Elk
- Elk of either sex, antlered or antlerless, may be taken during any open deer season using the firearms legal for deer during that season, except that elk season is closed in the counties of Buchanan, Dickenson, and Wise.
- The taking of an elk counts towards the hunter's daily and license year bag limit for deer.
- Licenses, tag validation, and checking requirements for elk are the same as for deer except that elk must be checked at a check station.
- It is unlawful to destroy the identity (sex) of any harvested elk until checked. Elk may be dismembered to pack it out from the place of kill. The identity of the sex and all parts of the carcass must be present when the elk is checked.
Successful hunters, upon checking an elk, must contact the Department's Dispatcher at 804-367-1258 to schedule the collection of biological samples for disease testing.
