Vermont
Green Mountain big-woods tracking, public Green Mountain National Forest, and pristine upland grouse and woodcock covers.
Native Species in Vermont
Official Regulatory Authority
Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department (VFWD)
White-Tailed Deer
Revered in Vermont hunting culture. The Green Mountains and Lake Champlain valley support healthy deer herds, with hunters cherishing traditional big-woods tracking in early winter snowfall.
American Black Bear
Inhabits the continuous spruce-fir and northern hardwood forests of the Green Mountain spine and Northeast Kingdom. Bears feed heavily on beech ridges, wild apples, and blackberries.
Eastern Moose
Thriving in the boreal spruce-fir forests, beaver ponds, and commercial timberlands of northeastern Vermont (Essex and Caledonia counties), where mature bulls weigh up to 1,000 lbs.
Ruffed Grouse (Partridge)
Vermont is famous for classic upland wingshooting in abandoned hillside apple orchards, young aspen cuts, and overgrown stone walls.
Eastern Wild Turkey
Highly successful restoration has made Vermont a premier spring turkey destination in New England, with high densities along the Lake Champlain and Connecticut River valleys.
Snowshoe Hare
Inhabits high-elevation spruce-fir thickets, cedar swamps, and regenerating timber in the Green Mountains and Northeast Kingdom, turning pure white in winter.
American Woodcock
Important breeding and migratory game bird found along damp alder runs, river bottoms, and old hillside pastures.
Bobcat
Well-established throughout Vermont's rocky bluffs, cedar swamps, and mountain foothills, hunting rodents and snowshoe hares.