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Deadline that was looming this weekend. that means the federal emergency management agency, for one, won't run out of money that is desperately needed by victims of resent disasters. that made us wonder how the folks in vermont are recovering after that terrible flood from hurricane irene. so we asked wyatt andrews to bring us up to date. >> reporter: in central vermont, the leaves are exploding with fall color like always. businesses are ready for fall tourists, like always. you call them leaf peepers? >> we call them leaf peepers. >> reporter: but waitress cora curtis has one question. >> yo...

Vermont's economy. of the $1.4 billion tourists spend here each year, state officials say that nearly one-fourth comes from the four weeks from late september through mid-october. it is so important that after irene ravaged the state, officials formed a special public/private task force and made reopening washed out roads a priority. >> since the storm hit, we have been working from daylight to dark, seven days a week. >> reporter: officials say more than 90% of state roads closed by the storm are open again. but in places like this, where the white river has completely washed away this two-la...

>> a fox or a coyote or even a whitetail deer, they trust their nose more than any other scent. >> i think scents work. in fact, i know scents work, or lure. i've seen it work. >> for me, i used the scents because it does work occasionally. the animals are attracted to it occasionally. but it keeps me focused. >> you know, when i'm hunting whitetail deer, i'll try about anything if i'm hitting a slump. >> depending on the time of year, what i really like to do is, if i'm going to use lures and scents,