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Virginia 2020 Fall Archery Deer, Bear & Turkey Hunting Season is Underway
Submitted by: TBC Press
Posted on: 10/08/20
News # 13965
What’s New for 2020–2021
Chronic Wasting Disease
- Chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been found in Clarke and Fauquier counties.
- Disease Management Area 2 (DMA2) has been expanded to include Fauquier, Loudoun, Page, and Rappahannock counties, in addition to Culpeper, Madison, and Orange counties.
- Whole deer carcasses, and parts containing brain or spinal cord tissue, originating from a Disease Management Area (DMA) cannot be transported to any county not designated as a DM.
- Whole deer carcasses, and parts containing brain or spinal cord tissue, originating from DMA1 may be transported only within DMA1.
- Whole deer carcasses, and parts containing brain or spinal cord tissue, originating from DMA2 may be transported anywhere within both DMA1 and DMA2.
- All deer killed in Culpeper, Madison, and Shenandoah counties on November 14, 2020 must be brought to a designated CWD sample station to be tested for CWD.
- Feeding of deer is now prohibited year round in Prince William County.
Quota Hunts
- New quota hunts for archery deer, spring turkeys, and dove have been added for Land’s End WMA in King George County.
Antlerless Deer
- Antlerless deer may only be taken during designated either-sex deer hunting days during the archery season(s), muzzleloading season(s), and firearms season(s). Youth deer hunters, see Youth and Apprentice Deer Hunting Weekend and Youth and Apprentice Antlerless Deer Regulation provisions.
- Antlerless deer (does, button bucks, and shedantlered bucks) may be tagged with an antlerless-only deer tag or an either-sex deer tag.
- Button bucks, male fawns approximately six months old, are considered antlerless deer. The hair covered bumps on a button buck’s head are not antlers. They are the pedicels from which the antlers will grow the next year.
- Antlered deer that have shed their antlers, usually in late December or early January, are also considered antlerless deer.
For more information on deer hunting in virginia see; https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/regulations/deer/
BEAR
Feeding or baiting prohibited year round and statewide. Do your part to keep bears wild, reduce human-bear conflicts, and slow the spread of mange. Bears with mange will have hair loss, dry and scaly skin, and sometimes look thin or starving.
Seasons:
- Archery - October 3 through November 13: Statewide
- Muzzleloader - November 7 through 13: Statewide in all areas where hunting with a muzzleloading rifle is permitted.
- Early Firearms - September 28 through 30
- Firearms -- October 1 through January 2
Bag Limits - One per license year, at least 100 pounds live weight or 75 pounds dressed weight (all internal organs removed). Females with cubs may not be harvested. Cubs may be 30–50 lbs by fall. Please observe and be patient before shooting as cubs often lag behind the female.
For more information on black bear hunting in virginia see; https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/regulations/bear/
TURKEY
Archery Turkey Season -- October 3 through November 6
Youth & Apprentice Fall Turkey Hunting Weekend -- October 10 and 11
Fall Firearms Turkey Seasons -- October 17 through Jan 23 (season dates differ by county)
Bag Limits
- General - One per day, three per license year, no more than two of which may be taken in the fall.
- Archery and Fall Firearms Season - One per day, either sex may be taken.
For more information on hunting turkey in virginia see; https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/regulations/turkey/
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Publishers Notes: OUT OF STATE HUNTERS, FISHERMEN & OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS; Due to the Covid 19 pandemic, there could be limitations for OUT of STATE hunters, fishermen and other outdoor enthusiasts to include a 14-day quarantine requirement or negative COVID-19 testing alternative. Please check with the State's Department of Natural Resources BEFORE you travel or apply for the 2020 Fall Hunts.
As OUR COUNTRY REOPENS AGAIN (from the COVID-19 pandemic) and continue to enjoy outdoor activities, ALL outdoor enthusiasts (man, woman, child) should follow the guidelines set by nps.gov. These guidelines include; social distancing, the Leave No Trace principles, including pack-in and pack-out, to keep outdoor spaces safe and healthy.
As the temperatures cool and the trees surrender their leaves, it’s time to lace up the boots and get in the woods. The Virginia 2020 fall hunting season opened for early archery deer, bear and turkey Oct 3 and runs through through November 13 Statewide.
DEER
Late Archery Seasons - November 29 through January 2:
Early Muzzleloader Season - October 31 through November 13:
Late Muzzleloader Season East of the Blue Ridge - December 12 through January 2:
Firearms Season - November 14 through 28
During these seasons only antlerless deer may be taken.
- Early: September 5 through October 2
- Late: January 3, 2021 through March 28, 2021
