Two central Vermont men are facing charges in a deer-poaching case that sprang from a decoy operation.

The New Hampshire Food Bank is re-initiating its hunting season program called "Hunt for the Hungry."

Vermont residents will get a chance to weigh in on a new proposed rule to regulate public activities on land owned by the Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department.

Vermont State Police are investigating a report of a gunshot that hit a home in Bridport.

Vermont's rifle deer hunting season has started. The 16-day season runs from Saturday through Sunday, Nov. 27. Vermont's deer population is about 123,000 this year, which is about 10 percent fewer than last year.

Governor Peter Shumlin says he's glad a proposal has been dropped to extend the muzzle-loader season into October.

Vermont hunters will get a chance to pursue snow geese this spring as part of a federal and state effort to control the population.

The second part of Vermont's archery season for deer begins Saturday, and state wildlife officials say hunters are seeing more big, older bucks thanks to antler restrictions begun four years ago.