Moose Lottery Drawing –11:15 a.m., Thurs., Aug. 2

Vermont’s 2012 lottery drawing for moose hunting permits will be held in Montpelier by the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department.

There will be a lottery drawing for 385 permits (includes 5 for applicants who have received, or are eligible to receive, a Campaign Ribbon for Operation Iraqi Freedom or Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan), and a drawing for 50 archery season permits.

The names of the permit winners will be posted on the Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department website (www.vtfishandwildlife.com).

WHEN: 11:15 a.m., Thurs., Aug. 2

WHERE: Governor’s Ceremonial Office, State House

WHO: Governor Peter Shumlin, Fish and Wildlife Commissioner Patrick Berry, and Mark Scott, Fish and Wildlife’s Director of Wildlife.