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Virginia Hunting News
Stakeholder Advisory Committee Publishes Draft Recommendations
The SAC has published its draft reccomendations and DGIF/VT will hold a series of public meetings in August and September to explain them to hunters. These meetings are very important to all Sportsmen. Hound hunters should note that the DGIF Board is under no obligation to follow these recommendations. Everyone who hunts with a dog, whether or not you own dogs, needs to attend these meetings! The recommendations not only address
deer hunting with dogs, they involve law enforcement, increase funding, code of ethics and education pertaining to dog hunting. Read more....
DGIF Hound Hunting Complaints The Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance (VHDA) has repeatedly asked officials of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) why they felt it necessary to "study" our tradition of hunting with hounds. The initial responses to this question were that they had been receiving an increased number of complaints concerning the use of hounds in Virginia. DGIF at one point stated on their web site that they had had 906 complaints, but were vague about whether it was during one year or one guns season or just how long. We now know that 500 of those complaints were "road hunting" complaints, many were not from counties where deer or bear are hunted with hounds!
Read entire letter.See for your self 27 months of complaints county by county!
Dog Type Hunting Violation Complaints by County
September 9, 2005 to June 30, 2006
From DGIF CAD System December 31, 2007Twenty-One Counties Pass Resolution - Heritage of Hunting with Dogs The number of Virginia Counties to support our Heritage of Hunting with Dogs, especially hounds, has grown to twenty-one. The "Brunswick Resolution" is a defense of the rural culture of Virginia. This Resolution has been passed by Charlotte, Brunswick, Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Caroline, Spotsylvania, Charles City, New Kent, King and Queen, King William, Page, Isle of Wight, Northumberland, Essex, Nottoway, Prince George, Goochland counties, Southampton, Greensville, Cumberland and Buckingham . Ask your Board of Supervisors to help now!
Dogs at Bay
Friday, Dec 28, 2007 - 12:09 AM
If someone moved to Manhattan and then complained that there was no place nearby to go fly fishing, you’d think he was a couple of cards short of a full deck. Likewise, if a Manhattanite moved to Kilmarnock and then complained that there was no deli within walking distance, you would wonder how many ants short of a picnic he was.Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance Sunday Hunting
The Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance has adopted a position opposing hunting on Sunday for many reasons. It is first and foremost an expression of the vast majority of our membership, even though all may not subscribe to all of the stated reasons in this paper.
DGIF DOESN'T GET IT!
They are not supposed to study our Heritage and Traditions and pass judgment. We want them to Protect and Defend our Outdoor Sporting Heritage! Tell your Legislator that Enough is Enough, we must restructure the DGIF Board and get them out of politics!
DGIF IS OUT TO DO AWAY WITH HUNTING WITH HOUNDS.
I don't care if you own ANY dogs, if you want to support hunting rights in Virginia , you should be able to do so. We need all the help we can get. I am still a citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia but currently live in South Dakota , as Mark mentioned. I am trying to do everything I can.
That's why I tell birders (or other non-consumptive users of wildlife) all the time that if they REALLY want to do something for conservation, they should buy a hunting license or a Federal Duck Stamp.
It has been made perfectly clear that free-ranging (free cast) hunting dogs are the target of this legislation so that means: coon dogs, bear dogs, deer dogs, rabbit dogs, and even squirrel dogs. I don't see why bird dogs won't be included in this either. All hunting dog folks need to stick together and try to convince hunters who do not use dogs that losing our rights will only open to door for them to lose theirs.A wildlife officer living in South Dakota but born in Virginia
Need a Web?
Have you been thinking about recording the history of your hunt club, the mission statement, guidelines and more? What a great way to have a list of names of who got their first deer or record the hunter who snagged the most points. Even record your local county history. Be the first hunt club in your county to have a web site!
