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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources
Agency 15. Department of Wildlife Resources
Chapter 70. Game: Bobcat
11/1/2025

4VAC15-70-60. Archery hunting with bow and arrow, crossbow, or slingbow.

A. Season. It shall be lawful to hunt bobcats with bow and arrow, crossbow, or slingbow from the first Saturday in October through October 31, both dates inclusive.

B. Using firearms to hunt prohibited. It shall be unlawful to use firearms to hunt any game species while hunting with bow and arrow, crossbow, or slingbow during the special archery seasons.

C. Use of dogs prohibited during the special archery season. It shall be unlawful to use dogs when hunting with bow and arrow, crossbow, or slingbow during any special archery season.

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 43, Issue 2, eff. September 1, 2017; Volume 41, Issue 26, eff. September 1, 2025.

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