By Mark Fike Photos by Mark Fike Shad darts and spoons are definitely the traditional go-to for targeting shad, those acrobatic silver fish. I used them for years and never thought about trying something different. But sometimes change can have some very …
By Mark Fike Photos by Mark Fike Shad roe is something I grew up eating, as many locals that dip-netted shad or herring back when populations of the fish were high often did. I remember roe being sold and even on the menu in the spring at mom-and-pop …
By Matt Knox for Whitetail Times In 1997, Dr. Larry Marchinton, my major professor at the University of Georgia, was preparing a keynote presentation entitled “Obstacles to Sound Deer Management” for the annual Southeast Deer Study Group Meeting (SDSGM) to …
By Emily Strother It’s a fact that ticks and hunters are drawn to the same places—where there’s abundant wildlife, vast spaces to roam, and the raw scent of nature when the wind blows in the springtime. Speaking from experience, it’s almost impossible to …
Deer and Elk Regulations VAC Title 4VAC15-90-10 Game: Deer. Open season; generally. 4VAC15-90-80 Game: Deer. Muzzleloading gun hunting. 4VAC15-90-89 Game: Deer. Earn a buck. 4VAC15-90-90 Game: Deer. Bag limit, bonus deer permits and special antlerless …
By Mike Dye/DWR Photos by Mike Roberts So often we get the call: “Why can’t I hunt turkeys in March? My friend in such-and-such state starts hunting them in March, so why do we have to wait until April?” It is a good question to address. To boil it down to …
Virginia Conservation Police K9 Sergeant Richard Howald (center) is training six K9 officers and dogs for the West Virginia DNR K9 program. By Molly Kirk/DWR Photos by Meghan Marchetti/DWR The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) Conservation …
By Ron Messina/DWR When a mother cat carries her kittens one by one down the gangway of a ship about to head out into rough seas, it might be a good idea to take note. Legend has it one 19th century passenger witnessed the cat’s work and decided not to …
By Stephen Living/DWR The sure signs of approaching spring are everywhere. Early wildflowers are blooming, tender green leaves are uncurling from the buds and tundra swans and Canada geese can be heard overhead as they wing their way north. Another sure …
By Molly Kirk/DWR Photos by Meghan Marchetti/DWR The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce the winners of its third annual Restore the Wild Artwork Competition. A panel of judges chose winners in the Natural History …
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is pleased to announce the winners of its third annual Restore the Wild Artwork Competition. A panel of judges chose winners in the Natural History Illustration, Artistic Expression, and Youth categories …
By Peter Brookes Photos by Peter Brookes The end of winter and the arrival of spring means many things to many people, but to Virginia’s tidal river anglers it means primarily one thing, and one thing alone: The shad are coming! The shad are coming! Yes, …
By Bruce Ingram Photos by Bruce Ingram As is often the case with all things hunting, Virginia’s upcoming spring gobbler season offers a mixture of good and bad news. Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) Upland Game Bird Biologist Mike Dye …
By Gerald Almy No one said spring turkey hunting is easy. If you expect to come home with game every time in the field, try a different species, maybe doves, squirrels, rabbits. Sure, everyone has heard stories about the novice who wanders into the woods, …
By Louise Finger/DWR Starting in the early 1600s and continuing well into the 1900s, tens of thousands of dams were built across the United States to harness the energy of moving water. That energy was used to mill grains, saw lumber, power foundries and …
Saugeye, Sander canadensis x vitreus, are a hybrid fish created by crossing a female walleye with a male sauger. In this video we take you behind the scenes to learn about how the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources produces these unique fish. …
By Alex McCrickard/DWR My swimbait landed a couple inches off the rocky bank. A few fast cranks on the reel brought my presentation away from the danger zone of a snag and into the desirable deeper, swifter water. I stopped retrieving to let my 1/8-ounce …
By John Page Williams Photos by John Page Williams It’s hard to make a mistake turning either direction after launching from DWR’s Deep Point Landing, in eastern Gloucester County on the Piankatank River’s south bank. The north side is Middlesex County. To …
By Molly Kirk/DWR Restore the Wild funding will help complete habitat projects on three of Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) during the 2022-2023 funding season—two in the coastal plain and one in the …
