VA DGIF charging WMA access fee for non-hunters/fishers

[HOOfan_1]

In this day and age of decreasing hunting privileges and decreasing hunting land(at least in the Commonwealth of Virginia), I am happy to see this.

Hunters and fishers are footing the bill for the WMAs with license fees which are increasing every year and non-hunter organizations are pushing for the DGIF to create more facilities for non-hunters on the WMAs.

I am losing my favorite hunting spot to a Department of Conservation and Recreation park which was pushed for by the rich horse people of Goochland/Powhatan counties. I have read on DCR's own website that they are trying to urge the DGIF to increase access of WMAs to non-hunters.

In the face of non-hunting activities closing access to hunting lands and in the face of non-hunting organizations urging more access to lands designated specifically for hunting, I am glad the DGIF is basically saying "you want to use the land, then you will pay for it just like the hunters"

http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/access-permit/

 

[XD 45acp]

Don't feel bad, I live right at Pocohants park, and since they put in the horse trail, there are CLOSED to Hunting signs from one end to the other.

 

[HOOfan_1]

Don't feel bad, I live right at Pocohants park, and since they put in the horse trail, there are CLOSED to Hunting signs from one end to the other.

DCR is a bane to Virginia hunters. I don't think they see hunting as recreation.