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Vermont Business Magazine Vermont Fish & Wildlife will one more public hearing on deer on June 4 in Hinesburg. The hearing will cover the proposed deer hunting regulation changes for 2020, including modifying and expanding the timing and duration of the archery hunting season, the creation of a new antlerless deer season, a change to the number of deer that may be taken annually, a new novice hunting season, field dressing requirements for deer, and changes to the current antler-point restriction regime.
The meeting will also include proposed changes to the rules allowing crossbows to be used by archery hunters when hunting bear, turkey, moose or deer; delete sections of the youth deer weekend and second archery license that are no longer consistent with statute; clarify the bear rule requirements for tags, clarify that although a bear hunter can only harvest one bear during the season, a bear hunter may accompany another hunter with hounds after they have harvested a bear provided that the hunter meets the other requirements of the rule, and requires the submission of bear teeth within 30 days rather than 48 hours.
The hearing is scheduled for 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 4 at the Champlain Valley Union High School, 369 CVU Road, Hinesburg, VT 05461 | map
To review the proposed rule changes, visit the Hunting and Trapping section of the Fish and Wildlife Board Rules webpage at vtfishandwildlife.com/about-us/fish-and-wildlife-board/board-rules