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There is a witch hunt afoot in Vermont. It is a no-holds-barred death match between the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department and a wealthy landowner in Derby. Caught in the middle is a moose. A kind, gentle moose who has never hurt another soul. His name is Pete.

Pete was rescued […]

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In 1998 Stephen Robinson of Schenectady, N.Y., landed what many would have considered at the time “a fish of a lifetime.” Not only was it a shining example of the type of lake trout Lake Champlain was capable of producing, it was also the largest of the species entered into the Lake Champlain International Father’s […]

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Generally, the term “full-contact sport” doesn’t call to mind tutus and fishnet stockings — unless you are rink-side at a Green Mountain Derby Dames roller derby bout. Roller Derby is back, and in a big way, drawing huge crowds of loyal fans to watch players skate and jam their way to victory. Established in 2007, […]

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God knows, there are an awful lot of things about deer hunting that I truly love but dealing with my buck covered with ticks definitely isn’t one of them. I shot a pretty good deer this past fall; my biggest ever in Vermont, 163 pounds. The trouble is that by the time that old ridge-runner […]

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I’m sure you first heard about it the same way I did: from the media. Anything to do with wildlife, especially local, perks up my ears.

The volume was down and an older gentleman was petting a young bull moose. “Shhhh! Turn it up!” I said.

As he explained to the […]

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