Following the death of three anglers off Grand Isle, and with 40-plus degree temps expected, the state game warden colonel advises staying off Lake Champlain until cooler weather returns later this month.
Stay off the ice, police and Fish & Wildlife authorities urge, following the deaths of three ice fishermen off the eastern shore of Grand Isle County last week.
A trapping leader describes, in detail, how trappers and state wildlife officials cooperated on assessing best practices and equipment.
Hunting and trapping offer so much good that it’s not enough just to say, “I don’t approve.”
The snowmobile deflected off a nearby tree and collided with second tree on the opposite side of the trail.
Under a proposed bill, wake boards would be okay on Vermont’s pristine ‘oligotrophic’ lakes – but not the boat to pull them.
Not too early to think about summer camp.
Plenty of fun and information and prizes at the Yankee Sportsman’s Classic January 20-22.
Free ice fishing all day on January 28.
Vermont’s premier indoor event for outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen will be held at the Essex fairgrounds the weekend after next.
The bows and rifles of Vermont hunters yielded a bountiful harvest of organic meat for Vermonters facing rising grocery prices.
Warnings for warm winter ice-fishing.
Old Man Winter plans to thump Vermont this weekend. Be ready!
The weekend blizzard saw almost 25 inches of snowfall in one southern Vermont town, fallen trees and power lines stopping traffic and power, and the Chain Law invoked for trucks on Rte. 9.
Beginning tonight, expect up to a foot of heavy snow mixed with rain, to be followed by possible power outages. And watch out for carbon monoxide poisoning!
For some, the perfect gift.
Four acres on Lily Pond in Poultney has been acquired by an arm of the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs.
The day before a public discuss-and-comment informational meeting, the State of Vermont has published the draft trapping regulations.
Archery deer hunting continues November 28 through December 15, and muzzleloader deer hunting will occur December 3 to 11.
The rules are being written to enforce a trapping restriction law passed this year. Two other hunting/trapping restriction laws passed this year are already in effect.
Dietl’s partner reported that he heard Dietl yell for help and intervened. He was able to separate Dietl from the bear and bring her inside the condominium.
Vermont bears are getting less and less shy. Of the five bear attacks of humans on record, two took place within the last 80 days.
The Gassetts Gorilla’s pursed lips and strong brow give a sense that he is a bit of a skeptic, maybe much like ourselves.
Using deer urine as a hunting lure can lead to Chronic Wasting Disease in Vermont’s deer herd.
A Bolton hunter shot a Fairfax man in the stomach after (he says) mistaking him for a bear. No-one was wearing hunter orange.
Hunters need to beware of a deadly rabbit-killing disease heading towards Vermont.
The Biden administration wants to restrict hunting with dogs in the growing Silvio Conte Wildlife Refuge. Vermont sportsmen’s groups file suit.
Tree stands get hunters out of sight and smell of wary deer, but they can also get hunters into trouble.
