3D Archery Shoot, Randolph Fish & Game Club
2025-06-21 | Randolph Fish & Game Club, 549 Lefebvre Rd, Randolph, VT, 05060, United States

Benefit Skeet Shoot, Barre F&G Club
2025-06-22 | Barre Fish & Game Club, Gun Club Road, Barre, VT, 5641, United States

3D Archery NEBA & Money Shoot, Catamount Bowhunters, Bennington
2025-06-22 | Catamount Bowhunters, Fuller Road West off Rt 7 S, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States

R&L CLOSED HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!
2025-07-04 | VT

R&L CLOSED Enjoy the weekend!
2025-07-05 | VT

2-Day Benefit Archery Shoot w/coon shoot, Addison
2025-07-19 - 2025-07-20 | Snake Mountain Archers, 1681 VT Rte 17 East, Addison, VT, 05491, United States
From Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/498509254707687/): Coon shoot on the 19th. This event is to benefit the Lapell family. Lee Lapell passed away the day after our last event. He had been attending our shoots since we started 10 years ago. He had also sponsored targets and donated for years. There will be a raffle table and food and games as usual. We will post again as time gets closer.

3-D Archery Shoot, Randolph
2025-07-26 | Randolph Fish & Game Club, 549 Lefebvre Rd, Randolph, VT, 05060, United States

2-Day Archery Shoot, East Montpelier
2025-07-26 - 2025-07-27 | Whistling Arrow Archery Club, 965 VT-14, East Montpelier, VT, 05651, United States

2-Day Archery Shoot, Bennington
2025-07-26 - 2025-07-27 | Catamount Bowhunters, Fuller Road West off Rt 7 S, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States

Application Deadline for Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Hunting Permit
2025-07-31 | VT
We Can Process Your Application at R&L Archery
MONTPELIER, Vt. — Vermont’s muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit applications are now available at Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s website and from license agents. All applications are made online. A link to the information and online applications is on the Fish and Wildlife home page.
The Fish and Wildlife Board met on May 21 and set antlerless deer permit numbers for the fall deer hunting seasons.
Hunting for antlerless deer will be allowed statewide during the archery season. One deer of either sex will be allowed during the October 25-26 youth and novice weekend hunt.
The muzzleloader seasons on October 30-November 2 and December 6-14 will have antlerless permits available for 19 of Vermont’s 21 Wildlife Management Units.
Landowners who post their land may not apply for a landowner priority muzzleloader antlerless deer permit. They are eligible to apply in the regular lottery for an antlerless deer permit.
“Our goal is to balance deer numbers with what the habitat can support,” said Nick Fortin, deer and moose project leader for the Fish and Wildlife Department. “To maintain a healthy and sustainable deer population, the 2025 recommendation aims to stabilize deer numbers in much of the state while reducing deer numbers in some areas.”
The deadline to apply for a muzzleloader antlerless deer permit is July 31. A lottery drawing of the permit recipients will be held September 9.

Hunter's Challenge (for hunting rifles, shotguns, hunting bows and crossbows), Barre
2025-08-17 | Barre Fish & Game Club, Gun Club Road, Barre, VT, 5641, United States

Training Course for New Hunter Education Instructors
2025-08-19 09:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Plymouth State Park, 2008 Scout Camp Road, Ludlow, VT, 05149, United States
Training Course Offered Aug. 19 for New Hunter Education Instructors
The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department is offering a New Instructor Training Course for people interested in volunteering to teach Hunter Education courses in Vermont.
The training will take place Tuesday, August 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Camp Plymouth State Park in Plymouth.
Registration for the course is available online under Upcoming Events on Fish and Wildlife’s website.
All applicants must complete their instructor paperwork and online homework before attending the course. Instructor application paperwork is in the Hunter Education section of the website.
Policies and procedures, field techniques and teaching methods will be covered to give instructors the tools to teach future hunters how to have a safe and enjoyable experience. Lunch will be provided. Be prepared to be outside for at least part of the day.
Applicants are required to pass a background check with a Vermont State Game Warden and apprentice-teach with a chief instructor before they will receive their full State of Vermont Hunter Education Instructor certification.
“Our hunter education instructors are all volunteers, donating their time to pass on a cherished Vermont tradition,” said Hunter Education Training Coordinator Nathan Lafont. “The hours our instructors put in will also leverage federal dollars that enable the Hunter Education Program to function.”
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available for free upon request. Requests should be made as early as possible. Please call the office staff at 802-828-1193 (voice) or 1-800-253-0191 (TTY).

Crow Hunting Season Opens
2025-08-22 | VT
Vermont’s complete 2025 Hunting and Trapping Guide is available HERE.

Marked Distance 3D Team Archery Shoot, Glens Falls NY
2025-08-23 | Hudson Falls 3D/Target Archery, Glens Falls, NY, 12801, United States
Marked Distance 3d shoot and Team Money Shoot
30 Targets
Saturday August 23rd.
Registration. 8 – 10am
Classes. Hunter 35. 35 yd max. $15.00
Open 50. 50 yd max $15.00
Team and money classes
Hunter team. 50 yd max. $80.00 per team 50.00 to pot
Open Team. 70 yd max. $80.00 per team. $50.00 to pot
Scoring will be 11,10,8,5 and painted 14’s
Teams will score best arrow.
Kids 12 and under shoot free
Food will be available
Since Shawn Couture is not able to have his event this year, we will do our best to host a similar event for you guys. So you dont go without
Please add your team in comments. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569324853477

2-Day 3D Archery Shoot w/coon shoot, Addison
2025-08-23 - 2025-08-24 | Snake Mountain Archers, 1681 VT Rte 17 East, Addison, VT, 05491, United States

Vermont Trapper Education Course, St. Johnsbury
2025-08-23 09:00 - 17:00 | Caledonia Forest & Stream Club, 706 Field and Stream Road, St. Johnsbury, VT, 05819, United States
This course is required to obtain your first trapping license. Topics include trap types and operation, safety, regulations, ethics/best management practices, furbearer conservation, set making and skinning demos.

More information and registration HERE.

F&W Seminar: Intro to Skeet Shooting, Morristown
2025-08-23 10:00 - 12:30 | Lamoille Valley Fish & Game Club, Garfield Road, Morrisville, VT, 05661, United States
This Introduction to Skeet Shooting workshop is perfect for new skeet shooters looking to learn the fundamentals of this exciting shotgun sport. Participants will receive hands-on instruction in safe firearm handling, stance, and techniques for breaking clay targets. Certified instructors will guide you through a fun and supportive experience. Bring your own shotgun or borrow one from us

More information and registration HERE.

Archery Hunter Shoot, Bennington
2025-08-24 | Catamount Bowhunters, Fuller Road West off Rt 7 S, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States

3D Archery Shoot, Randolph
2025-08-30, 2025-09-27 | Randolph Fish & Game Club, 549 Lefebvre Rd, Randolph, VT, 05060, United States

Vermont Free Mentored Fishing Weekend
2025-08-30 - 2025-09-01 | VT
New Free Mentored Fishing on Labor Day Weekend is a Chance for Experienced Anglers to Pay it Forward
MONTPELIER, Vt. – This Labor Day Weekend, experienced anglers have a special chance to share the joy of fishing. The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department is asking anyone who regularly spends time on the water to consider taking out a friend or family member in celebration of Vermont’s first ever “Free Mentored Fishing Weekend.”
The new annual opportunity was approved this past June as part of Act 47, a package of updates to the state’s fish and wildlife laws.
This opportunity allows a licensed angler to take up to four unlicensed anglers aged 15 years or older to fish for free from Saturday, August 30, through Monday, September 1. Kids under 15 years old can already fish for free in Vermont. Free Mentored Fishing Weekend gives adults who have never fished, or have not fished since childhood, an easy and welcoming way to try the sport.
“Every one of us who fishes has a story about the parent, grandparent or friend who showed us the ropes,” said Shawn Good, a fish biologist with the department. “If you’re an experienced angler, the new Free Mentored Fishing Weekend is your chance to be that person for someone else. Invite a friend, a co-worker or a neighbor to join you. Show them your favorite spot, lend them some gear and teach them what you know. That’s how traditions are passed on.”
Free Mentored Fishing Weekend is different from Vermont’s longstanding summer and winter Free Fishing Days, which are geared towards families that already have some fishing savvy. This new opportunity is designed for adults who want to start fishing and need an experienced mentor to guide them.
“I really want to encourage experienced anglers to treat Vermont’s first Free Mentored Fishing Weekend as an opportunity to pay it forward,” said Jason Batchelder, Commissioner of Fish & Wildlife and a life-long angler. “For many of us who love the sport, mentoring new anglers is as much a part of our calling as exploring new waters or pursuing new species.”
For new anglers who are unsure how to connect with a mentor but still want to take advantage of Free Mentored Fishing Weekend, Vermont Fish & Wildlife will host a special edition of its popular “Fish with a Warden” program. Three free workshops will be held on Saturday, August 30, at 6:00 p.m. at Bomoseen, Little River, and Silver Lake State Parks. Interested anglers can register online at the department’s fishing events calendar.

Egg Shoot, Bath NH
2025-08-31 | Ammonoosuc Valley Fish and Game Club, 1463 Wild Ammonoosuc Road (Rt. 112), Bath, NH, 038740, United States

September Season Opens for Resident Canada Geese
2025-09-01 | VT
Details on this year’s waterfowl hunting days are given in the “2025-2026 Syllabus of State and Federal Hunting Regulations for Migratory Birds in Vermont” that is available HERE.

VERMONT FISH & WILDLIFE
Press Release
For Immediate Release: August 18, 2025
Media Contacts: Andrew Bouton 802-622-4823; David Sausville 802-324-4206
Vermont’s Resident Canada Goose Season, Sept. 1-25
Vermont’s resident Canada goose hunting season will be held September 1 through September 25 to help control Vermont’s resident Canada goose population prior to the arrival of Canada geese migrating south from Canada according to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.
The season will be open statewide with a daily bag limit of five Canada geese in the Connecticut River Zone and eight in the rest of Vermont.
A second Canada goose hunting season for resident and migrant birds will be held October 11-November 9 with a daily bag limit of one Canada goose in the Lake Champlain Zone and Interior Vermont Zone.
In the Connecticut River Zone, the second Canada goose season will be October 13-November 11, and November 27-December 26 with a daily bag limit of two Canada geese.
For a fourth year, a late Canada goose season will be held targeting resident birds. Within the Lake Champlain and Interior zones, the season will be held from December 1 to January 19, with a five-bird daily bag limit. The season will run December 27 to January 15 in the Connecticut River zone and applies only to the lands of the zone, not Connecticut River waters.
A hunting license is required, and a waterfowl hunter 16 or older must carry current federal and Vermont duck stamps. Federal stamps are sold at post offices, federal refuges and on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service website. Vermont is not one of the states where you can buy an electronic federal duck stamp, but you can purchase one from any state that sells them.
Vermont duck stamps can be added to your hunting license on Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s website and through license agents. The hunter must sign the federal duck stamp.
All migratory game bird hunters must also be registered with the Harvest Information Program (H.I.P.). This can be done on Vermont Fish and Wildlife’s website or by calling toll-free 1-877-306-7091. After providing some basic information, you will receive your annual H.I.P. registration number, which you then need to record on your hunting license.
A printable copy of migratory bird hunting regulations can be downloaded from the Vermont Fish and Wildlife website under “Hunt” – “Waterfowl.”

Hunting Season Opens for Gray Squirrel
2025-09-01 | VT

Labor Day - R&L Archery CLOSED
2025-09-01 | VT

Black Bear Early Season Opens
2025-09-01 | VT

2-Day 3D Archery Shoot, East Montpelier
2025-09-13 - 2025-09-14 | Whistling Arrow Archery Club, 965 VT-14, East Montpelier, VT, 05651, United States

3D Archery Shoot, Bennington
2025-09-21 | Catamount Bowhunters, Fuller Road West off Rt 7 S, Bennington, VT, 05201, United States

Plinker Rimfire Shoot, Barre
2025-09-21 | Barre Fish & Game Club, Gun Club Road, Barre, VT, 5641, United States

September Season Closes for Resident Canada Geese
2025-09-25 | VT
Details on this year’s waterfowl hunting days are given in the “2025-2026 Syllabus of State and Federal Hunting Regulations for Migratory Birds in Vermont” that is available HERE.
