Our Mission Statement

The Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance is working to secure, for posterity, the heritage of hunting with dogs in the Commonwealth of Virginia and to promote and advance the opportunities to use dogs for hunting through aggressive educational programs and political action.

Educational programs will promote hunting with dogs to the general public, the sportsmen’s community and elected officials.

Political action may include all state and local offices (excluding Federal elections) and will include lobbying the members of the Virginia General Assembly in support of the right to hunt with dogs.

The VHDA Committee

The Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance is a Committee of autonomous organizations and individuals working in conjunction with the Commonwealth Sportsmen’s Alliance, Inc. a Virginia Political Action Committee registered with the Virginia State Board of Elections. All expenditures and receipts of the organization are reported in accordance with the Code of Virginia (Law). Financial reports are made quarterly and may be viewed at the State Board of Elections web site - http://www.sbe.virginia.gov/cms/

Our By-laws require that the Board of Directors of the Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance shall consist of no less then eleven (11) nor more than twenty-three (23) members and shall include, to the greatest extent possible, representatives of every major geographic area of the state.

The Membership shall also be representative of the varied hunting dogs interests of the hunters of the Commonwealth. At a minimum, there shall be three (3) deer hunters, three (3) fox hunters, two (2) coon hunters, two (2) bear hunters, two (2) rabbit hunters, one (1) bird (Quail/Grouse) hunter, one (1) Turkey hunter and one (1) Waterfowl hunter.

Additional members by virtue of their knowledge or leadership may be appointed/elected At Large. All officers are to be members of the Board of Directors.