Big Survey Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Forested mountain ridges
THE STATE FIELD NOTES / Southeast
Virginia
public hunting land.
Explore 10 public hunting destinations in Virginia, with agency resources to take your planning further.
VA10PLACES TO BEGIN
A STARTING POINT, NOT AN INVENTORY OF EVERY ACRE
Hunting land at a glance.
This directory includes 10 wildlife areas in Virginia. Some properties include separate tracts or public-access agreements. Confirm each destination’s current boundaries and rules with its managing agency.
- Listed destinations
- 10
- Land designations
- 1
- Listings with species tags
- 10
RESEARCH YOUR PURSUIT
Hunting species in the directory.
Counts refer to tagged listings, not animals or currently open hunts. Check current hunting opportunities with each managing agency.
A SENSE OF THE COUNTRY
Landscapes in the collection.
- Forested mountain ridges
- Highland forest & ridges
- Lake margins & pine woods
- Mixed woodland & fields
- Mountain forest & rocky slopes
- Mountain hardwood forest
These descriptions cover listings with habitat details. Agency maps provide the fuller picture for each property.
THE VIRGINIA DIRECTORY
Public hunting areas in Virginia.
Briery Creek Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Lake margins & pine woods
C. F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · River floodplain & fields
Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Mountain forest & rocky slopes
Fairystone Farms Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Woodland & reservoir slopes
Goshen Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Mountain hardwood forest
Hardware River Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · River lowlands & fields
Highland Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Highland forest & ridges
Powhatan Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Mixed woodland & fields
Rapidan Wildlife Management Area
Wildlife area · Steep Blue Ridge forest
PLAN WITH THE PEOPLE WHO MANAGE THE LAND
Agency sources for Virginia.
Start with the linked inventories and land pages below. Each destination above also carries its own source link and access notes.
- dwr.virginia.govPublic-land resource linked by 9 listings
- dwr.virginia.govRapidan Wildlife Management Area