You can't carry a firearm concealed in VA during bowseason unless you have a CWP and you can't get a CWP until you are 21.
However, there are certain instances where you can possess a handgun under 18 but you still can't legally conceal it.
Refer to Virginia Code 18.2-308.7
edited to add: The only legal way to carry a firearm in VA during bow season is concealed.
Last edited by VAhuntr; 09-02-2009 at 05:13 PM.