Take a Friend, Make a Hunter:
Apprentice Hunting License

Virginians interested in learning how to hunt and Virginia hunters eager to share their sport with friends and family now have a way to make it easier to pair up! Learn more about the new apprentice license »

VDGIF Basic Law Enforcement Academy Graduates 4th Class

The VDGIF Basic Law Enforcement Academy graduated it's fourth class of officers on June 26, 2008. In all, 19 new conservation police officers were sworn-in at the ceremony. These officers completed an intensive 28-week training program that included more than 200 courses. They will take up their assignments across the Commonwealth and proceed with field training under the direct supervision of field training officers.

Video: Virginia's Endangered Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat

Join Department biologist J.D. Kleopfer on a survey of the state endangered Rafinesque's big-eared bat. This video highlights two of only three known nursery roosts of this species in Virginia — one roost is in an old general store, the other in a turn of the century one-room schoolhouse.