I don't hunt them on the Island, I hunt in MD, Dorchester County. You can probably get the info off the Va website, or the MD DNR website. In Md, you're allowed, 2 per season, only one buck. That gives you 2/ea for bow, rifle, and MZ. If you hunt public land, there's no permit, just the regular liscense. I'm not sure about the permit fee for the Island, maybe like $25. I don't think it's difficult to get a permit, but I think it's only for bow and MZ. In MD, you can hunt them with any weapon in the regular seasons, they have the same basic season dates as whitetails.
And I forgot, they do taste like soyburger, they stink, are mean, bite hunters...