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The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries was created on June 17, 1916, under the Commission of Fisheries with M.D. "Mac" Hart appointed as Secretary of the Department. A Virginia hunting license was established as one of the primary sources of funding as the agency is fully self-sufficient and receiving no financial support from the ...
29.1-102. Board of Game and Inland Fisheries; how constituted; meetings. 29.1-103. Powers and duties of the Board. Virginia Arrests Man for Possession, Sale of Snakehead Fish, Florida Museum of Natural History, February 27, 2003. VDGIF Regulatory Process, 2005.
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Hog Island Wildlife Management Area is a 3,908-acre (15.82 km 2 ) Wildlife Management Area along the lower James River in Virginia . The peninsular tip was named "Hog Island" in 1608 by Jamestown settlers who released three hogs in the area, who became feral and multiplied.
Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area is open to the public for hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, boating, and primitive camping. The game species available include deer, bear, turkey, waterfowl, squirrel, raccoon, bobcat and grouse.
At 33,697 acres (136.37 km 2), it is the largest Wildlife Management Area managed by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area comprises two parcels of land bisected by the Maury River ; the lowest terrain is 1,326 feet (404 m) above sea level, while the highest is 3,400 feet (1,000 m).
Pettigrew WMA is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area is open to the public for hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, horseback riding, and primitive camping. [2] Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, or a WMA access permit. [3]
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area is a 1,400-acre (5.7 km 2 ) Wildlife Management Area in Mecklenburg County, Virginia . Formerly known as the Elm Hill Wildlife Management Area , it sits on the north side of the Roanoke River just below the John H. Kerr Dam .
The area was established in January 2009 when a conservation easement was donated by Appalachian Power to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia Outdoors Foundation. The land was first acquired by Appalachian Power in the 1950s during the construction of the Smith Mountain Dam hydroelectric project. [2] [3]