Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Wildlife Resources
 
Board
Board of Wildlife Resources
 
chapter
Game: In General [4 VAC 15 ‑ 40]
Chapter is Exempt from Article 2 of the Administrative Process Act
Action Adding Section 320: Reasonable efforts for deer and bear hunting with dogs.
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 7/5/2024
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7/3/24  10:54 pm
Commenter: Kyle Arendall

Oppose this proposal
 

I oppose this anti-hunting proposal. No change of this proposal will make the notion of dog trespass a crime and an acceptable legal concept. DWR has ignored the truth found in their own data and is trying to sell the lie that dog hunters are a problem! their policies have driven away hunters, while they chase funding for non-game programs. The Virginia General Assembly has rejected their proposals as anti-hunting. They ignore their own information, relying on wild half-truths and unsubstantiated stories to support your agenda. They are an unelected board that has forgotten where the funding comes from: sportsmen and women of Virginia. Please reject this proposal. This proposal singles out deer and bear dog hunters at a time when hunting numbers continues to decline overall.

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