The Department does not encourage wildlife feeding at all times of the year. Feeding restrictions help control disease transmission, wildlife conflicts, litter issues, and enforcement issues when hunting bait. During the muzzle-loading season for hunting deer with a muzzle-loading firearm, each muzzle-loading deer hunter and any person accompanying a muzzle-loading deer hunter must wear continuous flame colours as described above, unless physically located in a tree stand or other fixed hunting ground. Resident bonus deer hunting licence (2 tags) valid only on private property in counties and cities where deer hunting is permitted: $12 The act or attempt to take, hunt, trap, pursue, hunt, shoot, capture or fish birds or animals and assist a person in doing the same, birds or animals are actually caught. Hunting is also permitted in Matthews State Forest in Grayson County (archery only in designated areas) and Sandy Point State Forest in King William County, but these state forests remain closed for Sunday hunting. Conway Robinson State Forest in Prince William County and Whitney State Forest in Fauquier County are just lottery hunts. Regulated hunting is the most important tool for controlling wild mammals and birds. Hunting seasons are established (i.e., season lengths, pocket limits, sex of the legal bird or mammal for harvest), based on rigorous scientific and biological research of the game species and to maximize recreational opportunities for hunters. In addition, sociological parameters such as annoying bear complaints, deer damage and other problems for the management of many game species in relation to the determination of hunting seasons are evaluated. Note: All waterfowl hunters, with or without a hunting licence, must obtain a federal waterfowl stamp, with the exception of those under 16 years of age.

Hunters 11 years of age or younger do not need to obtain a hunter training certificate or hunting license to hunt in the state of Virginia. However, they must be supervised by a licensed adult at all times during the hunt. A: Yes. It is now legal to buy and sell hair, skin, tail, tendons, skull, antlers, bones and feet of a deer or elk carcass or legally owned part of a carcass, products made from these carcass parts and mounts of deer or moose. Deer or elk (game) meat organs, etc. cannot be bought and sold. Resident or non-resident deer hunters under 15 years of age and holding a valid learner`s hunting licence may catch one antlerless deer per licence year on days other than designated hunting days of both sexes during the muzzle loading season or firearms season(s) in all counties. This rule applies to all private and public lands (national forest, state forests, MAs, etc.) throughout the state.

This rule applies in addition to hunting days of both sexes. For example, if a young or apprentice deer hunter kills one or more antlerless deer on designated hunting days of both sexes, he or she could still take a woodless deer on a day that is not designated as a hunting day for deer of both sexes. * Virginia accepts and recognizes all state and national hunting licenses and hunter training certificates to meet mandatory hunter training requirements. These can take the form of an identity card or a certificate. At Amherst (east of Rt. 29), Campbell (east of the Norfolk Southern Railroad), Fluvanna, Louisa, Nelson (east of Rt. 151) and Pittsylvania (east of the Norfolk Southern Railroad). Note: Dogs cannot be used for deer hunting in Campbell County (west of the Norfolk Southern Railroad) and Pittsylvania County (west of the Norfolk Southern Railroad). Is a hunting weapon authorized within the meaning of Virginia Code §§§§ 29.1-519? Marine Corps Base Quantico – TBD. Under the Quantico iSportsman link you will find the latest information on basic hunting. During one year of licensing and in each county listed above, before you can take a second antler deer on private land in that county (your second male), you must have caught at least one antlerless deer on private land in that county. Also, in one of the counties listed above, which lie east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where it is legal to harvest a third deer with antlers, before you can catch a third deer with antlers on private land in that county (your third deer), you must have caught at least two antlerless deer on private land in that county.

Federal migratory bird hunting label for transporting migratory waterfowl required by persons 16 years of age and older in addition to the hunting permit and sold in U.S. post offices: $15 This license is available to Virginia residents and grants their holder the same privileges as a hunting license, a bear license, deer/turkey license, archery license, and muzzle loader license. in addition to some fishing privileges.