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Record number of turkeys harvested during 2013 spring
A record number of turkeys were harvested during the 2013 spring season, according to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The 2013 harvest of 19,265 birds exceeded the previous number (18,345) set in 2002. Bedford County recorded the...
Tags: Franklin County (Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure, Turkey (animal), Bedford County (Virginia), Halifax County
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Virginia hunting, fishing mobile app hits 25K downloads
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries says its free HuntFishVA mobile application has been downloaded more than 25,000 times. The app for both iPhone and Android platforms was allows users to search for a wide variety of hunting and...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Apple iPhone, Fishing
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Fancy Gap man killed by his son in New Year's Day hunting accident
A Fancy Gap man was killed by his son in a hunting accident on New Year’s Day. According to the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, the 13-year-old boy thought he was shooting a deer. His father, Sansford Ray Semones, was about 160...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Carroll County (Virginia), New Year's Day
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UPDATE: WVU mascot who shot bear with school musket charged for not wearing orange during hunt
A West Virginia University mascot who got in trouble for using his uniform musket to kill a bear has been cited for another problem -- not wearing blaze orange during the bear hunt. Mountaineers mascot Jonathan Kimble wears buckskin and a coonskin cap...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry
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Deer, turkey, bear hunting numbers released by Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has released preliminary figures on the fall and winter hunting seasons, and it was a very good year for sportsmen and women who stalk wild turkey. The department reports that 3,470 birds were taken...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Aquaculture, Botetourt County
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Hunt Fest hopefully to bring boost to local economy
News 7 Anchor/ReporterIf you love to hunt or fish, you'll want to check out the Virginia Hunt Fest at the Roanoke Civic Center this weekend. Lots of outdoors men and women from our area will be coming indoors at the Roanoke Civic Center to check out dozens of booths filled...Tags: Fishing, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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A preview of Va Hunt Fest, which starts Friday at the Roanoke Civic Center
News 7 ReporterDo you think hunting season is over until the spring? While you might be right as far as heading to the woods and harvesting that buck of a lifetime, or that fall longbeard and the elusive black bear, hunting has become a year-long endeavor. This is the...Tags: Entertainment Events, Festive Events, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Game Shows
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Alabama investigators give new details on the discovery of Shirley Hodges' remains
Weekend Anchor/ReporterFour months later and hundreds of miles away from her home in Franklin County, Shirley Hodges remains were found in Cherokee County, Alabama. We've learned more about the discovery from investigators on the other end of this case, in Alabama. ...Tags: The Happiest News!, Injuries and Wounds, The Happiest News!, Services and Shopping, Human Interest
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Senate committee votes to lift Sunday hunting ban
Virginia hunters got some good news Thursday.
A Senate committee has voted to lift a ban on Sunday hunting in the Commonwealth.
The bill now goes to the full Senate for a vote.
Governor McDonnell has said he will support Sunday hunting on private land....Tags: Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), Fairfax County, Executive Branch, Natural Resource Industry, Conservation
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UPDATED: Victim's name released in deadly Pittsylvania County hunting accident
UPDATED 1:20 p.m. Friday: We now know the name of the man killed in a hunting accident Thursday in the Chatham area.
57-year-old Richie Pope was the victim.
Pope was shot by 62-year-old Harry Hale.
Investigators say Pope was walking hear his home...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Motorvehicle Accidents, Pittsylvania County
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