MONTPELIER, Vt. - The Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department and Governor Peter Shumlin will hold the annual lottery drawing for moose hunting permits Thursday, July 17, at the Statehouse in Montpelier.

"Join us at 10 a.m. July 17 in Statehouse Room 11 for the live radio broadcast of Vermont's moose permit drawing, or tune in on Froggy 100.9 to hear us read off all the lucky winners' names," said Director of Wildlife Mark Scott.

Vermont's moose lottery drawing will also be streamed LIVE online at www.froggy1009.com.

The drawing is done by a computerized random sort of lottery applications that were submitted by a June 17 deadline.

The Fish & Wildlife Department is issuing 335 moose hunting permits by lottery this year. Of those, 285 will be issued for the regular October 18-23 moose season and 50 permits will be issued for an archery moose season October 1-7.


Media Contacts: Commissioner Louis Porter, 802-828-1454; Wildlife Director Mark Scott - 802-777-4217