The 2024 Elk Hunt Lottery
Applications are now open until March 30 for a chance to harvest a massive bull elk in Southwest Virginia! Read more…
Think You Found a Bear Den? Please Leave it Alone!
A few tips to avoid disturbing a bear den and what to do should a female leave her den to avoid human-wildlife conflict. Read more…
The 2023 Virginia Wildlife Grant Program is Open for Submissions!
It is the 9th year of the Virginia Wildlife Grant Program, and we are open for submission from December 20th – February 1! Read more…
Restore the Wild Artwork Competition & Exhibition
DWR welcomes artists to create and submit an original piece of art for the 2023 Restore the Wild Artwork Competition/Exhibition. The subject focus of 2023’s artwork is the Eastern Hellbender and clean water. Read more…
Solving the Appalachian Monkeyface Mussel Mystery
Years of research by the staff at DWR's AWCC resulted in the successful propagation and release of one of the rarest species of mussel in the U.S. Read more…
Meet TrailsforYouth.Org
DWR highlights TrailsforYouth.Org, who speaks on the great impact after-school clubs and weekend nature based programs have on the Hispanic community, as well as DWR's efforts to support its fishing program opportunities. Read more…
Bring on the Bugs for Late-Summer Smallmouth
It's officially the ebbing of summer, a time frame that fly anglers cherish when it comes to sight-fishing for smallmouth bass. Read more…
Seventeen Tips for Catching Walleyes
If you’ve devoted most of your fishing efforts to largemouths and bluegills or brookies and rainbow trout then give walleyes a try. Read more…
Historic Release of James Spinymussel into James River
DWR and USFWS released James spinymussel, a freshwater mussel species, into the James River, where it hasn't been found for more than 50 years. Read more…