Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department – VTDigger

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Rod Coronado: A fed bear is a dead bear. Vermont’s hunting lobby didn’t get the memo.

by Opinion March 25, 2026, 12:03 pmMarch 25, 2026, 12:04 pm

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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 amNovember 25, 2025, 9:49 pm

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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.

Central Vermont, Environment, Orange County, Regional

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

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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.

Public Safety, Regional, Southern Vermont, Windham County

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

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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

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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