Vermont Statutes Annotated
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 10, § 4745 (2026)
Taking big game out of season prohibited; time
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Subchapter 002 : DEER
(Cite as: 10 V.S.A. § 4745)-
§ 4745. Taking big game out of season prohibited; time
A person shall not take big game except during the seasons provided by law under part 4 of this title or the rules of the Board, and then only between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset. However, this section shall not be construed to prohibit the taking of big game under section 4826 or 4827 of this title and provisions in the rules of the Board relating to wildlife doing damage. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1961, No. 161, § 4, eff. June 8, 1961; 1967, No. 4, eff. Feb. 17, 1967; 1967, No. 315 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 1973, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 5; 2015, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1968–1991 · leading case: State v. Taylor, 491 A.2d 1034 (Vt. 1985).
State v. Taylor, 491 A.2d 1034 (Vt. 1985). “Defendant appeals his conviction, after a trial by jury, of taking a wild deer during closed season, a violation of 10 V.S.A. § 4745. Specifically, the defendant claims that the actions of the game wardens violated his rights under the federal and Vermont constitutions, and that…”
State v. Curtis, 603 A.2d 356 (Vt. 1991). “Defendant shot a deer decoy and was convicted of attempting to take a wild deer out of season under 10 V.S.A. § 4745. His principal argument on appeal is that the defense of legal impossibility precludes a conviction under this statute and under Vermont’s attempt statute, 13 V.”
State v. Connolly, 350 A.2d 364 (Vt. 1975). “5, Orange Circuit, on an information in three counts, charging him with taking a wild doe out of season on August 8, 1973 (10 V.S.A. § 4745), taking the doe by illegal means, an artificial light (10 V.”
State v. Grant, 243 A.2d 767 (Vt. 1968). “was tried by a jury and convicted of a violation of the fish and game laws of Vermont, 10 V.S.A. §4745. The complaint alleged that the respondent did “* * * take a wild deer by the aid of an artificial light * * Judgment was entered on the verdict.”
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