By Molly Kirk/DWR Photos by Andrew Clark The Clark family was just about done with their day of fishing on the James River just below the Benjamin Harrison Bridge in Prince George County on April 20. “We’d been out for three or four hours, and we’d caught …
By Katie Martin/DWR The “music” of fall for many wildlife species is the sound of acorns raining down from the trees. In most years, the steady “plop, plop” begins in early September and can continue, depending on the crop, through October. On calm days, …
By Justin Folks/DWR for Whitetail Times Hemorrhagic disease (HD) and chronic wasting disease (CWD) are the two most significant diseases affecting whitetailed deer in the United States, yet there is still a lot of confusion and misconception about them …
In this episode of True Wildlife Crime, retired Virginia Conservation Police Master Special Agent Jim Croft recounts a wild case of boat theft. What started with a loud bang jolting a homeowner awake, quickly turned into a multi-agency investigation, …
On Sept. 12, 2025, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) officially welcomed 17 new officers into the natural resources law enforcement profession during the graduation of the 14th Natural …
By Alex McCrickard/DWR In the northernmost corner of Virginia’s Eastern Shore lies the Saxis Wildlife Management Area (DWR). Not far from the town of Crisfield, Maryland, Saxis WMA is located in Accomack County on the Chesapeake Bay. This WMA encompasses 5 …
By Stephen Living/DWR On October 3, 2024, The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) received multiple reports of large groups of songbirds striking buildings overnight in the Shenandoah Valley. Bird collisions are an unfortunate common occurrence …
By Molly Kirk/DWR Photos by courtesy of DCR The image of a group of white-tailed deer chewing contentedly on lush foliage makes for great photos, but when those deer are on a Natural Area Preserve (NAP), it’s not as pretty a picture. “Most people don’t …
By Bruce Ingram I’ve spent decades navigating through the woods, so it’s very embarrassing to admit that one day this summer I was actually lost for about three hours. I eventually blundered out onto a country dirt road where two Craig Sheriff’s Department …
By Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III for Whitetail Times Photos by Dr. Leonard Lee Rue III I realize that most of you won’t remember the time that I’m going to be telling you about, you probably weren’t even born then. Back in 1962, a young singer by the name of …
By Justin Folks/DWR 2024-2025 Virginia Deer Season Review During the past deer season (including the early September antlerless seasons), 205,759 deer were reported harvested by deer hunters in Virginia. This total included 101,238 antlered bucks, 665 shed …
By Molly Kirk/DWR “At dusk, you can stand here next to this pond and hear 10 different types of frogs calling,” said J.D. Kleopfer, Statewide Herpetologist for the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) as he gazed out over an expanse of water …
Dove fields have been a consistent component of DWR Wildlife Management Area (WMA) management, but changes to operations are likely to be seen in the future. Sunflower fields are often the preferred crop that hunters want to see in a dove field, but the …
By Hunter Campbell/DWR Photos by Hunter Campbell/DWR Nestled at the mouth of the Back River in Hampton, DWR’s Fox Hill Boat Ramp serves as a gateway to some of the region’s most vibrant outdoor experiences. Situated where the Back River converges with the …
By Molly Kirk/DWR Caroline Prevost leaned out over the bow railing of the boat, focused on a brown pelican floating on the water, and snapped a few shots. “Some of the pelicans were diving, some were just sitting there, and there was one that appeared to …
By Stephen Living/DWR Photos by Stephen Living/DWR The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) has been curating Virginia Native Pollinator Seed Packets with species that are broadly native across Virginia, support a variety of wildlife, and bloom …
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