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.