VT HCR184

Wildlife biologist Bill Drake released 17 wild turkeys (5 toms, 12 hens) in Pawlet, Vermont between February 28 and March 31, 1969, marking the first reintroduction after the species was eliminated in the state by the late 19th century

Funding came from federal excise taxes on firearms and ammunition under the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act, supplemented by state hunting license revenues

Vermont's first regulated wild turkey hunt was established in 1973 in southern Vermont, with 579 permits issued for a twelve-day season

Wild turkeys now inhabit every region of Vermont following additional releases in Hubbardton and Rockingham

Directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of the resolution to the Pawlett Historical Society