Vermont Muzzleloader Antlerless Deer Permit Winners Announced

Deer hunters who applied for a Vermont muzzleloader season antlerless deer permit by the July 31 deadline can now go to the Vermont Fish and Wildlife website to see if they won a permit.

Fish and Wildlife announced the permit winners on September 11, after conducting a randomized computer drawing. Permit winners are listed in two categories -- regular lottery winners and landowners. Landowners who apply for a landowner antlerless permit are prohibited by law from posting their land against hunting.

"Hunters can go to our website to find out if they are recipients of a muzzleloader season antlerless permit," said Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Christopher Herrick. "Knowing early if they've won, will help them plan their hunting this fall."

"They can follow a linkon our home page to go to the listing of permit winners."

Permit recipients will need to reprint their licenses which have been reformatted to include their antlerless permits.

Antlerless permits were available for Vermont's 21 Wildlife Management Units and may be used during the muzzleloader seasons on October 31-November 3 (antlerless hunting by permit only) and December 7-15.

"Harvesting antlerless deer affords Vermont hunters the chance to secure locally sourced food for their families. It also helps the department balance the deer population with the available habitat,"said Nick Fortin, deer and moose project leader for the Fish and Wildlife Department.

"Recent mild winters have caused deer numbers to increase in much of Vermont in 2024. In many areas, deer numbers now exceed what the habitat can support. To maintain a healthy and sustainable deer population, the 2024 antlerless permits will help balance deer numbers with available habitat."

Fish and Wildlife urges hunters to review the 2024 Deer Season Guidealso available its website home page.

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