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Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department Press Releases

850 Press Releases
  • Published on May 22, 2020 - 21:46 GMT

    Vermont’s Summer Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 13

    Vermont’s annual, statewide Summer Free Fishing Day is Saturday, June 13 this year, which will also be opening day of the regular bass fishing season. “Vermont’s Free Fishing Day gives anglers the opportunity to go fishing without a license for the day in …

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  • Published on May 22, 2020 - 21:46 GMT

    Leave Native Turtles in the Wild

    Each year, Vermonters encounter native turtles in the wild or crossing roadways, and some folks illegally bring them home as pets, but rarely does this story have a happy ending, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.  Some turtles grow …

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  • Published on May 22, 2020 - 21:46 GMT

    Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Permit Applications Available

    Vermont’s muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are now available on Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com).  A link to the information and online applications is on the home page.  The Fish and Wildlife Board met …

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  • Published on May 22, 2020 - 21:46 GMT

    Portable Restrooms Returning to Fishing Access Areas

    As Vermont anglers and boaters celebrate the unofficial start of summer, and with one of the busiest times on the water over Memorial Day weekend, Vermont Fish & Wildlife is working quickly with its contractors to place portable restrooms at its …

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  • Published on May 22, 2020 - 21:46 GMT

    VTF&W’s Green Mountain Conservation Camp and Wildlife Course for Educators Cancelled Due to COVID-19

    The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department’s Green Mountain Conservation Camp program and wildlife management course for educators are being canceled for the 2020 season.    “The cancelation is due to concerns related to COVID-19 over the safety and health …

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  • Published on May 22, 2020 - 21:46 GMT

    Vermont State Game Wardens, State Police set to Patrol over Memorial Day Weekend

    With Memorial Day weekend now upon us, and many Vermonters taking to the woods and waters to recreate, Vermont State Game Wardens will be on patrol at Vermont’s Fishing Access Areas, Wildlife Management Areas, Vermont State Parks and other recreation spots …

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  • Published on May 19, 2020 - 16:19 GMT

    Vermont Wildlife Course for Educators, July 12-17

    Vermont’s popular fish and wildlife summer course for teachers and other educators will be held July 12-17, 2020.  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 May 19, 2020 - 00:45 GMT

    F&W Asks for Help with Morrisville Bear

    The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking people who live in the Morrisville area to help in removing any potential food sources that might attract bears.  “A female bear with three cubs has been repeatedly getting into garbage containers left …

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  • Published on May 18, 2020 - 17:39 GMT

    Turtles on the Roadway Need Your Help

    Vermont’s turtles on are on the move this spring, and the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is asking for the public’s help in keeping them safe.  Female turtles are looking for places to deposit their eggs, sometimes choosing to lay them along the …

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  • Published on May 18, 2020 - 17:39 GMT

    Protecting Vermont’s Bats from COVID-19

    Bats are once again in the headlines and they need our help.  There is no evidence at this time that North American bats can transmit the virus causing COVID-19 to humans, according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.  However, there is a very …

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