ORIGINAL: Talondale
SBGobblers, it's Illegal in VA. Unless it's gun season, then you're carring a bow in with your gun. I used to carry a pistol during gun season to dispatch a deer with but stopped after I missed a nice buck with it after my shotgun jammed. Besides, I figured I was always cleaning two guns that way and the pistol bullets cost more than the shotgun shells, so what was the point?
That's wrong. Copied from theVirginia DGIF general regulations page:
"Concealed handguns may be in the possession of hunters during the archery and muzzleloading seasons when they also possess a valid concealed handgun permit. Such handguns may not be used to shoot wild animals during these seasons."