4 Va. Admin. Code § 15-90-10
A. It shall be lawful to hunt deer in the following localities, including the cities and towns therein, during the following seasons, all dates inclusive.
| Locality | Season |
| Accomack County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Albemarle County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Alleghany County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Alleghany County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Amelia County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Amherst County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Amherst County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Appomattox County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Arlington County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Arlington County (antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Augusta County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Augusta County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Bath County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Bath County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Bedford County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Bedford County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Bedford County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through January 31 |
| Bland County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Bland County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Botetourt County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Botetourt County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Brunswick County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Buchanan County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Buckingham County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Campbell County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Caroline County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Carroll County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Carroll County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Carroll County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Charles City County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Charlotte County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Chesapeake (City of) | October 1 through November 30 |
| Chesterfield County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Clarke County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Clarke County (antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Craig County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Craig County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Culpeper County (except Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Culpeper County (Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Culpeper County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Cumberland County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Dickenson County (except on federal lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Dickenson County (federal lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Dinwiddie County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Essex County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Fairfax County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Fairfax County (antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Fauquier County (except Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Fauquier County (Chester F. Phelps Wildlife Management Area) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Fauquier County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Floyd County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Floyd County (antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Fluvanna County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Franklin County (except on federal and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Franklin County (federal and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Frederick County (non-national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Frederick County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Frederick County (non-national forest lands antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Giles County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Giles County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Gloucester County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Goochland County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Grayson County (except on national forest lands and Grayson Highlands State Park) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Grayson County (national forest lands and Grayson Highlands State Park) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Greene County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Greene County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Greensville County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Halifax County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Hanover County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Hanover County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Henrico County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Henrico County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Henry County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Highland County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Highland County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Isle of Wight County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| James City County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| James City County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| King and Queen County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| King George County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| King William County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Lancaster County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Lee County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Lee County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Loudoun County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Loudoun County (antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Louisa County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Lunenburg County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Madison County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Madison County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Mathews County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Mecklenburg County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Middlesex County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Montgomery County (non-national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Montgomery County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Montgomery County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Nelson County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Nelson County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| New Kent County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Northampton County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Northumberland County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Nottoway County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Orange County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Orange County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Page County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Page County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Page County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Patrick County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Pittsylvania County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Powhatan County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Prince Edward County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Prince George County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Prince William County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Prince William County (antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Pulaski County (except on New River Unit of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant adjacent to the Town of Dublin and national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Pulaski County (New River Unit of the Radford Army Ammunition Plant adjacent to the Town of Dublin) | Saturday prior to the second Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Pulaski County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Pulaski County (non-national forest lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Rappahannock County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Rappahannock County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Richmond County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Roanoke County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Roanoke County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Rockbridge County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Rockbridge County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Rockingham County (except on national forest lands and private lands west of Routes 613 and 731) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Rockingham County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Rockingham County (private lands west of Routes 613 and 731) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Russell County (except on national forest lands, Channels State Forest, and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Russell County (national forest lands, Channels State Forest, and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Scott County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Scott County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Shenandoah County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Shenandoah County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Shenandoah County (non-national forest lands antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Smyth County (except on national forest lands, Hungry Mother State Park, and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Smyth County (national forest lands, Hungry Mother State Park, and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Southampton County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Spotsylvania County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Stafford County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Suffolk (City of) (east of Dismal Swamp Line) | October 1 through November 30 |
| Suffolk (City of) (west of Dismal Swamp Line) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Surry County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Sussex County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Tazewell County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Tazewell County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Virginia Beach (City of) | October 1 through November 30 |
| Warren County (non-national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Warren County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Warren County (non-national forest lands antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
| Washington County (except on national forest lands, Channels State Forest, and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Washington County (national forest lands, Channels State Forest, and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Westmoreland County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Wise County (except on national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 28 consecutive days following |
| Wise County (national forest lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| Wythe County (except on national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| Wythe County (national forest and department-owned lands) | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November and for 14 consecutive days following |
| York County | Saturday prior to the third Monday in November through the first Saturday in January |
| York County (private lands and antlerless deer only) | First Saturday in September through the Friday prior to the first Saturday in October and the Sunday following the first Saturday in January through the last Sunday in March |
§§ 29.1-103, 29.1-501, and 29.1-502 of the Code of Virginia.
Derived from VR325-02-6 § 1, eff. July 1, 1987; amended, Virginia Register Volume 10, Issue 23, eff. September 8, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 1995; Volume 19, Issue 19, eff. July 1, 2003; Volume 29, Issue 25, eff. August 15, 2013; Volume 30, Issue 24, eff. August 1, 2014; Volume 35, Issue 22, eff. August 1, 2019; Volume 37, Issue 22, eff. July 1, 2021; Volume 38, Issue 2, eff. September 1, 2021; Volume 38, Issue 22, eff. August 1, 2022; Volume 39, Issue 24, eff. July 17, 2023; Volume 41, Issue 26, eff. September 1, 2025.