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Thom Cedarstaff of Chesterton, IN and his
dad, Bud Cedarstaff from Royalton, VT. took this very nice moose at about 1:30
pm on opening day.
The moose weighed 787 lbs. and had a 43.5" spread. Tom White was their guide.
MOOSE PERMIT WINNERS:
NEED A HUNTING CAMP?
Generous Champion Lands Leaseholders & Traditional Interests
Assn. (CLLTIA) members will offer their hunting camps to Vermont moose
permit winners in exchange for a donation to CLLTIA again this year. The offer
is also open to deer hunters and snowmobilers later in the year on a “camps
available” basis. The
camps are all within the WMU El or E2 Fish & Wildlife Districts. The
participating camps are generally traditional rustic camps, some of which rely
on propane lights and cooking, wood heat, primitive water systems, outhouses,
bunk style accommodations and other traditional hunting camp trappings.
The camp
owner will open and close camp for the users, and reserves the right to be
present at all times. Further details will be worked out between the camp user,
the camp owner, and the “Hunting Camp Fund Raiser”
- Nate Wakefield (paulgranby@aol.com);
CLL & TI - Ed Davis (fudgebus@aol.com)
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If you are a deer hunter,
you probably care a lot about how Vermont’s deer herd is managed
and you likely would help in managing the herd if you could. Now,
you have that chance - on opening weekend of the rifle season.
Vermont wildlife biologists will be operating biological deer check stations at
17 locations on opening weekend of the rifle season.
If you do get a buck,
it’s a great opportunity to get your deer weighed, aged and to have it examined
by a professional. The biological information collected will contribute to
a better understanding
of the physical condition of Vermont deer regionally, which in turn will
influence future deer management decisions.
All of the biological check stations listed below will be open from 9:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. on November 13 and 14:
Barre, R&L Archery;
Bennington,
Marty's Sports;
Hubbardton,
Lake Hortonia Country Store;
East Corinth, General Store;
Eden Mills, Cloutier’s Market;
Guilford, General Store;
Hardwick, Rite-Way Sports;
Hinesburg, Estey Hardware;
Island Pond, Northern Wildlife Sports;
Jericho, General Store;
Lyndonville, Village Sports Shop;
Middlebury, Vermont Field Sports;
Pittsford, Keith’s Country
Store; Randolph, Tewksbury's Store;
Swanton, St. Marie's Store;
Springfield, Fire Station;
White River, Steve's Auto.
Guide
Services
Bill Engelmann's
Northeast Kingdom Guide Service
Northeast Kingdom
Fishing, Hunting, Big Game, Bow, Upland Game Birds
Bill Engelmann
269 Pearley's Lane, Lyndonville, VT. 05851
Phone 802-626-9593
Email: bassinvt@yahoo.com
Web: www.largebass.com
Fishing all the rivers, ponds and lakes of Vermont but specializing in Vermont's
Northeast Kingdom. Fabulous large and smallmouth bass, northern pike,
trout and others. Also offering guided moose hunts, whitetail bow hunts,
and turkey hunts.
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Blue Ridge Outfitters
Crossroads Central - Southern Vermont
Fishing - Fly , Hunting - Upland Bird Hunts, Waterfowl, Spring Turkey Hunts
Greg & Kim Newton
5 Sugar House Lane, South Chittenden VT 05701
Phone 802-747-4878 or 802-345-6934
Email:
info@blueridgeoutfitter.net
Web:
http://www.blueridgeoutfitter.net/
Blue Ridge Outfitters is located in Central Vermont. We specialize in
guided fly fishing, land and waterfowl hunts, and kayak and canoe rentals.
Let us design an outdoor adventure in a classic New England setting for your
next vacation. Guided upland bird hunts over spirited flushing retrieving dogs.
We offer: Pointers available upon request, Back country blind hunts, Open water hunts over decoys,
Canoe floats & jump shooting, Lake Champlain hunts, Pheasant hunts arranged,
Specializing in interior zone duck hunts, Equipment provided and Goose hunts available according to Federal & State laws.
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Buck Mountain Outfitters
Central Vermont
Pheasant Hunting Preserve
Larry Gebo
Ferrisburg, VT.
Phone: 802-877-2879
Guide and dog available for pheasant hunts.
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Champlain Valley Guide
Service
Champlain Valley
Waterfowl Hunts, Spring Turkey Hunts
Bradley Carleton
3364 Spear Street, Charlotte VT 05445
Phone: 802-425-4085
Email:
champlainvalleyguide@gmavt.net
Champlain Valley Guide Service provides traditional waterfowling on both public
and privately held properties with champion titled callers and the most up to
date equipment. We also offer first class ice fishing from heated shanties and
spring turkey hunts from stunning vistas throughout the Valley. We emphasize
respect and appreciation for the heritage of our region.
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Dead Creek Outfitters
Champlain Valley
Hunts for: Canada Goose, Snow Goose & Ducks, Pheasant &,
Turkey
Dave De Vries
3105 VT. Rt. 17 West Addison VT. 05491
Phone: 802-759-3318
Cell Phone: 802-349-5763
Email:
deadcreekoutfitters@gmavt.net
Web:
www.deadcreek-outfitters.com
Dead Creek Outfitters provides guided services on some of the most exclusive
hunting grounds in Vermont abutting and around Dead Creek Goose Refuge in
Addison County. We guide Canada Goose, Snow Goose & duck hunts - field blinds
over grain and hay fields. Fantastic pheasant hunts are available on our managed
crop fields and meadows. Spring turkey hunts in and around the Champlain valley.
Game processing available for all hunts. Privately owned hunting grounds.
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Foothills Outdoor
Expeditions
Vermont and North America
Vermont Spring Turkey and
Winter Coyote Hunts, Bass, Northern Pike and
Walleye Fishing, Big Game Hunts in the American West and Western Canada
Matthew Trombley
162 River Street,
Florence
VT.
05744
Phone: 802-483-2020
Email: foothillsoe@yahoo.com
Web:
www.foothillsoutdoorexpeditions.com
Foothills Outdoor hunting & fishing consulting has all of the
information you’ll need to help you in making the decision on how you want to
spend your hard earned money. We will provide you with web site information,
e-mail addresses, & phone numbers to contact any of the outfitters you should
choose to review. All of our outfitters have reference lists of people you may
contact to ask any questions that you may have about what the outfitter may
provide. Fishing and hunting services provided in
Vermont
and through out
North America.
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Frontier Waterfowl Guide Service &
Taxidermy
Northwestern Vermont
Hunting - Waterfowl
Capt. Matt Martin
P. O. Box 463, Swanton, VT 05488
Phone: 802-868-4445
Web:
www.frontierguideservice.com
Email:
info@frontierguideservice.com
Frontier Waterfowl Guide Service & Taxidermy specializes in hunts for ducks (16 species), Canada geese, and snow geese on the water and in agricultural fields. With 36 years of combined waterfowling experience, Hog Island Outfitters brings you some of the best hunting the northeast has to offer. We are professional guides with a lifetime of experience and knowledge of the big water, rivers, and surrounding farmland. Safety, success and fun are our
priorities.
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Pickett Hill Guide Service
Southern Vermont
Big Game Hunting, Ice Fishing, Backcountry Fishing
George Prouty
P. O. Box 396 Bennington VT. 05201
Phone: 802-442-2317
Email:
george@picketthillguideservice.com
Web:
www.picketthillguideservice.com
Seven-day hunts for turkey, deer, bear. Dates are location
specific. Archery, rifle or shotgun, muzzleloader. Moose hunts by permit
lottery drawing only. Applications should be sent in early. I like to
specialize in Parent/child (1/2 price) hunts to help carry on the tradition and
enjoy quality time with each other. One week prior to regular season is a
two-day opportunity for child-only to take game. Portable blinds available by
request; no tree stands offered, but you may bring your own. All tree stand
users must wear safety harness. Two-way radio or cell phone for immediate
assistance. Trophy Zone area (at additional charge) – shoot the one you want,
all fair chase, no baiting. Many 8 point bucks, with a good percentage over 180
lb. to 225 lb. Reservations required; 2 to 6 people per hunt. Deer and bear
seasons overlap and you may take both at no extra charge. Assistance available
for proper preparation for butchering, caping for mounting, and taxidermist.
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Spikehorn Ridge
North Central Vermont
All Hunting, Moose, White Tail Deer, Black Bear, Turkey, Upland Birds, Waterfowl
Miles McCue and Reilly McCue
P.O. Box 135 Washington VT 05675
Phone: 802-439-5836
Email: spikehorn@earthlink.net
Web: www.spikehornridge.com
We are experts in getting people on the quarry of their choice; whether
it's deer, moose, black bear, turkey, ruffed grouse (partridge) or waterfowl -
we will put you in the right place. Our base camp with lodging and meals
includes the original farmhouse and the recently remodeled Mr. Prescott's Barn.
We will customize your stay to fit your needs.
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Taddingers
Southern Vermont
Fly Fishing, Shooting, Hunting. Nature Store
Jim Knabe
444 RT. 100, Wilmington VT 05363
Phone: 802-464-1223
Email:
taddingr@sover.net
Web:
www.taddingers.com
Taddingers is Vermont's premier Orvis dealer providing one of the few Vermont
fly fishing schools. We also have shooting schools and hunting trips and
supplies for all of the above activities. It also houses a Vermont Country Store
with a wide selection of gifts and great products including the Nature Store,
Country Food Store, Ice Cream Parlour, Enchanted Christmas Room and the English
Victorian Room. Since 1990 Taddingers has charmed and delighted customers with
our carefully chosen selection of country gifts for keeping - giving or the
home. This 1850 homestead has been transformed into one huge shopping complex.
Under our one roof you will loose yourself in our maize of different shops. If
you love the comfort of Vermont country living you will delight to find 3 rooms
filled from floor to rafters with items to satisfy your every sense and need.
Southern Vermont
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Venture Beyond the Inn Guide Service
Northeast Kingdom
Guided Fly Fishing & Spinning for all species, Ice Fishing, Guided
Hunting for moose, turkey, waterfowl and upland birds
Snowshoeing, Float trips
George & Loraine Willy
Box 186, E. Burke, VT 05832
Phone 802-626-3161
Email:
villginn@yahoo.com
Web:
www.villageinnofeastburke.com
Experience charming and comfortable lodging with private baths, fireplace,
living room, jacuzzi and guest kitchen. Catering to the outdoors enthusiasts
the inn offers guided hunts, fishing and river excursions. Skiing at Burke
Mountain is just 1 minute up the road! Right on Kingdom Trails with over 100
miles of trails waiting to be challenged.
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Water & Wilderness
Charters & Guiding Service
Lake Champlain
Charter Fishing on Lake Champlain, Fly Fishing, Spring Turkey Hunts
Captain Bill Birch
Docked at Point Bay Marina in Charlotte, VT.
10 King Hill Road, Readsboro, VT. 05350
Phone: 802-423-7632 or Cell: 802-380-1526
Email: hunter993@verizon.net
Web:
www.voga.org/Captain_Bill's_Guiding_Service.htm
Bill has 28 years
experience hunting wild turkeys.
" I started hunting wild turkeys in Vermont the first year a season was
held which was 1973. Since that first season I've called in many birds."
Morning Hunt Till
Noon 1 to 2 people $175.00. 3 day guided turkey
hunt. - 1 to 2 people $475.00.
Youth Spring Turkey Hunting -
Saturday and
Sunday Prior to opening day of the spring turkey hunting season. We
specialize in taking youngsters on their first turkey hunt. This is a
very special hunt and we do lots of pre-season scouting to make sure it is
a success.
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Wild Hill Preserve East Central Vermont
Big Game Hunting & Hunting Lodge
Bill & Bobbi Richter
RR 1, Box 325A Fairlee VT 05045
Phone: 802-333-4179
Email:
whpvermont@aol.com
Web:
http://hometown.aol.com/whpvermont/page2.html
Located in the remote hills of West Fairlee, Vermont, Wild Hill is the
oldest preserve in the northeastern United States, which is open to the public.
This unspoiled rustic Vermont timberland nestled in the Green Mountains, is
truly a sportsman's paradise. The natural habitat of swamps, streams, hills and
open meadows provide boundless opportunity for both local and exotic game to
roam free and reproduce uninterrupted. Wild Hill provides guides that are
seasoned woodsmen, well aquatinted with the Vermont terrain and the game being
hunted. This Vermont setting produces a main lodge, rustic and remote, yet
complete with every possible comfort. Comfortable lodging, satisfying food and
individual attention are criteria at Wild Hill. Bill's tales as a hunter,
trapper, guide and bush pilot in Alaska, Canada and South America, help to
relive an era in hunting that is now forever gone. Due to Bill's careful
management and background the age-old traditions of hunting are preserved for
the public. Trophy Russian Boar l Magnificent Red Stag, Sika Buck, European
Fallow Buck, Corsica Ram, Mouflon Ram, Angora Goat, Spanish Goats, Texas
Dall. Hunting seasons: March 15 - May 30 and Sept 1 - Nov. 30.
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Archery
R & L Archery Archery
Central Vermont
Archery, Fishing, Hunting, Paintball
Rick Sanborn
70 Smith St Barre VT 05641
Phone: 802-479-9151
Email:
rlarchery@aol.com
Web:
www.randlarchery.com
In addition to being an archery pro shop we also sell muzzleloaders, paintball
equipment, and firearms and supplies. At R&L Archery, Inc. we offer a number of
services outside of our sales and warranty repair. We have indoor 20 yard
shooting lanes as well as the AIS TechnoHunt system. Our lanes allow our
customers to try bows out before they buy one to ensure the bow feels good and
fits right. During the Winter and Spring months we offer indoor leagues. Our
leagues consist of weekly 20 yard spot shoots and on the TechnoHunt system.
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Game Preserves
Buck Mountain Outfitters
Central Vermont
Pheasant Hunting Preserve
Larry Gebo
Ferrisburg, VT.
Phone: 802-877-2879
Guide and dog available for pheasant hunts.
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Dead Creek Outfitters
Champlain Valley
Hunts for: Canada Goose, Snow Goose & Ducks, Pheasant &,
Turkey
Dave De Vries
Your Guide: Jamey Holstein
3105 VT. Rt. 17 West Addison VT. 05491
Phone: 802-759-3318
Email:
deadcreekoutfitters@gmavt.net
Web:
www.deadcreek-outfitters.com
Dead Creek Outfitters provides guided services on some of the most exclusive
hunting grounds in Vermont abutting and around Dead Creek Goose Refuge in
Addison County. We guide Canada Goose, Snow Goose & duck hunts - field blinds
over grain and hay fields. Fantastic pheasant hunts are available on our managed
crop fields and meadows. Spring turkey hunts in and around the Champlain valley.
Game processing available for all hunts. Privately owned hunting grounds.
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Peaceable Hill Farm
Central Vermont
Game Farm / Hunting Preserve
Glenn Symon
200 Burgess Road, Shoreham VT. 05770
Phone: 802- 897-5913
Email:
gjsymon@shoreham.net
Web:
www.peaceablehill.com
Peaceable Hill is located in Vermont's Champlain Valley which has a
climate that is conducive to raising well feathered, hearty flight birds. We
pride ourselves on being Vermont's largest Pheasant Farm grower of Pheasant. Our
state of the art hatchery and rearing facility was designed and built
exclusively for raising flight game birds. Our breeding stock is selected for
correct color, size and most importantly their flight characteristics. If your
needs are Day Old Chicks, Started or Mature Pheasants, Peaceable Hill is
committed to working with you, or your club in planning, scheduling and
supplying these needs.
Our Vermont permit allows us to operate year round. Although our primary hunting
season begins in September and continues well into Winter limited only by snow
depth. The Spring season is favored by many as an ideal time to train a young
dog or keep an experienced dog tuned up. Hunts are booked as1/2 day starting as
early as 8:30a.m. with fields clear by Noon. Afternoon hunts begin at 12:30 p.m.
and end at 4:00 p.m. with the approach of dusk.
Guided and Handled Hunts: Peaceable Hill’s guides are experienced men and
woman who appreciate the interaction between hunters and good, stylish working
dogs. English Setters and Pointers are typically used for our upland hunts.
Their experience and desire to please will be the foundation of hunting tales
long told.
Non-Handled Hunts: Peaceable Hill also offers hunters with their own dog
the opportunity to participate in a traditional hunting experience. Unlike other
hunting preserves, Peaceable Hill encourages owners to hunt over their own dog.
Due to the likelihood that other activities may be taking place on the farm at
the same time, owners must take full responsibility for their dog’s behavior.
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Wild Hill Preserve East Central Vermont
Big Game Hunting & Hunting Lodge, Fly
Fishing
Bill & Bobbi Richter
RR 1, Box 325A Fairlee VT 05045
Phone: 802-333-4179
Email:
whpvermont@aol.com
Web:
http://hometown.aol.com/whpvermont/page2.html
Located in the remote hills of West Fairlee, Vermont, Wild Hill is the
oldest preserve in the northeastern United States, which is open to the public.
This unspoiled rustic Vermont timberland nestled in the Green Mountains, is
truly a sportsman's paradise. The natural habitat of swamps, streams, hills and
open meadows provide boundless opportunity for both local and exotic game to
roam free and reproduce uninterrupted. Wild Hill provides guides that are
seasoned woodsmen, well aquatinted with the Vermont terrain and the game being
hunted. This Vermont setting produces a main lodge, rustic and remote, yet
complete with every possible comfort. Comfortable lodging, satisfying food and
individual attention are criteria at Wild Hill. Bill's tales as a hunter,
trapper, guide and bush pilot in Alaska, Canada and South America, help to
relive an era in hunting that is now forever gone. Due to Bill's careful
management and background the age-old traditions of hunting are preserved for
the public. Trophy Russian Boar l Magnificent Red Stag, Sika Buck, European
Fallow Buck, Corsica Ram, Mouflon Ram, Angora Goat, Spanish Goats, Texas
Dall
Important Hunting Safety Tips
1. Always treat every firearm as if it were loaded.
2. Always control the muzzle of your firearm.
3. Always be sure of your target and what is beyond it.
4. Always keep you finger off the trigger of your firearm until you are ready
to fire it.
PLEASE Wear Hunter Orange!
VERMONT TURKEY HUNTING
STARTS SUNDAY, MAY 1
WATERBURY, VT- Vermont has some of the best turkey hunting in New England for
the entire month of May. Last year hunters took 3,925 turkeys in the
two-day spring youth and regular May 1-31 seasons.
Vermont was the first New England state to re-establish wild turkeys when it
stocked 31 birds in 1969 and 1970. Today, the Green Mountain State has an
estimated 40,000 turkeys.
What makes Vermont’s spring gobbler season special? Vermont’s hunting is
statewide during the spring hunting season. Vermont’s turkey population is
one of the highest in New England. You can buy a turkey hunting license
without having to go through a lottery. The turkey license comes with two
spring tags for two bearded birds, and one tag for a turkey of either sex in the
fall season. Plus, you get to hunt the entire weekend because hunting is
allowed on Sundays.
Prospects for this year’s May turkey hunting season are excellent, according to
Doug Blodgett, the biologist who chairs Vermont’s turkey management team.
“We are seeing good-sized flocks of turkeys in good habitat as far north as the
Canadian Border,” said Blodgett. “Having the hunting season open
statewide is a great achievement, especially considering that this bird is on
the northern fringe of its range in North America. There is plenty of
room with a statewide season for hunters to locate good hunting areas.”
Vermont’s wild turkey restoration program is a tremendous wildlife management
success story funded entirely by hunters through the sale of
hunting licenses and a federal tax on hunting equipment. Now, hunters are
reaping the benefits by seeing excellent turkey hunting in Vermont. And,
all Vermonters are enjoying watching the big birds as they roam hillsides they
had been absent from for almost a century.
To find out more about wild turkey hunting in Vermont, contact the Vermont Fish
& Wildlife Department, 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, VT
05601-0501. Telephone them at 802-241-3700 or check in at their website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com).
The 2004 Turkey Harvest Summary with the
number of turkeys taken in each town is posted under “Hunting and Trapping” -
“Big Game.” Licenses are available on their website and at more
than 350 agents statewide.
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