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🦆 Hog Island Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 Virginiaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
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Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

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3 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
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Unknown — check official site
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Unknown — check official site
6 mi away · National Park
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Unknown — check official site
7 mi away · State / Public Land
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Unknown — check official site
10 mi away · State / Public Land
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Unknown — check official site
11 mi away · State / Public Land
🗺️ Chesapeake Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve - Catlett Islands
Unknown — check official site
12 mi away · State Park
🌳 Machicomoco State Park
Fee charged — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — VA state lands

Required passParking fee
VA residents$7–10/vehicle
Out-of-state visitors$7–10/vehicle
Annual option$75 res / $110 non-res

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page