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Virginia Wildlife Management Area boundary sign. WMAs in Virginia differ from other state-managed protected areas in that they are solely intended to preserve and improve wildlife habitat, with a particular focus on game animals, and to provide public space for hunting and fishing activities.
Conservation Police patch. The law enforcement officers of the department have the title conservation police officer. [4] Conservation police officers enforce Virginia laws relating to hunting, fishing, and boating; conduct patrols in cars, aircraft, all-terrain vehicles, and boats, and on foot; and investigate tips from the public.
Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, or a WMA access permit. [8] As of 2017, public access points remain limited to a one-mile (1.6 km) stretch of Plank Road (Virginia State Route 610) that borders the area. A small parking area off Plank Road has also been developed for public use. [6]
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.
G. Richard Thompson 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. [2]
Pettigrew Wildlife Management Area is a 934-acre (3.78 km 2) Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Caroline County, Virginia.Most of the long and narrow area's land was once part of Fort Walker.
Hidden Valley Wildlife Management Area is a 6,400-acre (26 km 2) Wildlife Management Area in Washington County, Virginia, along its border with Russell County.The area is typified by mountainous mature hardwood forests that have regenerated on land logged in the early twentieth century; a number of small openings which are also maintained as habitat for local wildlife.
Horsepen Lake Wildlife Management Area is a 2,910-acre (11.8 km 2) Wildlife Management Area in Buckingham County, Virginia.It sits at about 500 feet (150 m) above sea level on the southeastern part of the drainage area of the Slate River.