4VAC10-30-200: Hunting and fishing

A. No person within the confines of any forest shall hunt, trap, shoot, injure, kill, or molest in any way any bird or animal. No person shall possess any bird or animal, dead or alive, within the forest except any bird or animal designated as a game bird or animal by the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), and the trapping of, hunting of, shooting at, or possession of any such bird or animal is prohibited except during the lawful hunting season set for the forest or forest portion by the DWR and only in those forests or forest portions designated by the State Forests Superintendent as lawful hunting areas.

B. Fishing is permitted in designated areas in each forest. A person fishing must have a valid state fishing license and a current Virginia State Forest Use Permit and comply with DWR regulations.