{"data":{"id":"us-va/4vac15-90-10","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"4VAC15-90-10","heading":"Open season; generally","body":"A. It shall be lawful to hunt deer in the following localities, including the cities and towns therein, during the following seasons, all dates inclusive.\n\nLocality\n\nSeason\n\nAccomack County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nAlbemarle County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nAlleghany County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nAlleghany County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nAmelia County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nAmherst County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nAmherst County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nAppomattox County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nArlington County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nArlington County (antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nAugusta County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nAugusta County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nBath County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nBath County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nBedford County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nBedford County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nBedford County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through January 31\n\nBland County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nBland County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nBotetourt County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nBotetourt County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nBrunswick County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nBuchanan County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nBuckingham County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nCampbell County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nCaroline County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nCarroll County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nCarroll County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nCarroll County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nCharles City County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nCharlotte County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nChesapeake (City of)\n\nOctober 1 through November 30\n\nChesterfield County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nClarke County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nClarke County (antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nCraig County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nCraig County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nCulpeper County (except Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nCulpeper County (Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nCulpeper County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nCumberland County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nDickenson County (except on federal lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nDickenson County (federal lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nDinwiddie County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nEssex County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nFairfax County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nFairfax County (antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nFauquier County (except Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nFauquier County (Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nFauquier County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nFloyd County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nFloyd County (antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nFluvanna County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nFranklin County (except on federal and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nFranklin County (federal and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nFrederick County (non-national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nFrederick County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nFrederick County (non-national forest lands antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nGiles County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nGiles County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nGloucester County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nGoochland County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nGrayson County (except on national forest lands and Grayson Highlands State Park)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nGrayson County (national forest lands and Grayson Highlands State Park)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nGreene County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nGreene County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nGreensville County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nHalifax County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nHanover County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nHanover County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nHenrico County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nHenrico County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nHenry County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nHighland County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nHighland County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nIsle of Wight County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nJames City County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nJames City County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nKing and Queen County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nKing George County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nKing William County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nLancaster County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nLee County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nLee County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nLoudoun County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nLoudoun County (antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nLouisa County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nLunenburg County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nMadison County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nMadison County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nMathews County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nMecklenburg County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nMiddlesex County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nMontgomery County (non-national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nMontgomery County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nMontgomery County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nNelson County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nNelson County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nNew Kent County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nNorthampton County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nNorthumberland County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nNottoway County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nOrange County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nOrange County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nPage County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nPage County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nPage County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nPatrick County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nPittsylvania County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nPowhatan County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nPrince Edward County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nPrince George County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nPrince William County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nPrince William County (antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nPulaski County (except on New River Unit of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant adjacent to the Town of Dublin and national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nPulaski County (New River Unit of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant adjacent to the Town of Dublin)\n\nSaturday prior to the second Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nPulaski County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nPulaski County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nRappahannock County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nRappahannock County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nRichmond County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nRoanoke County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nRoanoke County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nRockbridge County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nRockbridge County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nRockingham County (except on national forest lands and private lands west of Routes 613 and 731)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nRockingham County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nRockingham County (private lands west of Routes 613 and 731)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nRussell County (except on national forest lands, Channels State Forest, and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nRussell County (national forest lands, Channels State Forest, and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nScott County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nScott County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nShenandoah County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nShenandoah County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nShenandoah County (non-national forest lands antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nSmyth County (except on national forest lands, Hungry Mother State Park, and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nSmyth County (national forest lands, Hungry Mother State Park, and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nSouthampton County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nSpotsylvania County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nStafford County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nSuffolk (City of) (east of Dismal Swamp Line)\n\nOctober 1 through November 30\n\nSuffolk (City of) (west of Dismal Swamp Line)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nSurry County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nSussex County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nTazewell County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nTazewell County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nVirginia Beach (City of)\n\nOctober 1 through November 30\n\nWarren County (non-national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nWarren County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nWarren County (non-national forest lands antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nWashington County (except on national forest lands, Channels State Forest, and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nWashington County (national forest lands, Channels State Forest, and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nWestmoreland County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nWise County (except on national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following\n\nWise County (national forest lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nWythe County (except on national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nWythe County (national forest and department-owned lands)\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following\n\nYork County\n\nSaturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January\n\nYork County (private lands and antlerless deer only)\n\nFirst Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March\n\nB. Except as provided in subsection A of this section, deer may be hunted from the Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January, both dates inclusive, within the incorporated limits of any city or town that allows deer hunting.\n\nC. In addition to provisions of subsection A of this section, antlerless deer may be taken from the first Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March, both dates inclusive, within any disease focus zone designated by the department.","path":["Title 4. Conservation And Natural Resources","Agency 15. Department of Wildlife Resources","Chapter 90. Game: Deer"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title4/agency15/chapter90/section10/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:45:22Z","sha256":"80b48117788769cd4a634b5ae26ad8b8aaf53588485d94ffdbfdb4a4468ac64e","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/4vac15-80-10","next":"us-va/4vac15-90-23"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}