Vermont Biologists are Watching Winter Conditions

The cold weather and snow we had in much of Vermont during December and January have state wildlife biologists concerned about survival of deer. Conditions during the remainder of the winter will play a major role in Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department hunting season recommendations for next fall.

“Once again, western Vermont has maintained less snow than the rest of the state, at least until mid-February,” said Dr. Shawn Haskell, Vermont’s deer project leader. “Predictions of a cold dry winter seem about half-right. It has been quite cold, but we have received lots of snow to go with it. It could be worse though. Much of the state experienced 20–30 inches of snowmelt in December. Had that not occurred, the deer might be in trouble already.”

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