The following local ordinances apply in Buckingham County:
- Sec. 2 (B) - 10 ft Stands (reference)
When the season is open on such species or when taking of such species is allowed under the regulations or laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia or the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, it shall be lawful:
B. to hunt deer and bear from a stand elevated at least 10 feet from the ground or within a ten (10) foot perimeter from a stationary, pre-identified and marked point, such point having been established by an easily visible fixed marker, (such as but not limited to a ribbon around a tree or a pin placed in the ground with a ribbon or flag attached), with .23 or larger caliber . However, such rifles can only be loaded while the hunter is in the elevated tree stand, within the 10 feet of the stationary pre-identified and marked point, if ground hunting, or while attempting to recover wounded game within a 300 yard perimeter of the elevated stand or the pre-identified and marked point from which the game was shot.
- Sec. 3 - Muzzleloading (reference)
That muzzle loading gun hunting be permitted within the jurisdictional boundaries of Buckingham County in accordance with all laws, rules, and regulations of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries or its successor pertaining thereto;