VA Hunter Check IN
 

Alright guys and gals time is almost upon us. Just checking to see who we have and where you are from and going to be hunting around the Commonwealth.

Personally I am from King George

I will be hunting in King George, Richmond County, Westmoreland Co, Madison Co and some NOVA urban hunts as well!!

I'm in Louisa County and I hunt Orange, Madison, Louisa, and Charlottesville.

I live in south Stafford. I will be hunting - Richmond County, Quantico Base and If all goes right a nice place 15 min. from my house in Stafford.

Ararat VA
 

I am from Ararat VA. Patrick County in South west Virginia

I'm in Richmond, and hunt out in the George Washington Nat'l Forest.

I'm also originally from upstate New York (yeah yeah, I know... I've been called a "Yankee come-here" :rolleyes: ). Anyway, I am still trying to decide about going back up to NY and hunt my sister & brother-in-law's 125 acre farm this season. But with the economy the way it is, and I can only get about 1 solid week vacation, I don't know if it would be worth it. Non-Res license for New York is now $140 bucks!!! :mad: Not to mention cost of gas for a 10 hour drive up there.

Decisions...decisions...

I'm in Chesterfield and will be hunting in Amelia, Lunenburg, Southampton, and maybe a few others.

Where are the inlaws Butch? I have Inlaws in NY as well, up near Lockport/Tonowanda and about 35 minutes east of there as well.

I thought about maybe hooking up with some of the guys from NY on here and swapping out a hunt but probably will not be this year.

Henry County here but hunt in Patrick and Carroll as well.

Fauquier Co. In VA I'll be hunting in Loudon, PW, Fauquier, Albemarle, Culpeper, Madison....also in MD and OH.

No showing off those scrubs from OH or MD for that matter LOL

I am from Arlington County. Will hunt in Quantico MCB and possiblly Fort Belvoir. Good luck to all VA hunters!

From Manassas. Hunting Quantico.

Centreville here, will be hunting in Clifton, Culpepper, Fauquier, Shenandoah, Montgomery, and Pulaski Counties. Good luck to everyone and look forward to everyone's updates.

From Vienna, will be hunting Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William. Good luck to everyone.

From Ashland, will be hunting Hanover, Culpeper, New Kent, and Michigan.

I'm from Fredericksburg and I'll be hunting in Fauquier, Spotsylvania and Highland counties.

From Winchester hunting Fredrick County

Im in Enon but hunt Prince George and mostly Surry

Hunting from Sandston, Amelia is good but don't overlook Pocahontas. I work by Fort Lee and intend to hunt Pocahontas after work.

Jerry

Live in Glen Allen (Just outside Richmond). Typically I get to hunt in Chesterfield, Sussex, Newport News, Yorktown, York County, Charles City and wherever else I'm lucky enough to be invited. Good to have good friends!

I'm from the Fredericksburg area, will be hunting Spotsylvania, Fauquier, Madison, and Hanover.

I live in Bristow VA. Hunting in the following counties Loudon, PW, Fauquier, Culpeper, Madison, Fairfax and Green.

Where are you hunting doves on Saturday? I can't wait to get in the field.

Hey Justin...

My sister & brother-in-law live in Brookfield, NY (teeny tiny little town, approx. 1600 people (if that), in Madison Co, in upstate NY a little south of Utica, Southeast of Syracuse.

Tonawanda? I've been there many times and at one point, lived in military housing across from Niagara Falls AFB in North Tonawanda. My wife is originally from West Seneca (suburb of Buffalo), and a bunch of inlaws out there have told me I can come up and hunt with them too.

Say what? Amelia WMA is good? :happy0157:

Dude, Amelia gets slammed with like 800,000 hunters!!! I mean, you get there real early, get set up, and when the sun comes up, the whole place looks like a freakin' pumpkin patch! Been there, done that, never again... :s5:

How do you do it?

If you see a pumpkin patch, you've missed 6 weeks of good hunting.

Jerry

Hunting Accomack County, Eastern Shore!! Also, have some spot in Chesapeake and Suffolk i frequent.

From Newport News, hunting King william, King and Queen, Essex and Bath counties

i live in augusta county where i hunt mostly. i also hunt in rockingham,highland,bath,nelson,albemarle and amhurst. i had a great 08 season its going to be real hard to top,but i'm seeing some great bucks on hunting property near my house. last yr. i decided to only hunt here at home and i killed 2 8pts and a 9pt on 3 different places. that was my goal before the season and everything i tryed worked great during the rut,so i'm starting out with the same pattern. good luck to all.

I will be hunting PW and the GWNF.
Good luck to all.

I wish all Virginia hunters the best of luck. Please post up some pics or maybe just a story of your success in the woods. Remember, success isn't always defined by a dead animal. BEST of luck guys.

VA Chucker--how is the GWNF? I have always wanted to bowhunt there, but haven't gotten too serious because I hunt Quantico. If I did hunt it, I would go up there and camp out for a few days to make it worth the travel. Please give me some insight as to whether the trip is worth it. Thanks.

Brett

Brett,
I have hunted up there the past 6 years. It is by far the most challenging area to hunt IMO. Public land has its issues then throw in super sensitive deer that have limited exposure to humans. Then throw in hikers and random hunters that you have no idea how they stumbled by your stand since you are miles from any road or trail? I think you have the right idea about camping and digging in for a few days. There are plenty of deer up there however once they are pressured they go high and deep in the woods. Big woods hunting is humbling but I love being up there. I finally found a local private patch to hunt, so i wont be treking up the GWNF as much. But when i need an asswhoopin... i will head up there. Tons of black bear up there too. Nothing like big woods hunting. I dont want to discourage anyone from heading out there... its just not the same as sitting in the corner of a corn or soybean field.
If you head up there my advice would be to hunt high in the AM and low in the evenings (use the thermals to your advantage).

I'm in Cifton, VA and I'll be hunting Thompson WMA, GW Forest, and some private land.

Thanks Chucker--if I do go I would hike in deep and try to find some less pressured deer during bow season. I appreciate your advice on the thermals, it is something I would take seriously.

hubby11--the biggest 8 pointer I have ever seen was in Clifton. I was driving to work in Fairfax and driving down some backroads in Clifton and saw him......unreal buck. Probably a 22-24 inch spread and MASS. It was a monster buck for anywhere in the country.

Hi all, I live in clifton/centrville, will be hunting some private land in chantilly, and hopefully some land in the northern neck, and any where I might get permission in prince william hopefully! and maybe belvoir if I find a bow, hoping to get my first deer!:)

cville--go get em! I hope you kill your first deer this year. I wish I had an extra bow to give you, because I would. The only extra bow I have is a bulky old bow that is heavy and tough to pull. It still shoots well but it is tough to handle.

If you could get a bow and get accurate up to 20 yards or so, you could probably take a deer or two in Chantilly.

Howdy. New member here. I am from Blacksburg and hunt Giles and Montgomery counties.

I'm in Charlottesville and will be hunting Albemarle & Pittsylvania counties.

From Henrico County and I hunt Henrico and Caroline counties.

Thanks for considering letting me borrow a bow:) , well I went out this morning till about 12 but didnt see any deer:s6:(as most times) any tips? any body else hunting urban archery? i did notice the creek on the property i hunt is completley dried out..

amelia county checking in