I was just told you don't need a hunting license to hunt on private property in Virginia, is this true?  Comes from avid hunter, has he just been lucky to not get caught yet?

im not to sure about Virginia, but with CT you do need a hunting license. unless your part of a hunting club.

sorry if it dosent help

bbr

From the VDGIF Website:

All persons, except those listed below, must purchase the proper licenses before hunting or trapping.

Resident or non-resident landowners, their spouses, their children and grandchildren and the spouses of such children and grandchildren, or the landowner’s parents, resident or non-resident, do not need a license to hunt, trap or fish within the boundaries of their own lands and inland waters.
Tenants, on the land they rent and occupy, are not required to have a license, but must have the written permission of the landowner.
Residents, 65 years of age and over, do not need a license to hunt or trap on private property in their county of residence.
Residents under the age of 12 are not required to obtain a license to hunt provided they are accompanied and directly supervised within sight of an adult who has a valid Virginia hunting license on their person.
Any person who is not hunting, but is aiding a disabled person to hunt when such disabled person possesses a valid Virginia Disabled Resident Lifetime hunting license or a Virginia Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime license is not required to have a license.
Any Indian who "habitually" resides on an Indian reservation or a member of the Virginia recognized tribes who resides in the Commonwealth is not required to have a license; however, such Indian must have on his person an identification card or paper signed by the chief of his tribe, a valid tribal identification card, written confirmation through a central tribal registry, or certification from a tribal office.


HTH
Argus

Unless you are the landowner of said private property, you DO need a license.