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Virginia Wildlife Magazine

Virginia Wildlife is your ticket to learning more about Virginia’s spectacular wildlife, fisheries, and breathtaking habitats. Whether you hunt, fish, boat, camp, or take in the wildlife from your easy chair, Virginia Wildlife offers you stories and insight on the natural world, supplied by the state’s leading wildlife and outdoor experts.

September – October 2026 Issue

Cover: Decades of research and intentional stocking by DWR have helped nurture the populations of Eastern Highland walleye in the New River. Photo by Brooke Carver/DWR

Decoding the Eastern Highland Walleye of the New River

Three decades have made an enormous difference in what we know about the walleye native to the New River and expanded their popularity as a game fish.

A Cloud with Claws

The American barn owl’s unique physical characteristics and skills make them both charismatic characters and efficient killers.

Chronicles of a King

An imagining of a Southwest Virginia bull elk’s life well lived.

Doves and Double Barrels

September’s cool brings the promise of fall and the excitement of dove season.

Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Virginia Wildlife Calendar

The 2027 edition of this iconic calendar marks five decades of beautiful wildlife, interesting facts, and fishing/hunting times.

Release the Tigers

An interstate partnership has resulted in a unique plan to help boost the populations of the stateendangered eastern tiger salamander.

For Decades, the Coastal Virginia Wildlife Observatory Has Kept Watch

This nonprofit helps protect wildlife through field research, education, and habitat conservation.