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Scott appoints 3 new Fish and Wildlife Board members

By Emma Cotton

May 24 2022May 26, 2022

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board members

All of the new members are hunters, according to a press release from Gov. Phil Scott’s office. Wildlife advocates have recently sought more diversity in the backgrounds of board members, who make decisions about hunting and wildlife policies in the state.


Public weighs in on controversial hunting, wildlife bills

By Emma Cotton

Feb 15 2022March 22, 2022

Many opposed to the proposed policies expressed concern that the bills seek to limit hunting in general, while those in favor of the bills say the practices at their center are cruel and should have been prohibited long ago.


Lynda Graham-Barber: Fish & Wildlife's exclusion bodes ill

By Commentary

Aug 27 2019August 27, 2019

I object to the way F&W conducts their business in dealing with the public and their concerns.


Dead coyote display sparks controversy, calls for ban

By Alexandre Silberman

Jul 31 2019August 1, 2019

After two coyote carcasses were photographed strung up outside a Bloomfield home, activists are renewing calls for the state to crack down on coyote hunting.


Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife encourages registration for turkey hunt

By Press Release

Mar 29 2019

News Release -- Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife March 26, 2019 Contacts: Ron Lafreniere 802-434-4274 Chris Bernier 802-777-0823 Sign Up Now for Youth Turkey Hunt Event WATERBURY, Vt. – […]


Officials credit banner deer harvest in Vermont to snow, warming climate

By Colin Meyn

Jan 8 2019January 11, 2019

Hunters killed 18,845 deer during the archery, rifle and muzzleloader seasons, the highest in almost two decades.


Moose drowns in Lake Champlain after retreating from onlookers

By Elizabeth Gribkoff

Sep 4 2018

Fishing access at Allen Point on Lake Champlain

After a moose drowned offshore South Hero on Saturday, officials remind the public to view wildlife from a distance.


David Kelley: A changing relationship with wildlife

By Commentary

Aug 15 2018

The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department has shown a disproportionate allegiance to hunters and trappers to the exclusion of wildlife watchers and advocates.


Fish & Wildlife advises to delay mowing to conserve grassland birds

By Press Release

May 31 2018

News Release -- Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department May 31, 2018 Media Contact: John Buck, VT Fish & Wildlife, 802-777-5773; Mark LaBarr, Audubon Vermont, 802-434-3068 MONTPELIER, Vt. – Summer in […]


Alana Stevens: Wildlife policymakers pander to sport hunters

By Commentary

Mar 30 2018March 30, 2018

The majority of Vermonters want to see ethical and responsible management.


Vermont Walleye Fishing Season Opens May 6

By Press Release

Apr 26 2017

News Release -- Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department April 26, 2017 Media Contact: Chet MacKenzie, 802-786-3864 RUTLAND, Vt. – The Vermont walleye fishing season is set to open up on […]


Public Hearings Set for Otter, Muskrat Proposal

By Press Release

Mar 30 2017

News Release — Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department March 30, 2017 Media Contacts: Kim Royar, 802-747-8412; Scott Darling, 802-786-3862; Mark Scott, 802-777-4217 MONTPELIER, Vt. – Three public hearings have been […]


Public Meeting to be Held on Castleton Wildlife Area

By Press Release

Mar 14 2017

News Release — Vermont Fish & Wildlife March 14, 2017 Media Contacts: Nick Fortin, 786-3860; John Lones, 802-786-3878 RUTLAND, Vt – The Vermont departments of Fish & Wildlife, and Forests, […]


Fish & Wildlife Board Weighs in on 2017 Moose Hunt

By Press Release

Feb 28 2017

News Release — Vermont Fish & Wildlife February 27, 2017 Media Contacts: Scott Darling, 802-777-1732; Louis Porter, 802-828-1454 MONTPELIER, Vt. – On February 22, the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board […]


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