Outdoors

MONTPELIER — The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is seeking volunteers who would like to become “Let’s Go Fishing” instructors to pass on Vermont’s fishing tradition to the next generation of Vermonters. The department will […]

RUTLAND — Vermont’s regular bass fishing season is set to kick off on Saturday, June 11, marking the start of some of the hottest and most-renowned bass fishing in the northeast. “From big-water angling on […]

MONTPELIER — Several cliff areas across the state are currently closed to protect nesting peregrine falcons, and the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Audubon Vermont are recommending you check to see if the area […]

MONTPELIER — Vermont Fish & Wildlife’s annual fish stocking work is underway and the Department plans to stock over 750,000 fish into Vermont waters in the coming weeks. Exactly 768,500 trout and salmon will be […]

NEWPORT — The best walleye fishing in New England will begin soon in several Vermont rivers and lakes, according to the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. The department is reminding anglers that walleye fishing season […]

MONTPELIER — People love to see a black bear in its natural surroundings, but when a bear ventures into human territory, problems can occur. Vermont Fish & Wildlife wardens and biologists are receiving reports of […]

ORLEANS — One of the state’s premier wildlife watching opportunities is happening right now in Vermont. The steelhead rainbow trout have started their upstream migration, leaping up waterfalls in a spectacular display of determination on […]

WINOOSKI — The fish lift at the Winooski One hydroelectric facility on the Winooski River is now operating for the spring season, and that means expanded fishing opportunities for anglers. “The Winooski One fish lift […]

MONTPELIER — Hunting safely during turkey season is easy if you follow tips issued by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department. Vermont’s spring youth turkey hunting weekend is April 23-24, and the regular turkey season […]