Spring Snow Goose Conservation Order
The special spring conservation order for snow geese is designed to increase harvest of these birds, which have increased to one million birds in the Atlantic Flyway and now threaten the long-term health of the ecosystems they inhabit.
Season Dates:
03/11/2025 - 04/25/2025
Snow Geese (includes Blue Geese) and Ross' Geese
No Limit
- Current Vermont Hunting License
- 2025 Harvest Information Program (HIP) Certification
- 2024 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp
- 2025 Vermont Migratory Waterfowl Stamp
- 2025 Spring Snow Goose Conservation Order Permit
A permit is required to participate in the Spring Snow Goose Conservation Order.
To obtain a permit, click on the 'request a permit' button below and follow the instructions.
A permit will be created automatically, which you should print and carry with you while hunting.
Please be sure to sign it!
At the end of the special spring conservation order for snow geese, you are required to take a few minutes
to accurately and completely fill out a survey, even if you did not participate or bag any geese.
To complete the survey online, come back to this page, click on the 'fill out post-season survey' button and follow the instructions.
If you prefer, you may also print a copy of this survey, fill it in during the season, and mail it to: Vermont Fish & Wildlife Department, 111 West Street, Essex Junction, VT, 05452.
Survey Note: This year's season is over and the survey is now closed.