Vermont Fish & Wildlife

Since 2020, the state-run Venison for Vermonters program has donated more than 3,000 pounds of wild game meat to local food shelves and Vermonters in need.

The lynx was spotted in Lincoln in September. The cat has slowly traveled north since it was first seen this summer.

Since 2005, the Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife has hosted the Grand Isle Family Fishing Festival. The free event, which had a brief hiatus during the pandemic, is designed to teach kids how to fish in a sustainable way.

The state has received over 400 reports of bear incidents in Vermont since March, which is high for this time of year.

Vermont Fish & Wildlife and Vermont Folklife are working together to collect oral history stories about turkey restoration and hunting.

"Our moose actually aren't doing as bad as some people might think," a wildlife biologist reports.

State biologists urge Vermonters to take down bird feeders and secure garbage after receiving reports of bear activity throughout the state.

Beneath the ice in Vermont’s lakes and streams lives a cold-loving fish with a “beard” and the odd trait of spawning in freezing-cold water.

Jeremy Bicking of Pennsylvania set a new state record for the largest longnose gar caught by bow, measuring about four-and-a-half feet long, state officials announced.

Vermont's ice fishing festival, held since 2013, often gets crowds of over 500 people. This year, it was relocated because of poor ice conditions.