RICHMOND - A House bill is headed to the Senate that would create and require a $19 permit from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources for hunters who use dogs.

Elle Cota Capital News Service A House bill is headed to the Senate that would create and require a $19 permit from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) for hunters who use dogs. Del.

RICHMOND — Wildlife biologists with the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) have compiled harvest totals for the fall 2025–26 big game hunting seasons.

House Bill 1396 is in the Senate and would require a $19 permit from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources for hunters who use dogs.

“My whole arm swelled up twice the size that it would normally be,” Waltz said. “And the bear claw scraped across my chest.

Hunting with dogs has deep roots in Virginia, but the practice has fueled decades of disputes over property rights between hunters and landowners. The state law permits hunters to enter private ...

A House of Delegates bill is headed to the Senate that would create and require a $19 permit from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources for hunters who ...

A Virginia House bill is headed to the Senate that would create and require a $19 permit from the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources for hunters who use dogs. Del. Marty Martinez, D-Loudoun, ...

Local law enforcement sprang into action Saturday morning after a kangaroo was spotted on a major highway in central Virginia. The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the ...

Nevada’s black bear hunt amounts to an unsportsmanlike escapade, say wildlife advocates, who contend the state-sanctioned practice of hounding reduces the sport to shooting fish in a barrel. With a ...

Edward Mitchell was recognized for teaching juniors about fox hunting's history and respect for the land. Mitchell has a notable lineage, with ancestors including Pocahontas, Thomas Jefferson, and ...