To hunt and trap within National Forest. For fishing in the National Forest this permit is required in addition to other fishing licenses exceptions: residents under 16 and over 65, nonresidents under Allows hunting, trapping, fishing, mountain biking, and horse riding.
Sold in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Forestry. Daily group rates are available. See Access Permit for more information. To take migratory waterfowl; required of persons 16 years of age and over in addition to hunting license.
Residency Qualifications Persons who have been a bona fide resident of the city, county, or state for six consecutive months immediately preceding the date of purchasing a license. Persons who have been domiciliary residents of the state for at least two months upon approval of a completed affidavit to be furnished by the Department. Legal voters in Virginia. Students including nonresident students boarding on campus residing in Virginia who are enrolled in bona fide Virginia schools.
Any unnaturalized person who owns real estate in the county or city and who has actually resided there not less than five years preceding the date of the application for the license in the county or city. License Exemptions All persons, except those listed below, must purchase the proper licenses before hunting or trapping. Tenants, renters, or lessees on lands they reside on, are not required to have a license, but must have the written permission of the landowner. Persons who lease property and do not permanently reside there are not exempt from license requirements.
Residents, 65 years of age and over, do not need a license to hunt or trap on private property in their county or city of residence. Resident hunters under the age of 12 are not required to have a hunting license or hunter education.
Nonresident hunters under the age of 12 need a hunting license but do not need hunter education to purchase one. All hunters under the age of 12 may not hunt unless accompanied and directly supervised by a licensed adult. Residents under the age of 16 are not required to have a license to trap when accompanied by any person 18 years of age or older who possesses a valid Virginia trapping license. Any person who is not hunting, but is aiding a disabled person to hunt when such disabled person possesses a valid Virginia Disabled Resident Lifetime hunting license or a Virginia Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime license is not required to have a license.
No person shall hunt or traverse an area with bow and arrow that is within yards of the property line of a public school or a city park except in those areas specifically designated as archery areas. Most ARs shoot bullets that are too small to be legal to hunt deer and bears in Virginia. Skip to content Cooking Hunting rifle Fowling. Cooking 0. David is the main protagonist of the Duck Season game.
He is the High-powered rifles are must-haves when going out hunting. Hunters who years of age are required to obtain hunter education certification in order to legally hunt within the state of Virginia. Hunting in a state park or forest without a special use permit. Unlawfully possessing, or transporting carcasses. A Hunting License is different from a Hunter Education Certificate and is required for any person who hunts any game animal within the state.
This includes both residents and non-residents. Certain exceptions may apply depending on the game animal being hunted. For more information on Virginia, hunting licenses visit the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources website.
Upon harvesting and tagging big game animals, the tag must be validated before the carcass can be moved. Tag validation can be completed electronically, or by manually notching the tag. For hunters who have access to the Go Outdoors Virginia app can electronically validate their tag by logging into the app, selecting the appropriate license, and touching the appropriate notch area to electronically notch the tag. For paper tags, the hunter must manually notch the appropriate area on the paper tag.
Hats worn to meet the hunter orange requirements may not be a camouflage colour. Bag limits are imposed on hunters to restrict the number of a particular game animal that can be taken.
Bag limits may be daily or seasonal depending on the type of animal. For example, daily bag limits may be imposed which restrict the number of a particular game species which may be taken per hunting day, while seasonal bag limits restrict the number of a particular game animal that may be taken by a hunter within the hunting season. Bag limits may vary annually depending on game species populations.
Hunters must understand and follow bag limit restrictions. Violations may result in fines. For more information on bag limits visit the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources website. Virginia offers a wide variety of game species for all types of hunters.
Some of the game species in Virginia include:. There is, unfortunately, a lengthy list of endangered, protected, and threatened species within the state. For more information on nongame, and endangered species within the state visit the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources website.
Invasive animals and other pests have been introduced to the United States, including the State of Virginia, and have become a threat to native wildlife. These animals, plants, fish, and invertebrates typically have no natural predators which can result in rapid spread and population growth.
Some common invasive species in Virginia include Brown Marmorated Stinkbug, emerald ash borer and chineses mitten crab among others. Anyone who encounters or suspects that they have encountered an invasive species within the state is encouraged to report the sighting so that it can be monitored and controlled. Counties colored blue are west of the Blue Ridge and those counties in white are east of the Blue Ridge.
The training of dogs on live wild animals is considered hunting and you must have a valid hunting license while training; it is unlawful during the closed season except as noted below. Hunters are reminded that it is unlawful to hunt on private property without the permission of the landowner, and hunters must have the permission of the landowner to track or retrieve wounded game on private property.
For landowners, finding responsible hunters can provide many benefits for both the landowner and sportsmen allowed access to the property.
There are many in-kind benefits of such relationships including road maintenance, habitat improvement, security, and safety. Hunt clubs are also helpful, and lease fees can offset property taxes. Information on locating responsible hunters can be found by contacting local civic groups like Ruritans, or 4-H Clubs, sporting goods shops, and area landowner contacts that participate in Tree Farm or Stewardship Programs.
Liability Concern about legal liability for recreationists prevents some landowners from permitting hunting on their property. Amended in , this law exempts landowners who provide recreational opportunities to the public from liability for injury or damages, provided:. The property owner should eliminate obvious hazards such as open wells and falling down buildings, or fence off and identify with warning signs any hazard that cannot be eliminated, such as a rock quarry.
The landowner may consider insuring their property subject to casualty by obtaining comprehensive liability insurance. These are relatively inexpensive additions to standard and homeowner insurance policies. Sportsmen can be asked to help provide financial or other support in return for permission to access private property. Fundamentally, sportsmen are responsible for their own safety and for any damages they cause to the property of others.
Individual permission cards include codes of ethical conduct while the cardholders are on the property. Furthermore, landowners can require sportsmen to show proof of insurance. Sportsman insurance is available through insurance companies and national sportsman organizations. It is unlawful to sell, barter, or purchase any wild bird or wild animal carcass or parts thereof. There are exceptions and a general representation of these are listed below for your reference and is not intended to be all-inclusive.
Specific exceptions and requirements are identified in the Code of Virginia and the Virginia Administrative Code. Penalties for a violation may include hunting or trapping privilege revocation for one year to life and forfeiture of firearms. A person found guilty of a violation a second time within three years of a previous conviction shall have their hunting or trapping privilege revoked by the court trying the case. Not only is it illegal to hunt, chase with dogs, or attempt to kill game birds and animals from a baited site, it is also illegal to feed some wildlife under certain circumstances.
The Department does not encourage the feeding of wildlife at any time of the year. Feeding restrictions help control the transmission of diseases, wildlife conflicts, littering concerns, and enforcement issues about hunting with bait. No part of this regulation shall be construed to restrict bonafide agronomic plantings including wildlife food plots or distribution of food to livestock.
The above does not apply to members of the household or employees of the owner or lessee of private property on which the ATV is operated. During any open deer hunting season archery, muzzleloading, and firearms in defined areas see below except that antlered bucks may not be killed during antlerless only deer seasons e.
Antlerless deer killed during the early portion of the urban archery deer season or during a special early antlerless only firearms deer season do count towards EAB. Yes, deer hunters in all EAB areas may kill one antlered buck, when antlered bucks are legal, without having first killed an antlerless deer doe or button buck. However, as noted above, antlered bucks are not legal during the urban archery deer season or during special early or late antlerless only firearms deer seasons.
No, during those seasons when antlered deer are legal, the first deer killed in any EAB area may be an antlered buck or an antlerless deer a doe or button buck. Each county, city, or town is its own separate deer management unit with regards to EAB. It depends, but yes, in most cases. The most risky situation is for a hunter to harvest a small antlered buck first. In this situation, they must shoot an antlerless deer or two next, but the next deer they see might be a really big buck they cannot legally kill.
To further increase the antlerless deer kill within these very urban counties. There are three antlerless only deer tags on a deer and turkey license. Two antlerless deer must be killed before a second buck can be killed, but only one additional antlerless deer must be taken to kill a third buck. Note, unlimited antlerless only deer permits bonus deer permits are also available for purchase and can be used on private lands in Virginia except in Buchanan, Dickenson, and Wise counties.
Each county, city, or town is its own separate management unit with regards to EAB. Within a license year and within each individual county listed above, before you can take a second antlered deer on private lands in that county your second buck , you must have taken at least one antlerless deer on private lands in that county.
Furthermore, within any county listed above that is east of the Blue Ridge Mountains where it is legal to harvest a third antlered deer, before you can take a third antlered deer on private lands in that county your third buck , you must have taken at least two antlerless deer on private lands in that county.
Example — Within a license year, before you can take a second antlered deer on private lands in Albemarle County your second buck , you must have taken at least one antlerless deer on private lands in Albemarle County.
Furthermore, before you can take a third antlered deer on private lands in Albemarle County your third buck , you must have taken at least two antlerless deer on private lands in Albemarle County. Within a license year and within each individual county listed above, before you can take a second antlered deer on private lands in that county your second buck , you must have taken at least two antlerless deer on private lands in that county. Furthermore, before you can take a third antlered deer on private lands in that county your third buck , you must have taken at least three antlerless deer on private lands in that county.
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