Public Hunting Lands
Wildlife Management Areas
The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources maintains 47 WMAs totaling nearly 225,000 acres for the benefit of all citizens for a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities. Many WMAs 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.
WMA |
Acres |
|
1. |
* Amelia WMA |
2,217 |
2. |
Big Survey WMA |
7,564 |
3. |
Big Woods WMA |
2,208 |
4. |
Briery Creek WMA |
3,164 |
5. |
Cavalier WMA/Bear Garden WCS |
4,485 |
6. |
* Chickahominy WMA |
5,218 |
7. |
Clinch Mountain WMA |
25,477 |
8. |
Coastal Forest WMA |
8,000 |
9. |
Crooked Creek WMA |
1,882 |
10. |
* Dick Cross WMA |
1,400 |
11. |
* Doe Creek WMA |
637 |
12. |
Robert W. Duncan WMA |
1,300 |
13. |
Fairystone Farms WMA |
5,414 |
13. |
* Featherfin WMA |
3,084 |
15. |
Flippo-Gentry WMA |
2,000 |
16. |
* Game Farm Marsh WMA |
530 |
17. |
T.M. Gathright WMA |
13,428 |
18. |
Goshen WMA |
16,163 |
19. |
Guinea Marsh WMA |
728 |
20. |
Hardware River WMA |
1,175 |
21. |
Havens WMA |
9,023 |
22. |
Hidden Valley WMA |
6,400 |
23. |
Highland WMA |
14,283 |
24. |
*/# Hog Island WMA/Lawnes Creek WCS |
3,908 |
25. |
Horsepen Lake WMA |
2,910 |
26. |
James River WMA |
1,213 |
27. |
* Land’s End WMA (Salem Church Tract is squirrel only) |
450 |
28. |
Little North Mountain WMA |
17,156 |
29. |
Mattaponi WMA |
2,542 |
30. |
* Mattaponi Bluffs WMA |
470 |
31. |
* Merrimac Farm WMA |
301 |
32. |
* Mockhorn Island WMA/Jones Cove WCS |
7,642 |
33. |
Oakley Forest WMA |
4,459 |
34. |
Pettigrew WMA |
934 |
35. |
# C. F. Phelps WMA |
4,540 |
36. |
Powhatan WMA |
4,463 |
37. |
*/# Princess Anne WMA |
1,546 |
38. |
Ragged Island WMA |
1,537 |
39. |
Rapidan WMA |
10,870 |
40. |
Saxis WMA |
5,574 |
41. |
Short Hills WMA |
4,232 |
42. |
Stewarts Creek WMA |
1,138 |
43. |
G. Richard Thompson WMA |
3,963 |
44. |
Turkeycock Mountain WMA |
2,678 |
45. |
Tye River WMA |
1,044 |
46. |
* Ware Creek WMA |
2,600 |
47. |
White Oak Mountain WMA |
2,748 |
