Hunting at Fort A.P. Hill is a great opportunity for military members looking for an outdoor hunting experience.
The installation offers deer, fall and spring turkey, bear, coyote, fox, dove, waterfowl, duck, rabbit, squirrel, groundhog, raccoon, bobwhite quail, and crow seasons.
All hunting is on a first-come first serve basis. Permanent state and federal hunting licenses are required. Additionally, a hunter education certificate (Original only copies are unacceptable) is required for all hunters age 12 and older. Most seasons are concurrent with the federal and state hunting seasons, but there are exceptions.
The hunting program is run through the Game Check Station, Building #390. (804) 633- 8244.
No hunters will be signed out to hunt before 0500 A.M.
The Game Check Station uses a telephone reservation system line each year. This system allows hunters to reserve an area a day in advance. Up to two guests may be checked in during a single call. The automated reservation telephone number (804)633-4014, and is not toll free.
Certificates, Licenses, and Permits
To hunt on Fort A.P. Hill you must possess: a Fort A.P. Hill hunting permit, a hunter education certificate, and Virginia State Police, Form SP-167 Background Check or FAPH Background Check, and VA State or County licenses. Federal Migratory Bird Stamps are required for hunting waterfowl. Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration is required for hunting any migratory bird. VA Big Game Tags are required for hunting turkey and deer. Bonus Tags are legal for use on Fort A.P. Hill Deer.
Permits can be purchased at the Game Check Station from 6 am 7 pm (before Daylight savings time), and from 6 am 5 pm (after Daylight savings time).