Hunting
Virginia Landowners Have Opportunities to Learn to Burn
Prescribed fire is an effective way to manage early successional habitat like native grasslands and can enhance our woodlands too. There are multiple resources available for private landowners to learn about burning. Read more…
Hunters for the Hungry: 33 Years of Caring for Virginians in Need!
The statewide Hunters for the Hungry program has provided more than 7.9 million pounds of venison to needy Virginians over the past 33 years. Read more…
When Your Deer Disappear
Understanding deer and how they utilize your property throughout the hunting season is the key to achieving your yearly goals. Read more…
Virginia’s 2025 Spring Gobbler Forecast
What do the poults-per-hen numbers say about the 2025 Spring Turkey Season? DWR's Upland Game Biologist, Mike Dye, weighs in. Read more…
Create Fawn Cover This Spring
One of the most important acts land managers can undertake is to create more habitat where does can have, hide, and feed their fawns. Read more…
Deer and Climate Change
Climate change's temperature increase is having, and will have, effects on the whitetailed deer populations. In the last 50 years, whitetails have expanded their range north more than 300 miles, as Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III wrote in this Whitetail Times article. Read more…
Keep an Eye Out for Avian Pox and Other Diseases While Turkey Hunting
Know what signs to look for to spot some diseases that, while rare, that wild turkeys in Virginia. Read more…
Treestand Safety Should Always be the #1 Priority!
A treestand accident highlights the need for safe practices when using an elevated platform. Read more…
Fall Colors: Wood Duck Tips and Tricks
If you’re a hard-core duck hunter with a big boat and dozens of decoys, the chances are that while you and all the other hunters are squawking at some bread-eating mallards in the distance, the nearby woodies are piling into a beaver hole back in the brush. Read more…