Virginia Department of Game & Inland Fisheries http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/ Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries News en-us Copyright 2010, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries dgifweb@dgif.virginia.gov (Web Administration) 60 Virginia Dept. of Game & Inland Fisheries Newsroom http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/feeds/logo.gif http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/ 93 92 Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:09:06 GMTSupplemental Largemouth Bass Stockings Planned for Back Bayhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/vdgifnews/~3/jmjxawEjWj4/release.asphttp://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=321DGIF working to restore top trophy bass fishery The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) will initiate a three-year largemouth bass stocking project in Back Bay, beginning in late May of 2012. An experimental stocking of approx...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vdgifnews/~4/jmjxawEjWj4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=321Tue, 17 Jan 2012 25:42:53 GMTWildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program Recognizes 75 Years of Wildlife Conservation and Partnership Successhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/vdgifnews/~3/i4-EZIslBp8/release.asphttp://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=320Additional Contacts: Kim Betton, USFWS, 571-319-6343, Kim_betton@fws.gov Laura MacLean, AFWA, 202-253-0319, lmaclean@fishwildlife.org The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) joins the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), an...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vdgifnews/~4/i4-EZIslBp8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=320Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:07:25 GMTIncreased Options, Decreased Costs: Multi-year License Discount Goes into Effect January 1, 2012http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/vdgifnews/~3/JGIJCZUh3xs/release.asphttp://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=319The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) will introduce reduced pricing for resident annual hunting, trapping and freshwater fishing licenses for two-, three- and four-year periods beginning January 1, 2012. Purchasers will save $2...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vdgifnews/~4/JGIJCZUh3xs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=319Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:13:14 GMTVirginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries announces new areas open to float blinds for waterfowl huntinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/vdgifnews/~3/AwrSKAFg290/release.asphttp://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=318The waters around Michaels and Free School Marsh are now open to waterfowl hunting from floating blinds. The Free School Marsh that makes up the huntable portion of the Saxis Wildlife Management Area, as well as the designated waterfowl refuge of Mi...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vdgifnews/~4/AwrSKAFg290" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=318Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:31:35 GMTEffective Jan 1, you may need an Access Permit to visit WMAs and DGIF-owned public fishing lakeshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/vdgifnews/~3/oQLHGVzg1Mg/release.asphttp://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=317Holders of valid Virginia hunting, freshwater fishing, and trapping licenses, and people with Virginia boat registrations will be exempt. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) owns more than 201,000 acres of land on 39 WMAs l...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/vdgifnews/~4/oQLHGVzg1Mg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=317