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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
2012 Quick Reference Guide
All dates inclusive.
Big Game Hunting
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Deer |
Bow & Arrow |
Oct. 6 – 28 & Dec. 1 – 9 |
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Youth Deer Weekend |
Nov. 3 – 4 |
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16 Day Regular Season |
Nov. 10 – 25 |
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Muzzleloader |
Dec. 1 – 9 |
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Black Bear |
Sept. 1 – |
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Turkey |
Youth Turkey Weekend |
April 28 – 29 |
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Spring Season |
May 1 – |
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Fall Seasons |
Bow & Arrow only |
In all WMUs statewide |
October 6 – 19 |
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Shotgun or |
WMUs B, D1, D2, G, H1, H2, I, J1, J2, L, M1, M2, O1, O2, P, and Q |
October |
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WMUs F1, F2, K1, K2, and N |
October 20 – Nov. 4 |
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Moose |
October hunting season; |
Small Game Hunting
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Hare, Rabbit |
Sept. 24, 2011 – March 11, 2012 & Sept. 29, 2012 – March 10, 2013 |
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Gray Squirrel |
Sept. 1 – Dec. 31 |
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Ruffed Grouse (Partridge) |
Sept. 29 – Dec. 31 |
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Woodcock, Waterfowl |
To Be Announced |
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Crow |
March 14 – April 30 & |
Furbearer Hunting
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Bobcat |
Jan. 10 – Feb. 7 |
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Red & Gray Fox |
Oct. 22, 2011 – Feb. 12, 2012 & Oct. 27, 2012 – Feb. 10, 2013 |
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Raccoon |
Oct. 13 – Dec. 31 |
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Muskrat |
March 20 – April 19 |
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Coyote |
Open Year Around |
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Marten, Lynx, Wolf, |
Closed Season |
Furbearer Trapping
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Mink, Skunk, Red & Gray Fox, Raccoon, Coyote, Opossum, Weasel |
Oct. 27 – Dec. 31 |
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Otter |
Oct. 22, 2011 – Oct. 27, 2012 – |
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Muskrat |
Oct. 22, 2011 – Oct. 27, 2012 – |
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Fisher |
Dec. 1 – 31 |
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Bobcat |
Dec. 1 – 16 |
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Beaver |
Nov. 15 – March 31 |
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Marten, Lynx, Wolf, |
Closed Season |
Fishing
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Trout & Landlocked Salmon |
April 14 – Oct. 31 |
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Lake Champlain |
No Closed Season |
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Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass |
June 9 – Nov. 30 |
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Catch & Release — Lakes and Ponds |
April 14 – June 8 |
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Pickerel, N. Pike, Yellow Perch |
No Closed Season |
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Walleye |
May 7, 2011 – March 15, 2012 May 5, 2012 – March 15, 2013 |
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Chittenden Reservoir and Connecticut River |
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Smelt |
No Closed Season |
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Free Fishing Day |
June 9, 2012 |
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