In VA they can and do come on Private land. I hunt a 300 acre mountain side that is 1 mile off a state dirt road. We left the gate unlock and he came in. Wrote one of my buddies a ticket for not wearing blaze while sitting in his stand (Spotted him from the road). It was the last day of the season at about 3:30pm. Talk about killing your last chance for the big one.

On another occasion we had someone steal a 10 gauge out of the truck while we were turkey hunting. We called the game warden because the neighbor saw the perps car make and model. The warden spent more time interrogating us and our equipment than trying to help.

I think most wardens are decent but some of them can be a bit over the top. They know you don' t like to see them coming even if you are not doing anything wrong. At least the police pull you over for a reason.