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Due to exceptionally dry conditions, the Department of Wildlife Resources has implemented a complete ban on any open burning (e.g., campfires, grills) on all DWR properties west of Interstate 95, effective immediately and lasting until further notice.

Virginia Black Bear Harvest by County

Virginia Black Bear Harvest by County: 2020–2022

County/City 2020 2021 2022
Albemarle 70 50 35
Alleghany 118 112 92
Amelia 14 13 19
Amherst 81 82 46
Appomattox 41 40 50
Augusta 194 116 72
Bath 167 127 96
Bedford 85 70 57
Bland 68 62 49
Botetourt 110 113 100
Brunswick 27 22 23
Buchanan 42 50 41
Buckingham 77 64 67
Campbell 27 34 22
Caroline 3 3 2
Carroll 31 31 11
Charles City 0 0 2
Charlotte 55 66 54
Chesapeake 17 13 11
Chesterfield 4 7 4
Clarke 5 2 2
Clifton Forge 2 0 0
Craig 97 71 80
Culpeper 19 10 5
Cumberland 26 17 14
Dickenson 45 39 16
Dinwiddie 16 17 10
Emporia 1 0 0
Fairfax 0 0 1
Fauquier 36 20 5
Floyd 27 40 7
Fluvanna 23 27 10
Franklin 53 58 42
Frederick 12 5 4
Fredericksburg 1 0 0
Giles 87 88 75
Goochland 10 7 11
Grayson 38 52 30
Greene 15 6 5
Greensville 12 18 18
Halifax 35 31 27
Hanover 5 9 3
Henry 11 10 8
Highland 87 128 73
Isle of Wight 10 6 9
James City 0 0 1
Lee 36 31 16
Lexington 1 0 0
Loudoun 5 6 3
Louisa 15 22 12
Lunenburg 81 84 66
Madison 55 15 12
Mecklenburg 39 52 35
Montgomery 47 53 24
Nelson 109 113 111
Nottoway 16 27 19
Orange 9 5 2
Page 54 13 3
Patrick 42 17 15
Pittsylvania 45 56 40
Powhatan 15 4 6
Prince Edward 38 33 37
Prince George 0 1 1
Prince William 0 3 0
Pulaski 18 28 22
Radford 1 0 0
Rappahannock 23 13 2
Roanoke 32 32 24
Rockbridge 136 124 93
Rockingham 107 54 27
Russell 64 60 35
Scott 45 35 24
Shenandoah 77 31 26
Smyth 62 55 32
Southampton 5 15 13
Spotsylvania 5 4 5
Stafford 4 3 1
Suffolk 61 41 41
Surry 3 3 4
Sussex 5 9 6
Tazewell 76 82 51
Unknown 14 0 0
Virginia Beach 1 2 1
Warren 37 12 6
Washington 62 31 38
Wise 63 48 44
Wythe 52 35 26