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 Ends 7/5/2024
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6/7/24  1:01 pm
Commenter: Jeffrey worley

Stop this bill to make the hound hunter look like a criminal
 

Yet another bill to make us hound hunters look like criminals… the sale in licenses will plummet, our future generations will suffer and not be introduced to something we cherish so much. And not to mention the amount of crop damage that will occur, land leases gone, farmers and families that depend on the hound hunter to help manage the wildlife and help feed the community. This plan is complete nonsense and has to stop 

Proposal #7 4VAC15-40-320

I oppose this anti-hunting proposal. No modification 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!

Your policies have driven hunters away, while you chase funding for non-game programs. The Virginia General Assembly has rejected your proposals as anti-hunting. You ignore your own information, relying on wild half-truths and unsubstantiated stories to support your agenda. You are an unelected board that has forgotten where the funding comes from: the 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.

Proposal #6 4VAC15-40-310

I oppose this proposal. You seek to impose a heavy financial burden on the new hound hunter, all the while claiming to support hunting. GPS is often unreliable in more rural areas. This regulation is a ploy to use against the deer and bear hunters to add one more hurdle to hunting with dogs. This is one more example of anti-hunting bias of DWR and its Board.
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