The moose hunting season in Vermont is quickly approaching, and this year it is worse than ever. The Department of Fish and Wildlife has aggressively expanded the moose hunt, both numerically and geographically. They have issued 165 permits for sport hunters to kill moose, and the area of the moose hunt now includes central and western parts of the state, such as Montpelier, Barre, and Waterbury.
On the eve before the moose hunt begins in Vermont, please show that you care by joining a candlelight vigil on the State House lawn. Let your elected officials know that you prefer to see moose alive, not dead!
Please bring candles (no drip or with wax catchers) and flashlights if possible. Please remember that this is not a protest; it is a silent vigil mourning the deaths of the moose in Vermont.
Please join us. Vermont moose need your support!
For more information contact the Vermont Wildlife Education Network at (802) 276-3828 or pamela@quest-net.com.