Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department Archives - VTDigger

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Sophie Bowater: The Fish & Wildlife Department should give us a seat at the table

by Opinion November 26, 2025, 7:03 am

An older man in a plaid shirt opens a box on a kitchen table while talking to two other men in outdoor clothing inside a rustic cabin.

It’s deer season, when Vermonters don orange, unplug and head to camp

by Ethan Weinstein November 16, 2025, 8:38 amNovember 20, 2025, 12:19 pm

A sign reading "Access Area" with a right arrow is attached to a tree near a wooded area and a body of water.

Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department to pursue new ‘public access’ license amid ‘financial restructuring’

by Ethan Weinstein November 6, 2025, 6:57 amNovember 6, 2025, 5:15 pm

A man stands barefoot on a sandy shore next to a wooden dock, holding up a large fish beside a kayak and a fishing net, with a calm lake and misty trees in the background.

Vermonters reel in new unofficial and youth angler bass records this summer

by Greta Solsaa October 5, 2025, 6:05 amOctober 6, 2025, 10:24 am

A person stands on rocks beside a shallow stream in a forest, surrounded by fallen trees and dense green foliage.

Brook trout populations spike after state program adds wood to streams

by K. Fiegenbaum July 24, 2025, 8:03 pmAugust 14, 2025, 5:08 pm

Sign for the "Vermont Deane C. Davis Building" listing the Agency of Commerce & Community Development, Agency of Education, and Agency of Natural Resources. Office building in background.

Government & Politics

Gov. Phil Scott appoints 2 new leaders of state environmental departments

by Ethan Weinstein July 10, 2025, 2:35 pmJuly 10, 2025, 2:35 pm

A common loon with black and white plumage swims on a calm body of water.

Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but fewer chicks are surviving

by Izzy Wagner June 22, 2025, 10:01 amJune 22, 2025, 10:01 am

A black horse with a halter lies on dry grass in a fenced field, with other black horses standing in the background.

39 horses seized from Townshend farm in latest animal cruelty investigation

by Greta Solsaa June 19, 2025, 5:43 pmJune 20, 2025, 9:32 am

A close-up of a bee collecting pollen from the center of a bright yellow flower.

How to support Vermont’s pollinators in your garden or backyard

by Izzy Wagner June 3, 2025, 5:52 pmJune 4, 2025, 2:18 pm

A group of people seated indoors, with one man in a green plaid jacket and black cap speaking, while others listen attentively.

Proposed Fish & Wildlife rules could shake up Vermont’s little-known panfish market

by Habib Sabet March 30, 2025, 6:52 amMarch 31, 2025, 11:02 am

A deer surrounded by shrubs.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife Board considers adding does to the regular deer hunting season

by Olivia Gieger February 25, 2025, 4:48 pmFebruary 26, 2025, 11:20 am

People ice fishing.

Cold temperatures persist in Vermont ahead of Free Ice Fishing Day on Saturday

by Olivia Gieger January 24, 2025, 5:32 pmJanuary 27, 2025, 11:48 am

A man wearing an orange hat in the snow.

Vermonters hunted fewer bucks in 2024 than 2023, preliminary estimate finds

by Klara Bauters January 6, 2025, 5:55 pmJanuary 6, 2025, 7:49 pm

A Canada lynx is resting on a bed of pine needles at the base of a tree in a forest setting.

Recent Canada lynx sightings point to success in Vermont’s conservation efforts

by Olivia Hagios December 13, 2024, 4:16 pmDecember 13, 2024, 8:57 pm