July 2020 – June 2021

• Download the 2020–2021 Hunting & Trapping in Virginia Regulations Digest as a PDF
• What’s New for 2020–2021
• Licenses and Fees
• Definitions
• Hunting on Private Property
  • Permission to Hunt, Fish, Camp, etc. on Private Property Card (PDF)
• Public Hunting Lands
  • Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs)
  • Public Access – POWRR (PALS)
  • National Forests
  • Regulations Specific to National Forest and Game Department Lands
  • State Forests
  • State Parks
  • Federal Refuges
  • Military Areas
• General Hunting Regulations
• Local Firearms Ordinances, Laws, and Regulations (PDF)
• Bear, Deer and Turkey Tag Validation and Checking Requirements
• Sunrise & Sunset Times (PDF)

Seasons

Big Game

• Bear
• Deer
• Elk
• Turkey
• Spring Turkey

Small Game

• Legal Methods & Restrictions
• Crow
• Groundhog
• Grouse
• Quail and Pheasants
• Rabbit
• Squirrel

Migratory Gamebirds

• Seasons and Bag Limits
• Waterfowl Blind Laws
• Waterfowl Baiting Regulations
  • Fields Declared A “Crop Failure” Is Not a Normal Agricultural Practice
• HIP (Harvest Information Program)
• Virginia Migratory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp
• Federal Duck Stamp

Furbearers

• Bobcat
• Coyote
• Fox
• Opossum
• Skunk
• Raccoon

Furbearer Trapping Seasons

This Web site contains general information. Specific laws and regulations are found in the Code of Virginia or the DWR Fisheries, Wildlife, and Boating Regulations. For answers to specific questions about hunting and trapping, please contact the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources.