • Published on March 23, 2022 - 19:33 GMT

    Vermont Trout Season Opens April 9

    Vermont’s trout fishing season opens Saturday, April 9. Despite lingering snow cover in some areas of the state, the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says anglers can still have fun and be successful early in the season if they keep a few strategies in …

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  • Published on March 21, 2022 - 16:14 GMT

    Vermont Hunter Education Courses Starting this Spring

    If you or someone you know would like to go turkey hunting this spring, but they have never taken a hunter education course, this is the time to act.  Vermont’s volunteer hunter education instructors are now holding a limited number of courses throughout …

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  • Published on March 21, 2022 - 15:25 GMT

    Vermont Hunter Education Courses Starting this Spring

    If you or someone you know would like to go turkey hunting this spring, but they have never taken a hunter education course, this is the time to act.  Vermont’s volunteer hunter education instructors are now holding a limited number of courses throughout …

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  • Published on March 20, 2022 - 19:47 GMT

    Learn to Hunt Wild Turkeys with VT Fish & Wildlife

    If you would like to learn how to effectively hunt wild turkey gobblers in the upcoming spring hunting season, consider attending the turkey hunting seminars being offered by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and volunteer instructors on March 26 …

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  • Published on March 20, 2022 - 19:19 GMT

    Learn to Hunt Wild Turkeys with VT Fish & Wildlife

    If you would like to learn how to effectively hunt wild turkey gobblers in the upcoming spring hunting season, consider attending the turkey hunting seminars being offered by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and volunteer instructors on March 26 …

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  • Published on March 15, 2022 - 17:32 GMT

    Let’s Go Fishing Program Seeks Instructors

    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers to become instructors for the Let’s Go Fishing program to pass on Vermont’s fishing tradition to the next generation of Vermonters.  The department will be hosting one-day training workshops …

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  • Published on March 15, 2022 - 15:18 GMT

    Let’s Go Fishing Program Seeks Instructors

    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers to become instructors for the Let’s Go Fishing program to pass on Vermont’s fishing tradition to the next generation of Vermonters.  The department will be hosting one-day training workshops …

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  • Published on March 14, 2022 - 22:28 GMT

    VTF&W Says Bears Becoming Active—It’s Time to Take Down Bird Feeders!

    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says warm spring weather and melting snows will cause bears to come out of their winter dens in search of food.  The department recommends taking down bird feeders and keeping them stored until December, to avoid …

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  • Published on March 14, 2022 - 20:15 GMT

    VTF&W Says Bears Becoming Active—It’s Time to Take Down Bird Feeders!

    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says warm spring weather and melting snows will cause bears to come out of their winter dens in search of food.  The department recommends taking down bird feeders and keeping them stored until December, to avoid …

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  • Published on March 7, 2022 - 20:13 GMT

    Jeremy Schmid is Vermont’s Warden of the Year

    State Game Warden Jeremy Schmid of Cambridge is Vermont's Game Warden of the Year.  A game warden since 2015, Schmid was nominated by his peers and received the award in recognition of his excellent service. "I want to thank Jeremy for his …

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  • Published on March 7, 2022 - 20:13 GMT

    Vermont Fish & Wildlife Warden Service Seizes Firearms and Illegal Substances in Poaching Investigation

    On March 3, Vermont State Game Wardens and collaborating agencies seized seven firearms and approximately 3,000 rounds of ammunition alleged to have been illegally possessed, as well as approximately 880 bags of suspected heroin and fentanyl and a large …

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