Vermont Unveils New Hunting Regulations

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Created on Thursday, 24 March 2016 18:17

Written by Lily Elmore

ORLEANS- The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department held a mandated meeting for hunters to discuss last year’s hunting season. Experts were also there to speak about what to expect for the upcoming hunting season.

“We are actually required by statute,” says Cedric Alexander, who is the moose project leader. “There was a lot of controversy in the sixties and seventies about issuing permits for does and antler on deer.”

Hunters can expect some changes for 2016. Archery season will be expanded by five days in late October, the use of crossbows for hunters ages fifty and older has been legalized, and reduced archery and muzzleloader season bag limits from three to two. In addition, the annual limit remains at three and the use of natural urine-based deer lures is prohibited.

According to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, the reason for making urine-based deer lures illegal came from concern over chronic wasting disease. CWD is not present in Vermont, and the department is using steps like these to keep it that way.

With such a mild winter hunters can expect a very healthy deer heard this hunting season.

“In my family there are two seasons deer seasons, hunting season and almost hunting season,” says Peter Faust, an avid hunter who attended the meeting.