Public Hunting Lands
Virginia
Hunting
Wildlife Management Areas
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources maintains 44 management areas totaling more than 216,000 acres for the benefit of all citizens for a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities. Many management areas are open for some type of hunting. These lands are purchased and maintained with hunting, fishing, and trapping license fees and with Wildlife Restoration funds, derived from the sale of hunting-related equipment. We encourage the public to utilize all lands and enjoy the bountiful natural resources found there.
| WMAAcres |
| 1 * Game Farm Marsh WMA – 530 acres |
| 2 Saxis WMA – 5,574 acres |
| 3 * Mockhorn Island/GATR WMA – 7,642 acres |
| 4 */# Hog Island/Carlisle WMA – 3,908 acres |
| 5 */# Princess Anne WMA – 1,546 acres |
| 6 Cavalier/Dismal Swamp WMA – 4,485 acres |
| 7 Ragged Island WMA – 1,537 acres |
| 8 * Chickahominy WMA – 5,218 acres |
| 9 Powhatan WMA – 4,463 acres |
| 10 * Amelia WMA – 2,217 acres |
| 11 * Dick Cross WMA – 1,400 acres |
| 12 Briery Creek WMA – 3,164 acres |
| 13 */## Featherfin WMA – 3,084 acres |
| 14 Horsepen WMA – 2,910 acres |
| 15 White Oak Mt. WMA – 2,748 acres |
| 16 Turkeycock Mt. WMA – 2,678 acres |
| 17 Crooked Creek WMA – 1,882 acres |
| 18 Stewarts Creek WMA – 1,138 acres |
| 19 Big Survey WMA – 7,564 acres |
| 20 Hidden Valley WMA – 6,400 acres |
| 21 Clinch Mt. WMA – 25,477 acres |
| 22 ## Fairystone WMA – 5,414 acres |
| 23 Havens WMA – 9,023 acres |
| 24 James River WMA – 1,213 acres |
| 25 Gathright WMA – 13,428 acres |
| 26 Lake Robertson WMA – 581 acres |
| 27 Goshen/Little North Mt. WMA – 33,697 acres |
| 28 Highland WMA – 14,283 acres |
| 29 Hardware River WMA – 1,175 acres |
| 30 Rapidan WMA – 10,870 acres |
| 31 Thompson WMA – 3,963 acres |
| 32 ** Weston WMA – 271 acres |
| 33 # C. F. Phelps WMA – 4,540 acres |
| 34 *Lands End WMA (Salem Church tract is squirrel only) – 450 acres |
| 35 Pettigrew WMA – 934 acres |
| 36 * Merrimac Farm WMA – 301 acres |
| 37 ## Big Woods WMA – 4,208 acres |
| 38 Short Hills WMA – 4,232 acres |
| 39 Mattaponi WMA – 2,542 acres |
| 40 * Doe Creek WMA – 637 acres |
| 41 * Ware Creek WMA – 2,600 acres 42 Oakley Forest WMA – 4,459 acres 43 *Mattaponi Bluffs WMA – 470 acres 44 Robert W. Duncan WMA – 1,300 acres |
* Some or all hunting by quota hunt drawing (see Public Hunting Quota Hunts).
** Hunting is not allowed.
# Managed hunt opportunities offered (see Public Hunting Managed Hunts & Workshops).
## Antler point restrictions (APR-see Deer Hunting Regulations).