Beginning Sept. 1, 2021, all hunters (including those who are not required to purchase a license) who harvest a deer, turkey, bear, bobcat, or elk, will need to check their harvest by calling DWR (866-GOT-GAME), logging on to gooutdoorsvirginia.com, or by using the mobile app harvest reporting system, GoOutdoorsVa (free through the app store).

Gov. Northam has scheduled visits to each of the Commonwealth’s nine minor league team stadiums to tout the importance of baseball in Virginia communities.

Hunters and outdoor enthusiasts are invited to participate in the 4th Annual Old Dominion One Shot Turkey Hunt, scheduled for April 20-21. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (DGIF) and the Wildlife Foundation of Virginia (WFV) are coordinating this annual event.

Maryland Department of Natural Resources announced that a Delaware resident won the 2018 Maryland Black Bear Conservation Stamp Design Contest, while the award for top Migratory Game Bird Stamp Design went to a resident of Des Moines, Iowa.

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reports that it is moving forward with emergency regulations that will reduce the minimum size of striped bass for charter boat and recreational anglers in the summer and fall fishery in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries from 20 to 19 inches.

George Mason University Professor Shane Caswell, PhD, said, "People who engage in public safety are really tactical athletes. The physical demands of their jobs often put them into positions that are not too dissimilar from injuries that you would see in an athletic environment."