Hunting in Virginia
Official agency resources
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Buy a license ↗
https://dwr.virginia.gov/licenses/
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/regulations/
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://dwr.virginia.gov/wildlife/elk/hunting/elk-lottery/
- GMU map ↗
https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/where-to-hunt-in-virginia/
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://dwr.virginia.gov/blog/bear-deer-turkey-harvest-data/
- Hunter education ↗
https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/education/
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in Virginia, go straight to the issuing agency.
Virginia Department of Wildlife ResourcesGame species in Virginia
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for Virginia are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in Virginia.
Huntable public lands in Virginia
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.