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 Beginner's Guide to Big Game Handgun Hunting
If you desire to hunt with a handgun, without doubt, you need to do your homework. Many hunters who carry a
rifle are not comfortable shooting with a handgun. Indeed, there are many reasons why one should hunt with a rifle
but once mastered, a change of venue may be just what you are looking for. That's not to say hunting with a rifle
is a cakewalk, it can be very challenging and in the favor of the game sought. When you pick up a handgun and
decide to hunt big game, the bar is placed even higher.
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Virginia Now Has Apprentice Hunting License 03/31/08
Virginians interested in learning how to hunt, and Virginia hunters eager to share their sport with friends and family, now have a program that will make it easier for people new to hunting to give the sport a "test drive." [Comments?]
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Virginia Releases Black Bear, Deer and Turkey Numbers 03/07/08
Wildlife biologists with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) have compiled preliminary figures for bear, deer, and turkey harvests for the 2007- 2008 fall seasons. [Comments?]
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Virginia DGIF Adds Merrimac Farm to WMA System 02/08/08
Merrimac Farm, a more than 300-acre property in Prince William County, is the newest addition to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries' (VDGIF) statewide network of wildlife management areas. [Comments?]
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Young VA Man Joins Elite NRA Marksmen Group 10/01/07
Jonathan Burns of Woodbridge, Va., joined a very elite group of marksmen this past July, becoming the youngest Triple Distinguished Expert in the history of the Winchester/NRA Marksmanship Qualification Program. [3 Comments]
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Virginia Deer Free of CWD 04/11/07
After extensive testing, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) has not found any evidence of chronic wasting disease (CWD) in Virginia's white-tailed deer population. [Comments?]
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Virginia Gobbler Season Opens Soon 03/26/07
Spring Gobbler Season runs from April 14 to May 19 this year in Virginia with a change in hunting hours midway through the season. From April 14 to May 5, turkey hunting will be allowed from one-half hour before sunrise until noon. From May 7 through May 19, turkey hunting will be allowed from one-half hour before sunrise until sunset. [Comments?]
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Virginia DGIF Announces Harvest Numbers 03/02/07
Wildlife biologists with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) have compiled preliminary figures for bear, deer, and turkey harvests for the 2006-2007 fall seasons. [Comments?]
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Virginia Working Towards Sunday Hunting 01/24/07
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) announced today that it has initial results from its recent hunter survey on the topic of Sunday hunting. [8 Comments]
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Virginia Begins CWD Surveillance for 2006 11/06/06
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) has begun its active surveillance for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). [1 Comment]
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Deer Feeding Illegal in Virginia Effective September 1 08/30/06
Effective September 1, a regulation making it illegal to feed deer will go into effect statewide. The prohibition runs through the first Saturday in January. [Comments?]
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Settling into my stand in the early afternoon, I had no idea the delights that Nature had in store for me. Just a few days before Halloween, the kids in the neighborhood would soon be lining up for the treats that were already positioned in the bowl by the front door. Positioned up above a dense thicket that ran along a swamp bottom, I had a decent view of the creek area as it opened up in front of me. From past experience, we knew that does often use this semi-hidden corridor as a travel route. Knowing this, I also figured that there may be a buck or two in the area, as late October often finds the does being pursued rather aggressively in our area of the South...
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