Change weight restriction on harvested bears.
Suggestions have been made to:
a. eliminate weight restriction
b. raise the weight restriction to 125 pounds or to 150 pounds
c. allow hunters under 16 years of age to take a bear at any weight during the kill season
(posted 11/4/2008)
Comments Submitted
| Subject | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Raise the weight restriction | J from Chase City, VA | 11/14/2008 |
| Weight | W from Wilsons, VA | 11/17/2008 |
| I agree with W | K from Clintwood, VA | 11/17/2008 |
| keep weight restriction the same | G from Highland , VA | 11/18/2008 |
| Weight | H from Staunton/Augusta, VA | 11/18/2008 |
| Raise the weight | S from Timberville , VA | 11/18/2008 |
| weight | R from cana, VA | 11/19/2008 |
| increase/decrease/eliminate legal bear weight limit | L from TIMBERVILLE, VA | 11/20/2008 |
| Youth | P from virginia beach, VA | 11/20/2008 |
| No weight restriction | E from Rockingham, VA | 11/22/2008 |
| Maintain weight restriction | N from Windsor, VA | 11/23/2008 |
| The current regulation is working - leave it alone | C from Palmyra, VA | 11/23/2008 |
| Weight | R from Williasmburg, VA | 11/23/2008 |
| Youth | J from Catlett, VA | 11/23/2008 |
| Keep weight the same | S from Norfolk, VA | 11/24/2008 |
| Weight Restriction | C from Front Royal, VA | 11/24/2008 |
| weight | E from Mt.Crawford, VA | 11/25/2008 |
| Weight restrictions | C from Bealeton, VA | 11/25/2008 |
| Bear weight | R from Spotsylvania, VA | 11/26/2008 |
| Weight restriction on bear | C from New Castle, VA | 11/26/2008 |
| keep the weight where it is | D from Luray, VA | 11/29/2008 |
| Increase weight restrictions - Yes | M from Great Falls, VI | 11/30/2008 |
| weight restictions | S from charlottesville, VA | 12/1/2008 |
| Keep weight restriction the same | R from Middlebrook, VA | 12/1/2008 |
| keep weight restriction the same | B from Prince William, VA | 12/1/2008 |
| bear | P from alberta, VA | 12/3/2008 |
| Weight | D from Suffolk/City of Suffolk, VA | 12/4/2008 |
| Raise it. | J from hampton, VA | 12/7/2008 |
| Leave As-Is | C from Hampton, VA | 12/9/2008 |
| b. raise the weight restriction to 150 pounds | D from chesapeake, VA | 12/9/2008 |
| Harvest Weight. | R from Greene County, VA | 12/9/2008 |
| Young Hunters. | R from Greene County, VA | 12/9/2008 |
| weight | D from dayton, VA | 12/10/2008 |
| change weight restriction | B from GALAX, VA | 12/10/2008 |
| (no subject) | D from Christiansburg, VA | 12/10/2008 |
| Leave as is | T from Christiansburg, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| weight | B from ruckersville, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| (no subject) | J from Abingdon , VA | 12/11/2008 |
| Bad Idea. | W from Earlysville, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| Bear weight elimination | S from Richmond, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| Weight on bear | T from Buena Vista, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| weight on bear | L from springfield/fairfax, VA | 12/11/2008 |
| Raise The Weight Restriction | M from Woodbridge, VA | 12/16/2008 |
| Weight | D from Millboro, VA | 12/17/2008 |
| weight | D from troutville-botetourt, VA | 12/17/2008 |
| bear weight | D from page, VA | 12/18/2008 |
| weight | A from stanley , VA | 12/18/2008 |
| Bear Weight Elimination | J from Berryville, VA | 12/18/2008 |
| Guessing weight | J from Roanoke, VA | 12/19/2008 |
| weight | R from cana, VA | 12/19/2008 |
| bear weight | M from holtwood/Lancaster, PA | 12/19/2008 |
| Middle ground | K from Roanoke, VA | 12/19/2008 |
| Leave it | J from Front Royal, VA | 12/20/2008 |
| weight | E from Broadway, VA | 12/22/2008 |
| Bear Weight Elimination | D from Meadowview, VA | 12/23/2008 |
| elimante weigth restriction | L from New Meadows, ID | 12/27/2008 |
| Weight restrictions | M from Abingdon, VA | 12/30/2008 |
| Get rid of weight restriction | J from Millboro, VA | 12/31/2008 |
| weight restriction | J from stanley, VA | 1/1/2009 |
| drop it | L from Rustburg, VA | 1/1/2009 |
| weight restriction | C from Clifton Forge, VA | 1/2/2009 |
| Do away with it | D from Millboro, VA | 1/2/2009 |
| Raise the weight | W from Galax, VA | 1/4/2009 |
| Weight Restrictions | E from Broadway, VA | 1/5/2009 |