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Early Season Preserve?
Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 5:04 pm
by ScottE
What is the earliest preserves open up? I'm located in northern virginia and willing to drive 3 hours to get to one.
Re: Early Season Preserve?
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 3:48 am
by Thornapple
Scott,
States in most cases control the season for preserves. They usually start October 1 through the end of March. You have several less than 3 hours from Northern Virginia. A couple of the better managed near you are Mason Dixon off of I-81 in Maryland, Shenandoah in W. Virginia, and others further north in Pennsylvania.
Re: Early Season Preserve?
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 4:02 am
by Thornapple
Sorry, Mason Dixon is off of I-83 near the Pa. border north of Baltimore.
Re: Early Season Preserve?
Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 5:03 pm
by RayGubernat
Scott -
Check your regs on line or contact the VA game department folks.
I believe you will find that it is Sept. 1 for licensed preserves, in VA. That is what I saw on one site. However, I would not be surprised if most preserves down there do doves for several weeks and after the doves peter out, then get into chuckar and quail and such. I would ask.
RayG