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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6/11/24  11:03 am
Commenter: Robert B. Bishop Powhatan Virginia

Proposal #7-4VAC 15-40-320
 

I OPPOSE.  This is a misconception about GPS collars.  I go to hunt deer and to listen to the dogs run, observe other wildlife and the environment.  Another person's dog might come by me running a deer. 

I go to hunt, not to track dogs immediately.  Dogs cannot be stopped.  Often there is no road to be entered before a dog may cross thru to a property owned by an ant-hunter.  

DWR has ignored the truth found in their own data and is trying to sell the lie that dog hunters are a problem!

The Virginia Assembly has rejected your proposals as anti-hunting. 

The proposal singles out deer and bear dog hunters at a time when hunting numbers continues to decline overall.

No one but the anti-crowd would try to implement the above proposal.

 

Thank you,

Robert Bishop

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