March-April 2025
Having a Goal
Hung Up
Cooking While Duck Hunting
Some Cliff Tops and Overlooks Are Closed to Protect Nesting Peregrines
VT Habitat Stamp Raises $415,000 for Conservation in 2024
F&WL Proposes 2025 Moose Permit Alloc.
Trap Talk
A Reminder from F&W Remove Ice Shanties
The Case for Conservation
Winners Announced for VT K-12 Student Fish Art Contest
VASA Spring Outlook
Grand National Turkey Calling Competition
Bears Are Waking Up, VTers Should Take Down Birdfeeders & Secure Other Food Sources to Prevent Bear Conflicts
Hammond Cove Shooting Range Will Open April 3
Training Course Offered for New Hunter Education Instructors
Kids Corner
Opening Day Magic
January-February 2025
Vermont’s Preliminary Report on 2024 Deer Seasons
Am I a Bear Hunter?
Why Do I Soil Test?
Breaking The Streak
Remembering Gray Stevens
Watershed Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
Vt’s Free Ice Fishing Day is January 25
Ice Fishing Fun & Safety
Ice Fishing Videos
Imitator vs Attractor
Wild Rice Game Stew
ATV Community
Waterfowl Shotshells Have Come a Long Way
Table Manners
Trapline Talk
Travis Shine of Newfane, VT Wins Vermont’s Lifetime Hunting and
Fishing License Lottery
November 2024
An Experience of a Lifetime
Hard Water Flies
Tree Stand Safety Tips for Hunters
Sometimes You Only See Mergansers
50 Acres Along Wild Trout Stream in Derby Protected for Wildlife, Flood
Resilience & Public Access
Hunters Urged to Wear Orange
Trap Talk
VTF&W Reports Acorns Abundant in Some Areas, Beechnut Production
Down This Fall
Forrest Hammond Remembered
Vt’s ‘Operation Game Thief’ Helps Catch Poachers
VTF&W Asks Deer Hunters to Report Wildlife Sightings
My Fall Activities
Coming To The Call
New England Fall Turkey Hunting
Our Hunting Culture
Youth Hunting Weekend Pictures
Kids Corner
2024 Youth Hunting Day Pictures
Deer Hunting Pictures
September 2024
A Year in the Life of a Whitetail
Vt Bear Hunting Starts Sept 1
Fall Equals Too Many Choices
Rare Native Wild Cat Spotted in Rutland County
Muzzle Loader Bear
New Bear Population
Leashed Tracking Dogs for Recovery of Game
Coyote Calling
New Law Prohibits Sale of Bear Paws, Organs
Enjoy Dead Creek Wildlife Day on Oct 5
Trap Talk
Vt’s Hunting Season for Gray Squirrels Opened
Hunters Reminded of Rules on Importing Deer, Elk
Early Season, Early Mornings?
The Era of Complacency is Dead
Applications for Coyote Permits
Hunters Reminded of Laws Regarding Waterfowl Hunting Blinds
Fish Art Contest
Do You Love Hunting More Than They Hate It
A Late Season Goldeneye Hunt
Hunters Urged to Wear Orange
Kids Corner: Summer Camp
Ray Jones Bear
July 2024
- Boat Building
- We Called, You Came
- Turkey Recap 2024!!
- Hunting Coyotes
- A Year in the Life of a Whitetail Months of June/July
- VTF&W Offers Fish with a Warden Session
- VTF&W Junior Warden Weekend
- Vt Turkey Brood Survey Starts July 1
- Protect Nesting Loons & Loon Chicks
- Fires & Swimming are Prohibited at Fishing Access Areas
- Gunner Brook Kids Fishing Derby
- Top Gun Turkeys Aerial Maneuvers to Rival Maverick
- New Roads
- Tying Bass Jigs
- Vt Master Angler Program 2023 Annual Report
- Kids Corner
- Training Course Offered Aug 1 for New Hunter Education Instructors
July 2024
- Boat Building
- We Called, You Came
- Turkey Recap 2024!!
- Hunting Coyotes
- A Year in the Life of a Whitetail Months of June/July
- VTF&W Offers Fish with a Warden Session
- VTF&W Junior Warden Weekend
- Vt Turkey Brood Survey Starts July 1
- Protect Nesting Loons & Loon Chicks
- Fires & Swimming are Prohibited at Fishing Access Areas
- Gunner Brook Kids Fishing Derby
- Top Gun Turkeys Aerial Maneuvers to Rival Maverick
- New Roads
- Tying Bass Jigs
- Vt Master Angler Program 2023 Annual Report
- Kids Corner
- Training Course Offered Aug 1 for New Hunter Education Instructors
May 2024
- “Tails” from the Trails
- Winners Announced for K-12 Student Fish Art Contest
- Evaluating a New Rainbow Trout Strain for VT
- Carving Your Own Decoys Part 2
- A Year in the Life of a Whitetail Months of April/May
- A Season to Reset
- Fly Tying Studio: Func-tion and Aesthetics
- Vt Wildlife Course for Educators, July 14-19
- Fawns are Arriving; Leave Them Alone
- Deer Ages Available on VTF&W Website
- Turtles Must be Left in the Wild
- Diary of a Moose Hunt
- Vt’s Summer Free Fishing Day & Grand Isle Family Fishing Festival Bass Opener on Saturday, June 8
- Green Mtn Conservation Camps Lead Wins NE Regional Conservation Award
- Vermont ATV Trail Updates
- Hunting Coyotes
- Turkey Hunting Safety
- Tips from VTF&W
- Young Wildlife Belong in the Wild
- Memories Made & Shared
- Turkey pictures
March 2024
- Time Flies Tying Flies
- Introduction to Decoy Carving
- THe Lady Luck Buck
- Scouting for Spring Turkey Season is an All-Year Long Adventure
- Trusting Your Instinct
- The Hard Way
- My First Deer
- Lake Champlain Mngmnt Coop. to Hold ‘State of the Lake Fisheries
- Public Hearnings on Deer & Moose in March
- One New Fish Record Est. in Vt in 2023
- Vt Habitat Stamp Raises $656,000 for Conserv.
- Rare Bird That Sparked Excitement & Concern Died of Natural Causes According to Lab
- Game Wardens Respond to Waterbury Snowmobile Crash
- Our Heritage Matters
- Grn Mtn Conserv. Camp Registration is Open
- Fried Turkey Fingers
- Report From Vt Tradition Coalition
- Bears are Becoming Active Earlier in the Spring, Vters Need to Take Steps Now to Prevent Bear Conflicts
- New High-Resolution Data Helps Identify Habitat Connections for Conservation
- Learn to Hunt Wild Turkeys with VF&W
- Trap Talk ~~ Memories
- Training Course Offered for New Hunter Educ. Instructors
- Waterfowl Season Public Hearings in March 13
January 2024
- Vt 2024 Hunting & Fishing Licenses & Lawbooks Avail
- New Regs for Trapping Come Into Effect 1/1/24
- A Well Rounded Season
- Trap Talk
- Vt’s Preliminary Report on 2023 Deer Season
- Athens Man Pleads Guilty to Fed & State Charges
- Be Sure to Visit VT F&WL at the Yankee Show, Jan 19-21
- 2023 Youth & Novice Turkey Weekend (Pictures)
- Bear & Dear Hunting Pictures
- Calling Contest
- I Can’t Wait to Do That Again
- Ice Fishing Safety for Inconsistent Ice Conditions
- VT’s 2024 Trapping Reg & App. for Permit to Hunt Coyotes with Dogs are on VTF&W’s Website
- New Due Date for Annual Trapper Reports
- VT’s Free Ice Fishing Day is Jan 27
November 2023
- Hunters Asked to Help Collect Deer Teeth
- Utter Disbelief
- Vt F&WL 2024 Calendar
- New Bear Population Estimate Based on 2022 Data Avail.
- Trap Talk
- VF&WL Urges Hunters to Help Deer Healthy
- F&WL Asks Deer Hunters to Report Wildlife Sightings
- Leashed Tracking Dogs for Recovery of Game
- My First Bear
- Vt’s ‘Operation Game Thief’ Helps Catach Poachers
- VTF&W Website Helps with Learning How to Process Deer
- Rabbit Hunters Be Aware
- Regulated Trapping Seasons Opened Oct 28
- Shaley Did It!
- Vt Hunters Can Report Turkeys and Some Deer Online
- Attention Vt Sportsmen
- Tree Stand Safety Tips for Hunters
- How Come They Are So Lucky
- Legacy Weapons
September 2023
- Vt’s Hunting Season for Gray Squirrels Opens Sept 1
- Vt Youth Waterfowl Hunting Sept. 23-24
- Fall Turkey Hunting !!!
- Vt’s Resident Canada Goose Season, Sept 1-25
- Vt Hunter Education Courses Are Offered Now
- Tangled Up In Blues
- Be Alert to Avoid Moose on the Highway Trap Talk
- Leave Boulders and Logs in Rivers to Increase Flood Res- ilience and Help Fish Poppulations Impacted by the July Flood
- Living with Wildlife: Bats in Your House?
- Enjoy Dead Creek Wildlife Day on Oct 7
- Hunters Reminded of Rules on Importing Deer, Elk
- Peregrine Falcon Nesting Season Complete
- Success in an Unfamiliar Place
- Hunters Urged to Wear Orange
July 2023
- Fish with a Warden Session Offered
- Bear Activity in So. Burl. Raises Concerns for Dev. Areas
- Game Wardens & State Police Urge Vters to Boat Safely
- Electric Fencing Offers Protection Against Chicken Predation
- Vt’s Migratory Game Bird Seasons Are Announced
- Putting in the Hours
- Junior Waterfowl Hunter Training Program
- Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Permit Applications Avail.
- Protect Nesting Loons and Loon Chicks
- Trap Talk
- Vt Turkey Brood Survey Starts July 1
- Turkey Season 2023 Recap
May 2023
Deer Ages Available
Winners Announced for K-12 Student Fish Art Contest
Turkey Hunting Safety Tips from VTF&W
Vt Master Angler Program 2022 Annual Report
But First, Habitat
Green Mtn Conservation Camp ‘Work-cation’
Vt Wildlife Course for Educators July 16-21
Sometimes Not Roosted is Roasted
Vt Habitat Stamp Raises $450,000 for Conservative in Fiscal Year 2022
Vt’s Trophy Trout Stocking
Young Wildlife Belong in the Wild
Turkey Road Trip
Trout Stocking to Resume at Goshen Dam This Spring
Illegal Deer Shooting in Pomfret
“Shots” of the SEASON
Fried Turkey Fingers
Turtles Must be Left in the Wild
March 2023
Training Course Offered for New Hunter Education Instructors
Lake Champlain Management Cooperative to Hold State of the Lake
Meeting
Waterfowl Season Public Hearings
Vt Hunter Education Courses Starting in March
3 Game Warden Trainees Promoted to Full Game Warden
VTers Encouraged to Support Threatened & Endangered Species
Planning Your Out of State Turkey Hunts
Save the date
3 Record-Setting Fish Caught in VT in 2022
Governor Appoints New F&WL Board Member
Game Wardens Respond to Waterbury Snowmobile Crash
Lake Champ.Mngmnt Coop - further Stocking Reduct.for Lake Trout
Public Hearings on Deer & Moose
Surviving the Doldrums
January 2023
Chittenden Reservoir WalleyeFishing Restrictions Revised
Vermonters Urged to Take Steps to Prevent Spread of Avian Influenza
Vt 2023 Hunting and Fishing Licenses and Lawbooks Available
Ice Fishing Info
Ice Fishing Locations
Vt F&W Grants Available to Improve Shooting Ranges
Hammond Cove & West Mountain Shooting Ranges Closing for the
Winter
Treating Invasive Plants Workshop for Consulting Foresters
Shifting Baselines
Landis Menard of Fairfield, VT Wins Vermont’s Lifetime
Trap Talk
Fundamentals for Safe and Enjoyable Ice Fishing
Watershed Grant Program Now Accepting Applications
December is the Start of Bird Feeding Season
What a Difference A Year Can Make
Vermont’s Free Ice Fishing Day & Festival to be Held at Silver Lake State Park in Celebration
DOUBLING UP
Hammond Cove & West Mountain Shooting
November 2022
Bats Are on the Move
Additional Details Released on November 2 Bear Attack
Vt F&W’s 2023 Calendar Is Available
Vt’s Regular Deer Season Starts Saturday, Nov 12
Hunters Urged to Wear Orange
VT F&W Urges Hunters to Help Keep Deer Healthy
F&W Asks Deer Hunters to Report Wildlife Sightings
Fall Foods Less Abundant for Wildlife
Hunters Asked to Collect Deer Teeth
Losing Friends
Unallocataed Annterless Permits Available
Give Goose a Try!
Shots of the Season
Trapline Talk
The Shots You Don’t Take
Road Improvement Project Begins at Bill Sladyk Wildlife Mngmnt Area
My Favorite Time
Squirrel Pot Pie Recipe
September 2022
Letter on Antis
Bear Conflicts are Escalating in VT, F&WL Dept Urges Proactive
Coexistence Steps
Vt’s Resident Canada Goose Season Sept 1-25
Vt’s Hunting Season for Gray Squirrels Opens Sept 1
Annual Rabies Bait Drop to Begin
New Warden Service Division Director Announced
Seeing the Trees and Through the Forest
Trapline Talk
Warning Shot
Vt Youth Waterfowl Hunting September 24-25
Fall for Turkey
Be Alert to Avoid Moose on the Highway
July 2022
Safely Co-existing with Black Bears
Elecric Fencing Offers Protection Against Chicken Predation
Avian Influenza Continues to Spread in Vt’s Wild Birds
Federally Threatened Orchid Discovered in VT
Fires & Swimming are Prohibited at Fishing Access Areas
Game Warden Responds to Coyote Attack in Panton
Gov. Appoints 3 New F&WL Board Members
Help Conserve 344 Acres
New Coyote Hunting Laws
Muzzleloader Anterless Deer Permit Appl. Avail.
Do Not Disturb Spawning Sea Lamprey
New Streambank Management Area Maps
Legislative Update
Passing It Forward
Protect Nesting Looks
Quebec & VT Fishing Regulation on Lake Memphremagog Are Now Compatible
Fish with a Warden Sessions
Turtles on the Roadway
Trap Line Talk
VT Turkey Brook Survey 7/1
Bobcat Positive for Rabies
Junior Waterfowl Hunter Training Program
Get the Funk Out of Here!!
Calling Turkeys Competition
May 2022
Hammond Cove Shooting Range Opened April 1
Hunter Educ. Program Meets Goal of Zero Hunting-Related Shooting Injuries in 2021
Evaluating a New Rainbow Trout Strain for VT
Young Wildlife Belong in the Wild
Green Mtn Conservation Camp ‘Work-caton’ Weekends
VT Mastser Angler Program 2021 Annual Repot
VT Allocates Moose Hunting Permits for 2022
Fawns are Arriving; Leave Them Alone Urges F&W
Some Cliff Tops & Overlooks to Protect Nesting Peregrines
VT Walleye Fishing Season Opens Sat., May 7
Smoke Show, Turkey Hunting With Black Powder
Legislative Update
VT Wildlife Course for Educ.
VT’s Spring Turkey Hunting Starts Soon
Turkeys are Stupid and Easy to Kill
Increased Trout Stocking for Anglers
Trap Line Talk
Turkey Tripping
March 2022
Bright Snowmobile Crash
Andrew Glynn of VA Wins Vt’s Lifetime Hunting & Fishing License Lottery
2 Minors Rescued After ATV Goes Through Lake Memphremagog Ice
Remove Ice Shanties
Public Hearings on Deer & Moose
Bald Eagle Removed from State Endangered & Threatened
Vt Trout Unlimited Celebrates 10th Anniv.of Fly Fishing Summer Camp
First Buck
Gov Appoints 2 New F&WL
VTF&W Says Bears Cecoming Active-Time to Take Down Bird Feeders!
Recovered Projectiles
Legislative Update
Jeremy Schmid is Vt’s Warden of the Year
It’s About That Time Again
Trapline Talk
Peacham Snowmobile Crash
Moose Hunt Proposed to Improve Moose Health
Lewis Snowmobile Crash
Remember Nongame Wildlife Tax Checkoff
January 2022
Are You Insane?
2022 Hunting, Fishing, Trapping Licenses Available Online
Ice Fishing Clinics Start Jan 7
My 2021 Deer Season
New Fishing Regulation Begin Jan 1, 2022
Sandplain Foret Restoration to Begin @ Sandplain
My Knife
2 For the Price of 1
Legislative Update
2 Groton Residents Guilty of Interfering with Hunters
Gallary
Vt’s Preliminary Report on 2021 Deer Seasons
Winter Wildlife Ecology & Forest Management
F&W’s 2022 Conservation Camp Registration Open
December is the Start of Bird Feeding Season
Nesting Loons Have a Record Year
Vt F&W Gift Certificates
The Trapline
VF&W’s Groundbreaking Map Project Wins $100,000 Grant for Climate Change
November 2021
Trapline Talk
Our Newfoundland Adventure
F&WL Asks Deer Hunters to Report Wildlife Sightings
Vt Regular Deer Season Starts Sat. Nov 13
Eat More Fast Food
Hunters Asked to Help Collect Deer Teeth
Dog Gone Turkey
Legislative Update
VT F&WL Confirms Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Rut.Cty Deer
VT Hunters Help Meet Moose Population Mgmt Goal
My First Deer
Most Recent Information
My First Deer
Scats & Tracks, a Virtual Offering for Elementary School Students
Fall Foods Abundant for Wildlife
My Three Year Quest
Bats Are on the Move, With a Reputaton to Improve
September 2021
Tree Stand Safety
Enjoy Dead Creek Wildlife Day
25th Annual Rabies Bait Drop Kick Off
Controlled Waterfowl Hunt Apps are Available
Let’s Go Fishing Prog. Seeks Instructors
Hunters Reminded of Rules on Importing Deer, Elk
Reuniting with an Old Friend
Flaming Gorge Outdoor Recreat. Area, Worth the Trip!
Public Invited to Learn About Forest Management
Legislative Update
Perefrine Falcon Nesting Season Complete
The Harder I Work
Open Range Days with Range Stewards at Shotting Ranges
Trapline Talk
Trapping 2020-21
Vt Bear Hunting Starts in September
VT Archery Deer Season Starts Oct 1
VT Youth Waterfowl Hunting
Be Alert to Avoid Moose
VT’s Resident Canadian Goose Season
The Pitman-Robertson Prog.
July 2021
Boaters Rescued
Protect Grassland Birds
Protect Grassland Birds by Mowing Later
Fires Prohibited @ Fishing Access Areas
Wildlife Course for Educators Still has a Few Openings
Fawns are Arriving; Leave them Alone Urges F&W
How to Plant With Success
Multi-Month F&WL Investigation Leads to 7 Arrests
Little Fish Big Bite
June Longbeard, Finally!!
Protect Nesting Loons & Loon Chicks
VT Moose Hunt Application Deadline, June 30
Fishing Derby Pictures
Legislative Update with Evan Hughes
Junior Waterfowl Hunter Training Program
Muzzleloader Anterless Deer Permits Are Still Available
Wardens Arrest Middlebury Man on Multiple Charges
Turtles Must be Left in the Wild
Pollinators in Peril
VT Turkey Brood Survey Starts July 1
Family, Friends and Fishing
Fishing Access Areas Not Safe for Swimming
Migratory Bird Hunting
May 2021
Talking to Gobblers
Vt Master Angler Program
Ramblings of a Traveling Turkey Hunter
Vermont Outdoors Adds Features to VTF&W Mobile App
VTF&W to Hold Electronic Deer Hearings in May
Hunt Safely This Turkey Season
Legislative Update with Evan Hughes
‘Let’s Go Fishing’ Program Seeks Instructors
VT Allocates Moose Hunting Permits for 2021
VTF&W Urges Sustainable Harvesting of Wild Plants
It’s an Excellent Time to Use a Worm and Relax
A Face Only a Mother Could Love
Successful VT Hunters Can Report Their Turkey Online or at a Reporting Station
Young Wildlife Belong in the Wild
Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease May Threaten VT’s Rabbits and Hares
The Gift
Deer Ages Available on VTF&W Website
VTF&W Warden Service Pledges to Advance Women in Policing
March 2021
Every Camp Needs a Randy
Hunters Take 6,136 Turkeys
Vt Bear Hunters Had a Record Season in 2020
Thar She Blows!!!
VTF&W Urges Us to Remember Nongame Wildlife Tax Checkoff
March Madness
Trapping Talk
Waterfow Season Virtual Public Hearings March 9 & 11
VTF&W’s Big Game Management Plan for 2020-2030 is Available Online
Reminder to Remove Ice Shanties
Start Scouting Now for Sucess This Spring
Special Snow Goose Hunting Opportunity
VTF&W Proposes Simplifying Fishing Rules
Lawsuit
How to Interpret Your Soil Test
Hunt Proposed to Improve Health of Vermont’s Moose
A Successful Year for Vt Habitat Stamp Program
Springfield Man Cited for Attempting to Elude on a Snowmobile &
Providing False Information to Police
January 2021
VF&W Mobile App
The Trapline
Ashley’s Bear
Mountain Deer
2021 Huntin, Fishing Trapping Licenses Available Online
My First Deer 2020
My First Deer
The Volunteer Experience
Turkeys Day to Day
Lost Hunters in Middlesex Assisted by Game Wardens
VF&W Has Online License Gift Certificates
New Year, New Outdoor Opportunities
Legislative Update with Evan Hughes
VF&W Completes Streambank Lands Assessment in NE Kingdom
Colchester Man Charged in Poaching Violation
Fish Health Lab Renamed in Honor of FIsh Health Biologiest Dr. Shaw
Roxbury Fish Culture Station Back in Operation
December is the Start of Bird Feeding Season
A Successful Year for Vt Deer Hunters in 2020
November 2020
Bats Are on the Move, with A Reputation to Improve
Fall Wildlife Foods are Less Abundant
Youth Hunt
My 2019 Season
Small Game Equals BIG Fun
Squirrel Pot Pie
Lighting Up Dem Knocks
Photo Album
My First Turkey
Tree Stand Safety Tips for Hunters
United We Must Stand
Trapline
Fried Turkey Fingers
Legislative Update with Evan Hughes
Vt Fish and Wildlife Participates in Eastern Woodcock Migration Research Cooperative
Vt Fish & Wildlife Dept Calendar 2021
Vt Hunters Contribute to Ruffed Grouse Research
Vt’s Regular Deer Season Starts Saturday, Nov. 14
Roast Wild Turkey
September 2020
This issue includes:
Get Outside, Make Art and Enjoy Wildlife
Be Aware of Bears in Bear Country
The Trapline
Composting with Bears in Mind
Vt Game Wardens & Vt State Police Rescue Lost Fotager
Rabies Bait Drop Kicking Off
Fall Turkey Hunting
Use of VT Fishing Access Areas
Online Bowhunter Course
Vt F&W Dept Announces 100th Wildlife Management Area in 100 Years
Photo Album
Trophy Aftercare
A Special Hunt
Hard Water Baits for Warm Water Trout
Red Wine & Ruffed Grouse
Your Rights Under Siege
Why Do A Soil Test For A Food Plot?
Bear Hunters to Aid Scientists
Vt’s Archery Deer Season Starts Oct. 1
R3: Recruitment, Retention & Reaction & the Outdoor Recreation
Adoption Model
Summary of Changes to Vt Deer Hunting
Example Calendar with New Season Structure