The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department Podcast

"I think that hunting has a real possibility to build bridges. Between urban and rural, between conservative and liberal, between all sorts of different places. If you have a Venn diagram of interests, there are a lot of ways that hunting and being in nature could create the common space for people who are coming to things from different perspectives." - Dawn, adult onset hunter Join us for the first installment of a two part conversation with Josh and Dawn, a pair of "adult onset hunters" who spent their first deer season in the woods this past fall. In this episode Vermont Fish & Wildlife caught up with Josh and Dawn just before opening day, to talk about what goes through a new hunter's mind as they are just starting out. Episode Music: Changing the Seasons, Crowander

"You can tell when the wood frogs have finally made it to the water because they're clacking away, doing their breeding song. Then you have the spring peeper choruses, and sometimes that's deafening. If you get really close to a spring peeper scene at night, it's so loud it actually hurts." Join Vermont Fish & Wildlife for a special Night Episode. We will discuss activities you and your family can do at night, as well as some of the department's work that happens after the sun goes down.  More info: VTFISHANDWILDLIFE.COM

"As someone who doesn't own a ton of land or a fancy boat, this is a really important way for me to connect with fishing, and aquatic resources. And my kid."  Ali Thomas, VTFW Education Programs Coordinator   Check out these helpful resources!! --Buy your VT Fishing License --Fishing Basics --Common Lures and Rigs --Fishing Chittenden County --VT Fishing Regulations --VT Fishing Reports (new report every 2 weeks) --Winooski Valley Parks District (maps)   Main Channels --Our Website --Facebook page --Instagram page (tag us in your fishing photos!!) --Youtube channel

"Coyotes love to visit these beaver dams. They'll often walk over to the top and smell it. In fact, you can smell it! If you get down and smell, you can actually smell the sweet scent of the beaver, coming out of that house..." -- Paul Noel Learn more about Vermont Critters Instagram: @VTfishandwildlife Twitter: @VTfishwildlife Facebook: Vermont Fish & Wildlife   Music by Burlington musician, Dan Hibbs.

"There's just a mountain of stuff to keep you from (learning to hunt), but it's so worth it if you can push yourself and find someone that's going to invest their time in you..." - Matt Lacey.