There are a few counties in Virginia that have a fire arms season starting Oct 1. Any handgun is considered a rifle. You are allowed to kill with a rifle in a caliber larger than .243.
Button Bucks are perfectly legal. They are considered antlerless deer in the state of Virginia. I'm pretty sure 4 of the 6 tags you are afforded are "antlerless" tags.
Sorry for all you people who are too moral to kill a button buck. I guess if you hunted for "sport" it would be pointless, but I'm really in it for the meat. To be honest yearlings taste great. Very tender meat. I wonder if the same people cry over lamb, and veal????? I believe the grand total in my club this year is 4 yearlings among the other deer killed. I really wouldn't mind filling all four of my antlerless tags with yearlings. Would not bother me a single bit. If the state of virginia says it is ok why should I be castigated by a throng of do-gooders who must have infinitely more knowledge about managing deer than the state of VA does, right???
In most places besides state/ national forests anything (deer) you see is legal as long as you have the proper tag available.
I have found a great group of guys whom I hunt with covering all ages, and I would challenge anyone on their righteous cloud to "kick them out of the campfire"..... How ridiculous!
Once again, what is right for your property, or your lease is one thing, but it is not for all places. Your deer management techniques don't apply everywhere. Obviously deer are very plentiful in Virginia, and I am grateful that it is legal to kill does, and fawns; however, I hunt in the state forest as well, and there unless you are hunting on specific Saturdays, or during bow and black powder, you can only kill bucks.
Somebody please drive to Lake Anna State Park and tell me how the deer management is going there. The deer are over populated and emaciated beyond belief. If only they would have a real hunting season there then maybe the deer would not be coming out of every nook and cranny and look like Ethiopians.
Chesapeake and Virginia Beach did not have an open deer season last year. Funny how that worked out, because this year they started firearms season on 1 October.... Why, well deer populations can double in a single season if not kept in check. All it takes is one year, and many subsequent of over population to cause a lot of problems.
One more thing to add.... how many of you all tan hides? Maybe I should ride in on my magic carpet and complain how wasteful you all are, and how you dishonor the forest by wasting good leather. I won't do that though... it is up to you. I look in the mirror just fine.
Button Bucks are perfectly legal. They are considered antlerless deer in the state of Virginia. I'm pretty sure 4 of the 6 tags you are afforded are "antlerless" tags.
Sorry for all you people who are too moral to kill a button buck. I guess if you hunted for "sport" it would be pointless, but I'm really in it for the meat. To be honest yearlings taste great. Very tender meat. I wonder if the same people cry over lamb, and veal????? I believe the grand total in my club this year is 4 yearlings among the other deer killed. I really wouldn't mind filling all four of my antlerless tags with yearlings. Would not bother me a single bit. If the state of virginia says it is ok why should I be castigated by a throng of do-gooders who must have infinitely more knowledge about managing deer than the state of VA does, right???
In most places besides state/ national forests anything (deer) you see is legal as long as you have the proper tag available.
I have found a great group of guys whom I hunt with covering all ages, and I would challenge anyone on their righteous cloud to "kick them out of the campfire"..... How ridiculous!
Once again, what is right for your property, or your lease is one thing, but it is not for all places. Your deer management techniques don't apply everywhere. Obviously deer are very plentiful in Virginia, and I am grateful that it is legal to kill does, and fawns; however, I hunt in the state forest as well, and there unless you are hunting on specific Saturdays, or during bow and black powder, you can only kill bucks.
Somebody please drive to Lake Anna State Park and tell me how the deer management is going there. The deer are over populated and emaciated beyond belief. If only they would have a real hunting season there then maybe the deer would not be coming out of every nook and cranny and look like Ethiopians.
Chesapeake and Virginia Beach did not have an open deer season last year. Funny how that worked out, because this year they started firearms season on 1 October.... Why, well deer populations can double in a single season if not kept in check. All it takes is one year, and many subsequent of over population to cause a lot of problems.
One more thing to add.... how many of you all tan hides? Maybe I should ride in on my magic carpet and complain how wasteful you all are, and how you dishonor the forest by wasting good leather. I won't do that though... it is up to you. I look in the mirror just fine.
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