This is from the VA DGIF web site
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/hunting/regulations/elk.asp

Elk
[ul][*]Elk of either sex, antlered or antlerless, may be taken during any open deer season using the weapons legal for deer during that season.[*]The taking of an elk counts towards the hunter�s daily and license year bag limit for deer.[*]Licenses, tag validation, and checking requirements for elk are the same for deer except that elk must be checked at a check station.[*]It is unlawful to destroy the identity (sex) of any harvested elk until checked. Elk may be dismembered to pack it out from the place of kill. The identity of the sex and all parts of the carcass must be present when the elk is checked. [/ul]
Successful elk hunters are asked to contact the Wildlife Division of the Department's Marion Regional Office at (276) 783-4860 as soon as possible after killing an elk so that arrangements can be made to collect Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) samples. CWD testing is voluntary.
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