Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s Nongame Wildlife Fund is essential to the conservation and restoration of some of Vermont’s most at-risk wildlife, from bumblebees to butterflies, and mussels to ...

Vermont Business Magazine Vermont’s state-wide Free Ice Fishing Day is Saturday, January 31, 2026.

The department invites Vermont students in grades K-12 to select a fish species found in Vermont waters and submit an illustration and one-page creative essay on the species. The essay ...

Vermont's Nongame Wildlife Fund goes to the conservation and restoration of some of the state's most at-risk wildlife — from bumblebees to butterflies, ...

Vermont Fish & Wildlife staff measure a black bear as part of a newly launched survey this summer. Photo courtesy of Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. For the fourth year in a row, the number of ...

Vermont officials are seeking comments on the state's once-a-decade Wildlife Action Plan, that identifies ways to keep ...

In total, the deer will reportedly provide about 3.5 million servings of venison.

Black bears are emerging from their dens earlier than usual this year, prompting wildlife officials to urge residents to take down bird feeders immediately. The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department ...

For the fourth year in a row, the number of black bears in Vermont far outpaced what the state considers an ideal population size. Last year, the state had an estimated 6,800 to 8,000 bears, nearly ...

Vermont’s adult loon population is at an all-time high, but scientists have noticed a recent decrease in the number of chicks surviving. In 2024, Vermont saw a record-breaking 123 nesting pairs, 11 of ...

The Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife’s workload has expanded in recent decades, and costs have risen, while a primary source of revenue — the sale of hunting, trapping and fishing licenses — ...