R&L Archery

Let's Go Fishing Instructor Training Course, Castleton
2026-05-02 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Edward F. Kehoe Conservation Camp, 636 POINT OF PINES RD, Castleton, VT, 05735, United States
Become a certified Let’s Go Fishing Instructor! This hands-on course will cover everything you need to know to bring aquatic education into your school or community. No previous fishing experience required. After the training there is a mandatory background check before becoming certified (an exemption is available for K-12 certified teachers if they are conducting the program in their classroom).
Register HERE.

VT F&W Deer Hearing, Montpelier
2026-05-05 18:30 | U-32 Middle & High School, 930 Gallison Hill Road, Montpelier, VT, 05602, United States
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board will hold two more public hearings on May 5 and 7 to solicit input on deer and the department’s 2026 Antlerless Deer Harvest Recommendation.
The hearings are scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m. at the following locations:
Tuesday, May 5 – U-32 Middle & High School, 930 Gallison Hill Rd., Montpelier, VT
Thursday, May 7 – Kehoe Conservation Camp, 636 Point of Pines Rd., Castleton , VT
The department’s 2026 Antlerless Deer Harvest Recommendation is available on Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s website.
In addition to the public hearings, anyone can leave a comment on the proposals by emailing ANR.FWPublicComment@vermont.gov. Comments must be received by May 15.
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Please include a description of the accommodation you will need. Individuals making such requests must include their contact information. Please send an e-mail to Nick.Fortin@vermont.gov or call 802-793-8777 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).

VT F&W Deer Hearing, Castleton
2026-05-07 18:30 | Edward F. Kehoe Conservation Camp, 636 POINT OF PINES RD, Castleton, VT, 05735, United States

3-D Archery Shoot (2 days), Addison
2026-05-16 - 2026-05-17 | Snake Mountain Archers, 1681 VT Rte 17 East, Addison, VT, 05491, United States

3-D Archery Shoot (2 days), East Montpelier
2026-05-16 - 2026-05-17, 2026-06-13 - 2026-06-14 | Whistling Arrow Archery Club, 965 VT-14, East Montpelier, VT, 05651, United States

Memorial Day, R&L CLOSED
2026-05-25 | VT

3-D Archery Shoot, Randolph
2026-05-30 | Randolph Fish & Game Club, 549 Lefebvre Rd, Randolph, VT, 05060, United States

Spring Turkey Hunting Season Ends
2026-05-31 | VT
Vermont’s complete 2026 Hunting & Trapping Guide is available HERE.

3-D Archery Shoot, North Troy
2026-05-31, 2026-06-21 | North Troy Stag Rod & Gun Club, 165 Cushman Rd, Melrose, NY, 12121

3-D Archery Shoot (2 days) with Night Coon Shoot, Addison
2026-06-06 - 2026-06-07 | Snake Mountain Archers, 1681 VT Rte 17 East, Addison, VT, 05491, United States

Gunner Brook Fishing Derby
2026-06-06 09:00 - 11:00 | Gunner Brook, 103 Plainfield Brook Road, Barre, VT, 05641, United States

Vermont Free Fishing Day, and Family Fishing Festival in Grand Isle
2026-06-13 | VT
Free Fishing Day is June 13, 2026
Vermont’s Free Fishing Day gives resident and nonresident anglers the opportunity to go fishing in Vermont for the day without a license.
The Grand Isle Family Fishing Festival is June 13, too!
WHERE: Ed Weed Fish Culture Station, 14 Bell Hill Road, Grand Isle | Map
WHEN: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
WHAT: Designed for young anglers and families, this exciting event offers basic fishing instruction and the chance for kids and novice anglers to catch big trout in the hatchery pond. No prior fishing experience is needed and Vermont Fish & Wildlife will be supplying fishing rods, reels and bait for use by participants.
For more information call 802-372-3171.

Bass Fishing Season Opens
2026-06-13 | VT
Vermont’s complete 2026 Fishing Guide is available HERE.

3-D Archery Shoot (money shoot), Bennington
2026-06-14 | Catamount Bowhunters, Fuller Road West off Rt 7 S, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States

Barre Fish & Game Club's Egg Shoot
2026-06-14 | Barre Fish & Game Club, Gun Club Road, Barre, VT, 5641, United States

Deadline to Enter VT Moose Season Lottery
2026-06-17 | VT
79 Permits are available through the lottery for WMU E1 or E2:

Moose Archery Season (October 1 – 7): 15 either-sex permits
Moose Regular Season (October 17– 25): 64 total permits including 5 Veteran permits

44 either-sex permits
20 antlerless-only permits

Deadline to apply is: June 17, 2026
Bonus Points: Remember, you gain points each year you apply, increasing your odds of being drawn. But you lose all your points if you don’t apply for a year. So even if you don’t plan on hunting this year, put in for a permit and click “Bonus Point Only.”< /br>
Application is online only, HERE.

Last Day to Register for LCI Father's Day Fishing Derby, Registrations and Rule Book Available at R&L
2026-06-19 | VT
Register at R&L Archery up to close of business on Friday the 19th.
Celebrating family, friends, and fishing has never been more fun!
Fish from boat or shore for the following eligible species:
Bowfin, Brown Trout, Carp, Catfish, Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Largemouth Bass, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Sheepshead, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, and Yellow Perch.

Cash prizes for the top ten in each of the 9 species divisions
35 prizes for anglers age 14 and younger in the Junior Cold, Cool, and Warm Water Divisions; and the Junior Yellow Perch Division
Cash prizes for the highest scoring anglers in the Cold, Cool, and Warm Water Divisions
Prizes for the highest scoring female anglers in the Cold, Cool, and Warm Water Divisions
Every registered angler will be automatically entered to win an amazing fishing trip for 3 from Eastern Canadian Outfitters.

https://www.mychamplain.net/fathers-day-derby

Happy Father's Day!
2026-06-21 | VT

3-D Archery Shoot (2 days), Randolph
2026-06-27 - 2026-06-28, 2026-07-25 - 2026-07-26 | Randolph Fish & Game Club, 549 Lefebvre Rd, Randolph, VT, 05060, United States

Benefit Skeet Shoot, Barre Fish & Game Club
2026-06-28 | Barre Fish & Game Club, Gun Club Road, Barre, VT, 5641, United States

R&L Closed We're off to long-weekend adventures!
2026-07-03 | VT

Happy Independence Day! R&L Closed
2026-07-04 | VT

Public Hearing on F&W Regulation Changes, Barre
2026-07-17 17:30 | VTrans Dill Building, 2178 Airport Road, Barre, VT, 05641, United States
Fish & Wildlife to hold Public Hearing July 17 on Proposed Regulation Changes
MONTPELIER, Vt. –The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is accepting public comment on proposed amendments to four Fish and Wildlife Board regulations:

10 App. V.S.A. § 2, Report, Big Game: The proposed amendments explicitly prohibit making false statements in the reporting of wild game taken, allow the Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife to pay a fee of at least one dollar per report to agents at authorized reporting stations, and make minor technical updates to the citations in the rule. The department is currently authorized to reimburse check-station agents one dollar per report. The proposed language is intended to give the department the ability to increase the reimbursement amount, incentivizing the continued operation of check-stations.
10 App. V.S.A. § 2a. Big game; tagging: The proposed amendments clarify the big game tagging requirements regarding required tag information, tagging requirements for individuals taking game on their own land, and tagging requirements for the transportation of animal parts. The proposed rule language requires that all big game carcasses are tagged with a tag that contains the name of the hunter, and the applicable tag or permit number. This information is necessary for appropriate enforcement of license and permitting requirements.
10 App. V.S.A. § 5. Bow and arrow and crossbow standards: The proposed amendments continue to require the same arrowhead width and cutting edges but apply the standards to broadheads used with crossbows as well.
10 App. V.S.A. § 12. Leashed tracking dogs: The proposed amendments include an amendment to the definition of “big game animal” to be consistent with the definition in 10 V.S.A. § 4001, to include all big game animals including moose. This will allow hunters to employ leashed tracking dogs to legally track dead or wounded moose. And the proposed amendment strikes the language limiting tracking to big game seasons and the 24-hour period immediately following. This will allow for the use of tracking dogs to locate animals injured or killed outside the legal hunting seasons.

A public hearing will be held on July 17 to solicit input on the proposed changes. The hearing is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the VTrans Dill Building, 2178 Airport Road, Barre, VT 05641.
To join the meeting remotely, please use this link. Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. Individuals making such requests should provide a description of the requested accommodation and must include their contact information. Please send an e-mail to hannah.smith@vermont.gov or call 802-461-8187 (voice), 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).
Public comments can be submitted via email to ANR.FWPublicComment@vermont.gov through July 24. More information on the proposed rule changes is available online at: https://www.vtfishandwildlife.com/about-us/fish-and-wildlife-board/board-rules

3-D Archery Shoot (two days), Addison
2026-07-18 - 2026-07-19 | Snake Mountain Archers, 1681 VT Rte 17 East, Addison, VT, 05491, United States

Deadline to Enter VT Antlerless Lottery
2026-07-22 | VT
This is your chance to apply for an antlerless permit to be used during the rifle and muzzleloader seasons.
Stop in to apply, or apply online HERE.

3-D Archery Shoot, Bennington
2026-07-26 | Catamount Bowhunters, Fuller Road West off Rt 7 S, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States

3-D Archery Shoot (2 days), Derby
2026-08-15 - 2026-08-16 | Derby Fish & Game Club, 75 Fish and Game Road, Derby, VT, 05829
