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Wildlife Viewing
Vehicle Essentials for Exploring the Wild with Your Family Dog
It's always best to be equipped and prepared when taking your dog along when you explore the wild. Read more…
Calm After the Storm for the Elk
After the rut, some interesting dynamics play out in the elk herd that you can identify while watching the elk cam. Read more…
Storing Up for Winter with Forageables
Fall can be a great time to forage! Read more…
Fishing
2022 Recreational Fishing, Aquatic Wildlife, and Boating Regulation Cycle
DWR has begun its biennial process for changing the regulations guiding recreational fishing, aquatic wildlife management, and boating. This process offers the opportunity for citizens to suggest potential regulatory changes during the scoping period. Read more…
Study of Musky Warm-Water Mortality Concluded
A cooperative study of warm-water muskellunge mortality showed a higher mortality rate but little impact on the population. Read more…
Explore the Wild: Find a Musky
Muskellunge, or "musky,' are big, they're hard to catch, and they're definitely in Virginia. Join the DWR Statewide Access Education Coordinator to find out the best places to launch and fish for these fish of a lifetime. Watch…
Hunting
The Inaugural Elk Hunt Lottery
Applications open soon for a chance to harvest a massive bull elk scoring as high as 350+ inches and weighing up to 900 pounds! Read more…
Squirrel Hunting Has Gone to the Dogs
The author's first trip squirrel hunting with is son was enlightening and more challenging than he expected. Read more…
Training a Squirrel Dog for Success in the Woods
Training a dog to squirrel hunt can make for an even more successful day in the woods. Read more…
Habitat
Prescribed Neglect and Creating Yard-Itat. It’s Really Not That Hard!
Creating small areas of wildlife habitat in your own yard, or yard-itat, doesn't actually require much effort! Read more…
Conservation Police
Senior Officer Brandon Harris Named the 2020 Virginia Boating Officer of the Year
Senior Officer Brandon Harris is recognized as the 2020 Virginia Boating Officer of the Year. Read more…
Virginia Conservation Police Operation Dry Water and Holiday Weekend Boating Safety Report
Conservation Police Officers with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources were very busy over the Independence Day holiday weekend as they participated in Operation Dry Water. Read more…
2020 Conservation Police Officer of the Year Awarded to Officer Cory D. Harbour
The Department of Wildlife Resources announced that Conservation Police Officer Cory Harbour has been named the 2020 Conservation Police Officer of the Year. Read more…