Good morning,My name is Evan N.  I  am a life long Virginian but most importantly a houndsmen.  I am asking that the board OPPOSES any future changes to hound hunting in this great state and these are my reasons.

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.

Thank you for time and OPPOSE any new legislation to hound hunting.