The idea to expand rifle hunting permits to include female and antlerless deer is one of several proposed changes that will be discussed at public meetings around Vermont.

This collection of stories includes outdoor adventures and encounters with nature.

Staff photo by Robin Rudd / An antlered buck and a doe show caution before crossing Davidson Road in East Brainerd on Oct. 27. The two were part of a group of five whitetail deer that included ...

At the muffled report of the 6.5 Creedmoor rifle (a Mossberg Patriot model) the medium-sized whitetail doe ran about 20 steps and collapsed. I was glad to see that, no ...

Overall, my arrow and broadhead weigh 473 grains, which is right in the sweet spot for a deer hunting arrow. That’s not too light where I have to worry about penetration (or lack thereof) and it’s not ...

Despite being so frequently hunted, deer populations do not seem to have appreciably declined due to Indigenous hunting prior to AD 1600. Unlike elk or sturgeon, whose numbers were reduced by ...