4VAC15-90-91. General firearms season either-sex deer hunting days.
A. During the general firearms deer season, deer of either sex may be taken within:
Accomack County: full season.
Albemarle County: full season.
Alleghany County: the second Saturday and the last day.
-National forest lands: the last day.
Amelia County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
-Amelia WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Amherst County (east 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): the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
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): full season.
-National forest lands: the last day.
Appomattox County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
-Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest: the second and third Saturdays.
-Featherfin WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Arlington County: full season.
Augusta County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the last day.
Bath County: the second Saturday and the last day.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the last day.
Bedford County: full season.
-National forest lands: the last day.
Bland County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
-National forest lands: the second Saturday and the last two days.
Botetourt County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the last day.
Brunswick County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Buchanan County: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Buckingham County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
-Horsepen Lake WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
-Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest: the second and third Saturdays.
-Featherfin WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Campbell County (east of Norfolk Southern Railroad): the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Campbell County (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad): full season.
Caroline County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
-Mattaponi WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Carroll County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Charles City County: full season.
-Chickahominy WMA: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Charlotte County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Chesapeake (City of): full season.
-Cavalier WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Chesterfield County: full season.
Clarke County: full season.
Craig County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the second Saturday and the last two days.
Culpeper County: full season.
-Chester F. Phelps WMA: the second Saturday.
Cumberland County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
-Cumberland State Forest: the second and third Saturdays.
Dickenson County: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Dinwiddie County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Essex County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Fairfax County: full season.
Fauquier County: full season.
-G. Richard Thompson WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
-Chester F. Phelps WMA: the second Saturday.
Floyd County: full season.
Fluvanna County: second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
-Hardware River WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Franklin County: full season.
-Philpott Reservoir: the second Saturday and the last six days.
-Turkeycock Mountain WMA: the second Saturday and the last six days.
Frederick County: full season.
-National forest lands: the last day.
Giles County: full season.
-National forest lands: the second Saturday and the last two days.
Gloucester County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Goochland County: full season.
Grayson County: full season.
-National forest lands and Grayson Highlands State Park: the last day.
Greene County: full season.
Greensville County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Halifax County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Hanover County: full season.
Henrico County: full season.
Henry County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
-Fairystone Farms WMA, Fairystone State Park, and Philpott Reservoir: the second Saturday and the last six days.
-Turkeycock Mountain WMA: the second Saturday and the last six days.
Highland County: the second Saturday and the last day.
-National forest lands: the last day.
-Department-owned lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Isle of Wight County: full season.
-Ragged Island WMA: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
James City County: full season.
King and Queen County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
King George County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
King William County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Lancaster County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Lee County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Loudoun County: full season.
Louisa County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Lunenburg County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Madison County: full season.
-Rapidan WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Mathews County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Mecklenburg County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
-Dick Cross WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Middlesex County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
Montgomery County: full season.
-National forest lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Nelson County (east of Route 151): the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
-James River WMA and Tye River WMA: the second Saturday and the last six days.
Nelson County (west of Route 151): full season.
-National forest lands: the last day.
New Kent County: full season.
Northampton County: full season.
Northumberland County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Nottoway County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Orange County: full season.
Page County: full season.
-National forest lands: the last day.
Patrick County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
-Fairystone Farms WMA, Fairystone State Park, and Philpott Reservoir: the second Saturday and the last six days.
Pittsylvania County (east of Norfolk Southern Railroad): the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
-White Oak Mountain WMA: the second Saturday and the last three days.
Pittsylvania County (west of Norfolk Southern Railroad): full season.
Powhatan County: full season.
-Powhatan WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Prince Edward County: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
-Briery Creek WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last six days.
-Featherfin WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
-Prince Edward State Forest: the second and third Saturdays.
Prince George County: full season.
Prince William County: full season.
Pulaski County: full season.
-National forest lands: the second Saturday and the last day.
Rappahannock County: full season.
Richmond County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Roanoke County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the last day.
Rockbridge County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the last day.
Rockingham County: full season.
-National forest lands: the last day.
-Private lands west of Routes 613 and 731: the second Saturday and the last day.
Russell County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
-Department-owned lands and the Channels State Forest: the last day.
Scott County: the second Saturday and the last six days.
-National forest lands: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Shenandoah County: full season.
-National forest lands: the last day.
Smyth County: full season.
-National forest lands, department-owned lands, and Hungry Mother State Park: the last day.
Southampton County: full season.
Spotsylvania County: full season.
-Oakley Forest WMA: the second and third Saturdays and the last 13 days.
Stafford County: full season.
Suffolk: full season.
Surry County: full season.
-Carlisle and Stewart Tracts of the Hog Island WMA: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Sussex County: full season.
-Big Woods WMA, Flippo-Gentry WMA, and Big Woods State Forest: full season.
Tazewell County: the second Saturday and the last two days.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the last day.
Virginia Beach (City of): full season.
Warren County: full season.
-National forest lands: the last day.
Washington County: the second Saturday and the last six days.
-National forest lands, department-owned lands, and the Channels State Forest: the last day.
Westmoreland County: the second and third Saturdays and the last 29 days.
Wise County: antlered bucks only—no either-sex days. Only deer with antlers above the hairline may be taken.
Wythe County: full season.
-National forest and department-owned lands: the second Saturday and the last two days.
York County: full season.
B. Except as provided in the subsection A of this section, deer of either sex may be taken full season during the general firearms deer season within the incorporated limits of any city or town, state park, national wildlife refuge, or military installation that allows deer hunting or within any common interest community participating in the special urban archery season according to provisions of 4VAC15-90-70.
Statutory Authority
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from Virginia Register Volume 22, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2006; amended, Virginia Register Volume 24, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2008; Volume 25, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2009; Volume 27, Issue 23, eff. July 1, 2011; Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. August 15, 2013; Volume 30, Issue 24, eff. August 1, 2014; Volume 31, Issue 25, eff. August 1, 2015; Volume 33, Issue 23, eff. August 1, 2017; Volume 35, Issue 22, eff. August 1, 2019; Volume 37, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 2021; Volume 39, Issue 24, eff. July 17, 2023.