State: VT

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States & States Program Administrator On Wednesday, March 11, the Vermont Senate Natural Resources and Energy Committee will meet on Senate Bill 321 (SB 321). SB 321 was originally a fish and wildlife omnibus bill that cleaned up some statutory language, and provided the Fish and Wildlife Department additional…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States and States Program Administrator On February 11, all four Co-Chairs of the bipartisan and bicameral Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus provided remarks to an energized crowd of sportsmen and women at the Vermont Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs (VTFSC) Legislative Mixer in Montpelier, VT. Co-Chairs Senator John Rodgers, Senator Alice Nitka,…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States Similar to other state-led efforts in New England, Vermont’s Fish and Wildlife Department will be hosting an informational meeting on December 17 regarding eastern coyotes. Coyotes have captured the headlines in New England for the past few years – ranging from human-coyote conflicts, coyote hunting tournament bans, and usurping…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On October 24, Governor Phil Scott, a member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus held a press conference to recognize the importance of hunting, fishing, recreational shooting, and trapping to the economy of the Green Mountain State. The Governor was joined by the Commissioner of the Vermont Fish and…

Contact: Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On June 10, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Phil Scott vetoed S. 169, a bill that would have established a mandatory 24-hour waiting period on all handgun sales in the state. The Governor instead has called upon the Legislature to work alongside him to address the underlying causes…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director of Northeastern States On April 4, the bipartisan and bicameral Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus hosted its Annual Mixer in Montpelier. The Co-Chairs of the Caucus, Representatives Patrick Brennan and Cynthia Browning, and Senators John Rodgers and Alice Nitka, were joined by nearly 30 other legislators, leadership of the Vermont Fish and…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director of Northeastern States On April 15, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) sponsored an event for state fish and wildlife agency directors at the Northeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies conference in Burlington, Vermont. At the event, participants toured the cutting-edge Ed Weed Fish Culture Station managed by the Vermont…

By Brent Miller, Senior Director, Northeastern States On February 20, the Vermont House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife heard H. 31, legislation to authorize the use of firearm suppressors for hunting. This bipartisan legislation is sponsored by, among others, Co-Chair of the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus and National Assembly of Sportsmen’s Caucuses Executive…

On February 21, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) welcomed Governor Phil Scott as the 29th member of the Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC). Governor Scott joins a group of bipartisan governors from across the country who are dedicated to protecting and advancing hunting, angling, recreational shooting, and trapping. “Hunting, fishing and outdoor sports are such an…

On February 16, over 120 attendees gathered at the Vermont State House to celebrate Vermont’s rich sporting heritage at the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus’ Annual Reception and Fundraiser. Included in the attendees were over 50 members of the bipartisan and bicameral Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus, members of Governor Phil Scott’s Cabinet, Vermont Fish and Wildlife…

On May 28, House Bill 570 was signed into law by Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Vice Chairman, Governor Peter Shumlin. HB 570 repealed a sunset provision which would have ended suppressor ownership in the Green Mountain State. The bill was sponsored by Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus Member, Representative David Deen and championed by several members of…

On March 10, the Vermont Legislative Sportsmen’s Caucus (Caucus) hosted its annual Caucus Reception and Fundraiser at the State House in Montpelier, Vermont. More than 55 Caucus members were joined by Vermont Department of Fish and Wildlife staff, leaders and members of national and in-state conservation organizations, and Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus (GSC) Vice-Chair and Vermont…