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- 143-Pound Blue Catfish Certified as State Record (6/22/2011)
- Thinking About Having a Cold One on Your Boat This Weekend? Think Again (6/22/2011)
- Richmond Peregrine Falcon’s First Flight Ends Tragically (6/20/2011)
- State Record Fish Committee Reviewing Potential State Record 143-Pound Blue Catfish and Possible World Record (6/20/2011)
- Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries Endorses Sunday Hunting (6/10/2011)
- New Hunting and Fishing License Fees Go Into Effect July 1 (6/9/2011)
- 2011 Spring Turkey Harvest (5/20/2011)
- National Safe Boating Week May 21-27, 2011 (5/19/2011)
- Keep it Wild -- If You Find a Fawn, Leave it Alone (5/12/2011)
- Newest Wildlife Management Area Significantly Enhances Conservation Efforts in Virginia (5/5/2011)
- Waterfowl Hunters: Dates Have Changed for Stationary Blind Licenses (5/3/2011)
- Habitat Partners© Program Recognizes Boxley’s Piney River Quarry (5/2/2011)
- Eaglets Being Removed From Nest (4/27/2011)
- Female Eagle Struck by Plane (4/26/2011)
- After 8 Years, Family Still Waits for Answers to Hunter's Death (4/15/2011)
- Agricultural Depredation Order for Resident Canada Geese offered again in Virginia for 2011 (4/7/2011)
- You Live in Bear Country (4/4/2011)
- Bringing Home that Gobbler Safely (4/4/2011)
- Virginia's Newest Wildlife Conservationist License Plate Available April 1, 2011 (4/1/2011)
- Time to Get Planting! (3/25/2011)
- State Record Fish Committee Confirms New Record 109-Pound Blue Catfish (3/25/2011)
- State Record Fish Committee Reviewing Potential Record 109-Pound Blue Catfish (3/17/2011)
- Public Input Meetings to be Held on Wildlife Regulations, License Fees (3/11/2011)
- Students, Teachers Fired Up About NASP (3/8/2011)
- Bear, Deer, Turkey Harvest Data Announced (2/25/2011)
- Do you use Wildlife Management Areas for your outdoor recreation? If so, VDGIF wants to talk with you. (2/18/2011)
- Trout Stocking to Resume at Lake Thompson (1/12/2011)
- VDGIF recognizes assistance of hunters, reports new CWD positive in western Frederick County (12/16/2010)
- Fall General Firearms Season for Deer Opens November 13 (11/10/2010)
- Fall Hunting Underway, Benefits All Virginians (11/6/2010)
- Drivers, Use Caution to Avoid Hitting Deer (11/5/2010)
- Deer Confiscation a Reminder of Why We Need to Keep Deer Wild (10/29/2010)
- Virginia Hunters Needed for Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance and Management (10/26/2010)
- Largemouth Bass Virus Detected in Virginia Reservoirs (10/18/2010)
- Hunters: Check the Rules before Taking Your Deer Carcass out of Virginia (10/12/2010)
- Virginia Lottery And Virginia Department Of Game And Inland Fisheries Team Up For A "Wild" Scratcher Game (10/5/2010)
- VDGIF Acquires Short Hills Wildlife Management Area (9/14/2010)
- Wildlife Habitat on the Corporate Landscape (9/14/2010)
- The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to Hold Two Public Information Meetings on Chronic Wasting Disease (9/8/2010)
- Reminder: Effective September 1, Feeding Deer Will Be Illegal in Virginia (8/26/2010)
- Unique Partnership between Agencies Conserves Wildlife Habitat and Forestlands (7/21/2010)
- White-Nose Syndrome Fungus Found on a Different Bat Species in Virginia (6/30/2010)
- Guy Crittenden Wins Duck Stamp Contest (6/28/2010)
- Thinking About Having a Cold One on Your Boat This Weekend? Think Again (6/24/2010)
- Public Meetings on Draft Operational Plan for Elk Management in Southwestern Virginia (6/15/2010)
- Open House at the new Coursey Springs Fish Cultural Station (6/15/2010)
- Beginning July 1, South Holston Reservoir Fishing License Available to VA, TN Anglers (6/10/2010)
- National Safe Boating Week May 22-28, 2010 (5/20/2010)
- New CWD Management Actions Effective Immediately (5/7/2010)
- If You Find a Fawn, Leave it Alone (5/5/2010)
- VDGIF to Hold Public Information Meeting on CWD (4/28/2010)
- You Live in Bear Country (4/26/2010)
- Farmers Now Can Address Canada Goose Damage Through New Permit (4/8/2010)
- Conservation Police Officer of the Year 2010 Senior Daniel Hall (3/31/2010)
- Bear, Deer, Turkey Harvest Data Announced (2/23/2010)
- VDGIF Reports No Additional CWD Positives; Response Planning Underway (2/23/2010)
- Chronic Wasting Disease Found in White-tailed Deer in Virginia (1/20/2010)
- Statement Regarding Ferrum Incident (11/18/2009)
- Drivers, Use Caution to Avoid Hitting Deer (10/29/2009)
- Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to Commence Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance on October 31, 2009 (10/23/2009)
- Early Migratory Game Bird Hunting Regulations, September 2009 (9/3/2009)
- Wildlife Management Area User Study to begin September 1 (8/28/2009)
- Effective September 1, Feeding Deer Will Be Illegal in Virginia (8/26/2009)
- Bob Swinson Receives 2009 Governor's Transportation Safety Award (8/18/2009)
- VDGIF Director's Volunteer Award: Volunteers Recognized for their Tremendous Dedication (8/18/2009)
- DVD Helps Homeowners Prepare for Fall with Native Shrubs for Wildlife (7/30/2009)
- State and Regional Volunteers of the Year Recognized (7/29/2009)
- TU Names Paul Bugas Conservationist of the Year for Virginia (7/14/2009)
- Sgt. David Dodson Wins Prestigious Award (7/14/2009)
- Matt Koch Hired as Chief Operating Officer at VDGIF (7/14/2009)
- John Obolewicz wins Duck Stamp Contest; 2009 Virginia Migratory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp Available July 1 (7/8/2009)
- Application for Quota Hunts Begins July 1, 2009 (7/1/2009)
- Floating Blind Licenses Now to be Available from License Agents and Online (7/1/2009)
- Effective Today Boating Education Required for PWC Operators Age 14-20 (7/1/2009)