Virginia Dept of Game and Inland Fisheries

  • Effective Today Boating Education Required for PWC Operators Age 14-20
    Richmond, VA -- Attention boaters, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has begun to phase in Virginia's boating safety education requirement and wants to remind boaters that as of July 1, all operators of personal watercraft (PW...
  • Application for Quota Hunts Begins July 1, 2009
    Richmond, VA -- Hunters, the application period for 2009-2010 Quota Hunts opens today, July 1, 2009. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries has posted applications and information on the agency website www.HuntFishVA.com. Hunting opport...
  • Floating Blind Licenses Now to be Available from License Agents and Online
    Richmond, VA -- In an effort to streamline the purchase of Waterfowl Floating Blind licenses, the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) will be selling the permits through the same point of sale system used to sell hunting and fish...
  • VDGIF Basic Law Enforcement Academy Graduates Class
    Richmond, VA -- The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries (VDGIF) Basic Law Enforcement Academy has graduated a new class of officers. Clerk of the Circuit Court for Chesterfield County, The Honorable Judy L. Worthington officially swore-i...
  • Operation Dry Water: Boating Under the Influence Enforcement Effort This Weekend
    Virginia boaters, take note that this weekend, June 26-28, Conservation Police Officers with the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and Marine Police with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission will be patrolling Virginia's water...
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    Meat thermometer helps keep grilling safe Print E-mail
    By NRVNews   
    BLACKSBURG—When warm weather arrives and people begin cooking their favorite meals on the grill, they need to do it safely.