Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Agency 15 - DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES
Chapter 90 - GAME: DEER
Section 4VAC15-90-10 - Open season; generally
Current through Register Vol. 41, No. 3, September 23, 2024
A. It shall be lawful to hunt deer in the following localities, including the cities and towns therein, during the following seasons, all dates inclusive.
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Locality |
Season |
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Accomack County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Albemarle County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Alleghany County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Amelia County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Amherst County (west of Business U.S. 29 from the James River to its intersection with U.S. 29 just south of the Town of Amherst continuing north on U.S. 29 to the Tye River, except on national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Amherst County (national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Amherst County (east of Business U.S. 29, as defined above) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Appomattox County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Arlington County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Arlington County (antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Augusta County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Bath County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Bedford County (except on national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Bedford County (national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Bedford County (private lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through January 31 |
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Bland County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Botetourt County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Brunswick County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Buchanan County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Buckingham County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Campbell County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Caroline County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Carroll County (private lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Carroll County (public lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Carroll County (private lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Charles City County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Charlotte County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Chesapeake (City of) |
October 1 through November 30 |
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Chesterfield County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Clarke County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Clarke County (antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Craig County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Culpeper County (except Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Culpeper County (Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Culpeper County (private lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Cumberland County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Dickenson County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Dinwiddie County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Essex County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Fairfax County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Fairfax County (antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Fauquier County (except Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Fauquier County (Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Fauquier County (private lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Floyd County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Floyd County (antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Fluvanna County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Franklin County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Frederick County (non-national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Frederick County (national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Frederick County (non-national-forest lands antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Giles County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Gloucester County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Goochland County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Grayson County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Greene County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Greensville County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Halifax County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Hanover County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Henrico County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Henry County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Highland County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Isle of Wight County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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James City County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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King and Queen County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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King George County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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King William County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Lancaster County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Lee County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Loudoun County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Loudoun County (antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Louisa County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Lunenburg County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Madison County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Madison County (private lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Mathews County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Mecklenburg County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Middlesex County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Montgomery County (non-national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Montgomery County (national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Montgomery County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Nelson County (west of Route 151, except on national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Nelson County (national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Nelson County (east of Route 151) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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New Kent County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Northampton County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Northumberland County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Nottoway County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Orange County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Orange County (private lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Page County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Page County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Patrick County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Pittsylvania County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Powhatan County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Prince Edward County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Prince George County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Prince William County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Prince William County (antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Pulaski County (except on New River Unit of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant adjacent to the Town of Dublin and national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Pulaski County (New River Unit of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant adjacent to the Town of Dublin) |
Saturday prior to the second Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Pulaski County (national forest lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Pulaski County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Rappahannock County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Rappahannock County (private lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Richmond County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Roanoke County (private lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
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Roanoke County (public lands) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Rockbridge County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Rockingham County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Russell County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Scott County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Shenandoah County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Shenandoah County (non-national forest lands antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Smyth County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Southampton County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Spotsylvania County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Stafford County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Suffolk (City of) (east of Dismal Swamp Line) |
October 1 through November 30 |
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Suffolk (City of) (west of Dismal Swamp Line) |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Surry County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Sussex County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Tazewell County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Virginia Beach (City of) |
October 1 through November 30 |
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Warren County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Warren (non-national forest lands antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
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Washington County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Westmoreland County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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Wise County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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Wythe County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
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York County |
Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
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York County (private lands and antlerless deer only) |
First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
B. Except as provided in subsection A of this section, deer may be hunted from the Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive, within the incorporated limits of any city or town that allows deer hunting.
C. In addition to provisions of subsection A of this section, antlerless deer may be taken from the first Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March, both dates inclusive, within any disease focus zone designated by the department.
Statutory Authority: §§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
