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Welcome to 2025 Vermont Hunting & Trapping

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A Special Message from the Commissioner

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Since the earliest of times humans have harvested their food from the land. Early in Vermont’s history people were raising their own crops and hunting, fishing and trapping to provide healthy food for their families. This lifestyle necessarily ensured that we were deeply connected with the lands around us.

Today, much of our food is ultra-processed filled with additives and preservatives. We also see our kids spending a great deal of time staring at one screen or another. Neither of these is healthy and separates us further from the beauty that surrounds us.

As a hunter or angler, you can help share the tradition of hunting, fishing and trapping with our youth. In doing this you will help sustain an activity that gets our kids outside, encourages healthy eating and develops a love for the simple joy of connecting with nature.

So, get out to the field, encourage a young person to learn what you have learned; not just how to hunt but how to do so ethically. Let’s get closer to the food we eat and teach the importance of that to the next generation of outdoors enthusiasts.

See you out there!

Christopher Herrick, Commissioner

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