Virginia
Shenandoah mountain whitetails, Blue Ridge wild turkey, George Washington National Forest, and coastal waterfowl.
State Field Guide
Small Game & Upland Hunting in Virginia
Official Regulatory Authority
Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR)
Blue Ridge High-Country Grouse
Ruffed Grouse
Found above 2,500 feet in George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in young timber and mountain laurel thickets.
Tidewater & Piedmont Quail
Northern Bobwhite Quail
Early-successional pine woodlands and agricultural edges in eastern Virginia support wild coveys.
Oak-Hickory Timber Bushytails
Eastern Grey & Fox Squirrel
Spring and fall seasons provide rich small game hunting across state forests and public WMAs with a 6-squirrel limit.
Agricultural Valley Dove Fields
Mourning Dove
Shenandoah Valley and Piedmont grain fields provide fast pass shooting from early September through January.