(Photo by John Hall, Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department)The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department says a disease affecting rabbits and hares previously found in western states may be moving eastward. Rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHDV2) is a virus known to be extremely lethal to wild and domestic rabbits, including cottontail rabbits and snowshoe hares. RHDV2 was first found in New Mexico…
The 36.5-inch laker weighed 19.36 pounds, the largest lake trout from Lake Champlain entered in the Record Fish Program since the department started keeping fish records in 1969.
Wildlife officials in neighboring Vermont on alert after confirmation in a captive red deer herd in the Canadian province.
Drew Price of Colchester, Vt., spent eight years in his quest to be the first to catch and enter all 33 species in the Vermont program.
“The legal buck harvest of 9,477 was 8 percent more than the previous three-year average of 8,760, and the third-highest buck harvest since 2002.”
New state records also set for cisco and redhorse sucker in 2017.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife urges anglers to check any baitfish they have and dispose of non-native mosquitofish like this one. (Vermont Fish & Wildlife photo)SWANTON, Vt. — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department responded to an angler report of an unusual fish in his bait bucket and cited a Vermont baitfish wholesaler for illegally importing unapproved fish species into the…
Buck harvest particularly high in Green Mountain State.
Preliminary count reveals hunters harvested 40 moose in this year’s regulated hunting seasons.
(Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department)IRASBURG, Vt. – Vermont State Game Wardens arrested a suspect in a high-profile Northeast Kingdom moose poaching case this weekend. Gerin Fortin, 20, of Irasburg was arrested on Sunday and charged with six counts of big game violations, including taking game by illegal means and in a closed season, and two counts of shooting from a…
(Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department)DANVILLE, Vt. – Three Barnet, Vt., individuals were recently arrested and charged with multiple counts related to a nighttime deer poaching incident. Carl Sanborn, 47, and his son Jonathan Sanborn, 20, allegedly shot with a bow and arrow at a deer decoy on the night of Saturday, Oct. 21. The decoy was placed by Vermont State…
WESTMORE, Vt. — A Go Fund Me campaign has been started to raise reward money for an unsolved moose poaching case that took place in September in Vermont. A cow moose was shot from the road out of season and at night on Sept. 23. Vermont’s regulated moose hunting seasons are in October and are limited to a small number…
Vermont sees record number of bald eagle nests in 2017. Loons also enjoy record nesting success in the state in ’17.
(Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department)MONTPELIER, Vt. — A youngster’s first hunt can mark the beginning of a lifelong passion for the outdoors and a commitment to wildlife conservation. That’s the premise behind Vermont’s upcoming youth waterfowl hunting weekend, Sept. 23-24. “Vermont’s youth waterfowl hunting weekend helps ensure that young hunters get the quality training and experiences they need for lifelong…
Cindy Sprague handles a ratsnake as part of a study in Addison County to learn more about the snakes and aid in conservation efforts. (Photo courtesy of Cindy Sprague)NEW HAVEN, Vt. – The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is cooperating in a three-year study of an isolated population of eastern ratsnakes, a species that is listed as “Threatened” under the…
Hunters who harvest bears are required to submit bear teeth, which are used to determine the ages of bears, and wildlife biologists use age and sex data to estimate the number of bears in Vermont and to determine the status and health of the bear population.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife has reopened the cliffs closed to hiking and access earlier this spring to protect nesting peregrine falcons.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife completes first field season in multi-year moose study.
Safari Club International Foundation awards grant toward three-year study.
“The hunter success rate increased from the previous year of 21 percent to 29 percent of hunters harvesting at least one bird. And 32 percent of those successful hunters harvested a second bearded bird to fill the two-bird spring bag limit.”
Winged loosestrife had not been seen in the state in decades and was thought to be locally extinct.
The birds nest in hayfields or cow pastures, and are threatened by changes in agricultural and land use practices.
Public again asked to help help state wildlife officials scientifically manage turkey population by reporting Vermont turkey sightings during August.
Restoration efforts continue on Lake Champlain, which has the only lake sturgeon population in New England.
Vermont’s auction for five moose hunting permits is open until 4:30 p.m. Aug. 10. Bids will be opened and winners notified on Aug. 11.
September Canada goose season set to help control Vermont’s resident Canada goose population prior to the arrival of species migrating south from Canada.
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