RE: virginia blackpowder season
Seems like you start hearing those rumors every year. I think it would be a major issue come election time if it was cancelled. Also, it would have a large impact on local economies. Remember PETA has their headquarters in Virginia, they would be the first to start a rumor like that.
But hey, maybe since the deer herd would not be thinned out, they would open Sunday's for hunting to allow the day's missed.