Vermont
Green Mountain big-woods tracking, public Green Mountain National Forest, and pristine upland grouse and woodcock covers.
Big Game Hunting in Vermont
Official Regulatory Body
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD)
White-tailed Deer
Vermont's deer hunting tradition is steeped in big-woods tracking and public-land wilderness hunting across the Green Mountain National Forest.
Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department (VFWD) manages archery, youth, regular rifle, and late muzzleloader seasons. Hunters test their tracking and still-hunting skills in deep timber, looking for rubs and scrapes on high hardwood ridges.
Eastern Moose
Vermont's Northeast Kingdom holds a stable population of eastern moose in Essex and Caledonia counties. VFWD allocates a limited number of moose hunting permits via an annual lottery to manage herd density and winter tick impacts.
American Black Bear
Vermont offers one of the earliest black bear seasons in the East, opening September 1. Hunters locate bears feeding in wild berry thickets, high-elevation apple orchards, and beech tree ridges prior to the leaf-drop.