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Effective Today Boating Education Required for PWC Operators Age 14-20 (7/1/2009)
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)
VDGIF Basic Law Enforcement Academy Graduates Class (6/30/2009)
Operation Dry Water: Boating Under the Influence Enforcement Effort This Weekend (6/25/2009)
Senior Officer Billings Named Boating Officer of the Year (6/11/2009)
Some Fish Illnesses and Deaths Observed in Rivers, Virginia Reports (5/29/2009)
State Record Fish Committee Reviewing First Freshwater Fish over 100 Pounds (5/21/2009)
Free Fishing Days Established for June 5-7 (5/14/2009)
Settlement Reached for Restoration of Variegate Darters and Their Habitat (5/11/2009)
National Safe Boating Week May 16-22, 2009 (5/8/2009)
Spring in Virginia, Time for Bears (5/7/2009)
Virginia Investigators Prepare for Possible Fish Kills (4/28/2009)
Farmers Now Can Address Canada Goose Damage Through New Permit (4/21/2009)
Five years after completion, Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trail delivering for local communities; you and your family can help wildlife and benefit, too (4/21/2009)
Conservation Police Officer of the Year 2009 Senior Officer Saunders (4/7/2009)
VDGIF Honored with National Sport Fish Restoration Award (4/7/2009)
Virginia Confirms Cases of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats (4/2/2009)
VDGIF Asking Citizens to Assist in CWD Surveillance (3/31/2009)
Two Eggs Hatch in Norfolk Botanical Garden Bald Eagle Nest (3/23/2009)
Public Input Meeings Set, Public Comment Period Opens for Proposed 2009-2010 Hunting and Trapping Regulations (3/10/2009)
Virginia Investigating Possible Cases of White-Nose Syndrome in Bats (3/9/2009)
Board of Game and Inland Fisheries Takes Quail Under Its Wing (3/6/2009)
VDGIF Hosts First National Archery in the Schools Program Tournament (3/5/2009)
Cale L. Godfrey Named Assistant Chief of Wildlife Division (2/27/2009)
Bear, Deer, Turkey Harvest Data Announced (2/24/2009)
Bald Eagles Have Laid Their First Egg (2/11/2009)
State Agencies Initiate Fishing Line Recycling Program (2/10/2009)
Watkins Boat Landing Reopens after Renovations (2/6/2009)
Virginia Outdoors Foundation Finalizes 5,000-acre Smith Mountain Easement (2/4/2009)
VDGIF to host first National Archery in the Schools Program tournament (1/21/2009)
VDGIF Director's Volunteer Award (12/17/2008)
Conservation Police Officer of the Year 2008 Senior Officer Funkhouser (12/15/2008)
Fish Kill Task Force Evaluates Results of Latest Studies (11/18/2008)
Department of Game and Inland Fisheries to Continue Surveillance for Avian Influenza (11/14/2008)
Forty-eight schools recognized for their contributions to Virginia's Environment (11/6/2008)
Michael R. Clark Promoted to Rank of Major (11/6/2008)
Drivers, Use Caution to Avoid Hitting Deer (11/3/2008)
An Open Letter To Landowners and Deer Hunters in Floyd County (10/30/2008)
Fall Hunting Underway, Benefits All Virginians (10/16/2008)
Chronic Wasting Disease sampling to resume November 1, 2008 (10/14/2008)
Hunting and Trapping Regulation Meetings Coming Up (9/12/2008)
Virginia Responds to Hurricane Ike: DGIF to Deploy Team to Louisiana (9/12/2008)
Hunting and Trapping Regulation Meetings Scheduled for September (9/2/2008)
Virginia Responds to Hurricane Gustav: DGIF Team Will Deploy to Louisiana (8/30/2008)
Effective September 1, Feeding Deer Will Be Illegal in Virginia (8/27/2008)
Virginia conservation officer earns national recognition (8/19/2008)
Public Asked to Review Hound Project Advisory Committee Recommendations (8/4/2008)
Lake Thompson is Draining (7/29/2008)
Higher Fuel Cost Causes VDGIF to Change Fee Fishing Areas Trout Stockings (7/16/2008)
From the water to the road, Virginians must play it safe this 4th of July (7/2/2008)
VDGIF Basic Law Enforcement Academy Graduates 4th Class (6/26/2008)
Coursey Springs State Fish Hatchery Closed for Renovations (6/25/2008)
Fish Kills Have Developed More Slowly in 2008, Virginia Reports (6/13/2008)
If You Find a Fawn, Leave it Alone (6/10/2008)
Boating and fishing, an economic get-away that benefits all Virginians (6/2/2008)
Bob Ellis Named Wildlife Division Director (5/29/2008)
Cause of Growth on Norfolk Botanical Garden Eaglet Confirmed (5/28/2008)
Plan Now for Free Fishing Days (5/9/2008)
Laurel Bed Lake Being Drained (5/8/2008)
Hunting with Hounds in Virginia: Take the Informal Survey Now Available! (4/30/2008)
Spring in Virginia, Time for Bears (4/29/2008)
Just in time for warm weather, a fishing opportunity returns to Virginians in the greater Metro/Southside area (4/24/2008)
Game Department Officially Opens Merrimac Farm WMA, an Important Natural Habitat (4/10/2008)
MEDIA ADVISORY: Merrimac Farm Wildlife Management Area Dedication and Opening (4/9/2008)
State agencies gear up for potential fish health issues (3/28/2008)
Undercover Poaching Investigation Nets Multiple Charges in Page, Rockingham counties (3/18/2008)
Virginia Reports Good News: No Chronic Wasting Disease Found (3/10/2008)
A New Way to Get Involved in Hunting! (3/10/2008)
Bear, Deer, Turkey Harvest Data Announced (3/5/2008)
Board Names Bob Duncan VDGIF Director (2/6/2008)
Media Advisory: VDGIF Board to Announce Director (2/4/2008)
Game Department Purchase of Merrimac Farm Conserves Important Natural Habitat (1/30/2008)
Dabney W. Watts, Jr. Promoted to Chief of Law Enforcement (12/6/2007)
VDGIF Board Names Bise Acting Director (11/30/2007)
Manslaughter Charge Dismissed Against Conservation Police Officer (11/20/2007)
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Lifts Open Burning Ban on Department Lands Effective November 16, 2007 (11/15/2007)
General Firearms Season for Deer Opens Saturday (11/15/2007)
Multi-state Investigation Uncovers Illegal Trade in Foxes and Coyotes (11/12/2007)
Drivers, Use Caution to Avoid Hitting Deer (11/6/2007)
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Commences Chronic Wasting Disease Surveillance for 2007 (10/30/2007)
Video Available to Help Virginians Live with Bears (10/25/2007)
Shotgun And Rabbit Regulation Changes To Go Into Effect October 26 (10/22/2007)
Hunters and Other Outdoor Enthusiasts Be Careful in the Woods (10/18/2007)
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries Outdoor Burning Ban on Department Lands Effective October 13, 2007 (10/12/2007)
Hunter Education Program Exceeds Half Million Students Taught (10/10/2007)
Governor Proclaims September 22 Hunting and Fishing Day (9/13/2007)
Forty-one schools recognized for their contributions to Virginia's Environment (9/4/2007)
Boat Smart, Boat Safe this Labor Day Weekend (8/30/2007)
Safeboats New Tool on the Water for VDGIF (8/28/2007)
Deer Hemorrhagic Disease Likely Source of Die-Offs (8/23/2007)
Operation SWEEP Results in 180 charges on Virginia's major waterways (8/21/2007)
Operation SWEEP takes place this SATURDAY (8/15/2007)
Bear Problems in Virginia on the Rise this Summer (8/12/2007)
New Volunteer Program Launched (8/7/2007)
A Call Can Make a Difference for Wildlife (8/7/2007)
Dominion Power, Trout Unlimited Provide State-of-the-Art Aquaculture Equipment (7/17/2007)
Master Officer Charlie Mullins Named Game Warden of the Year (7/13/2007)
Federal Delisting of Eagles Effective July 28, Still Protected at State Level (7/9/2007)