In Virginia there's no carcass tag at all...unless carcass is left unattended then you must create a personal check card.
But then again, you don't even need a license (or tags) if you're hunting on your families land!...but you are required to still check an animal in.
Bear, Deer, and Turkey Tag Validation & Checking Requirements
Validation of Tags
•All hunters (unless license exempt) killing a bear, deer, elk, or turkey are required to validate an appropriate tag on their bear, deer, turkey license (big game license), bonus deer permit, or special permit (DCAP, DMAP, or DPOP) at the place of kill prior to moving the animal in any way. To validate a tag, hunters must completely remove the designated notch area from the appropriate license or permit tag.
•DO NOT detach license or permit tags to attach to the animal. Validation only requires the removal of the designated notch area from the appropriate license or permit tag.
•It is unlawful for any person to validate (notch) a tag from any license or special permit prior to the killing of an animal. A tag that is mistakenly validated (notched) prior to the killing of an animal must be voided immediately by the licensee or permittee by writing, in ink, the word "VOID" on the line provided on the tag.
•Hunters killing an elk are required to validate an appropriate deer tag.
1.Remove the designated notch area from the appropriate tag on license prior to moving the animal in any way. Do not remove the tag from your license.
2.Check your animal by the appropriate method, whether by calling 1-866-468-4263, taking it to a check station or on the Internet.
3.Write the check card number or the confirmation number (from telephone or Internet checking) in ink on the license tag next to the notch.
Carcass Transferred or Unattended
•If the kill is reported using the telephone or Internet checking system by a hunter who validated a tag, no personal check card is required as long as the hunter is in possession of the carcass.
•If the carcass is transferred to the possession of another individual or left unattended, a personal check card or Internet check card must be created and kept with the carcass until the carcass is processed. If the carcass is left unattended, the personal check card or Internet check card must be securely attached to the carcass.
Personal Check Card
An animal reported using the telephone or Internet checking system will require the creation of a personal check card if:
1.The hunter is license exempt.
2.The hunter possesses a Veteran's Disabled Lifetime License.
3.The carcass is transferred to someone else.
4.The carcass is left unattended.
The personal check card may be written on any type of paper using a pen and must include the hunter's:
1.full name
2.date of kill and
3.the confirmation number.
License Exemptions
All persons, except those listed below, must purchase the proper licenses before hunting or trapping. Where exempt, the exemption means the individual is exempt from the basic hunting license, bear, deer, turkey license, archery license, muzzleloading license, and Virginia Migra tory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp. All seasons, bag limits, and checking requirements apply.
•Resident or nonresident landowners, their spouses, their children and grandchildren and the spouses of such children and grandchildren, or the landowner's parents, resident or nonresident, do not need a license to hunt, trap or fish (on inland waters) within the boundaries of their own lands.
•Tenants, on the land they rent and occupy, are not required to have a license, but must have the written permission of the landowner. Persons who lease property and do not permanently reside there are not exempt from license requirements.
•Residents, 65 years of age and over, do not need a license to hunt or trap on private property in their county or city of residence.
•Resident hunters under the age of 12 are not required to have a hunting license or hunter education. Nonresident hunters under the age of 12 need a hunting license but do not need hunter education to purchase one. All hunters under the age of 12 may not hunt unless accompanied and directly supervised by a licensed adult.
•Residents under the age of 16 are not required to have a license to trap when accompanied by any person 18 years of age or older who possesses a valid Virginia trapping license.
•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 hunting or trapping 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.
•Stockholders owning 50 percent or more of the stock of any domestic corporation owning land in Virginia, his or her spouse and children and minor grandchildren, resident or nonresident, do not need a license to hunt, trap and fish within the boundaries of lands and inland waters owned by the domestic corporation.
But then again, you don't even need a license (or tags) if you're hunting on your families land!...but you are required to still check an animal in.
Bear, Deer, and Turkey Tag Validation & Checking Requirements
Validation of Tags
•All hunters (unless license exempt) killing a bear, deer, elk, or turkey are required to validate an appropriate tag on their bear, deer, turkey license (big game license), bonus deer permit, or special permit (DCAP, DMAP, or DPOP) at the place of kill prior to moving the animal in any way. To validate a tag, hunters must completely remove the designated notch area from the appropriate license or permit tag.
•DO NOT detach license or permit tags to attach to the animal. Validation only requires the removal of the designated notch area from the appropriate license or permit tag.
•It is unlawful for any person to validate (notch) a tag from any license or special permit prior to the killing of an animal. A tag that is mistakenly validated (notched) prior to the killing of an animal must be voided immediately by the licensee or permittee by writing, in ink, the word "VOID" on the line provided on the tag.
•Hunters killing an elk are required to validate an appropriate deer tag.
1.Remove the designated notch area from the appropriate tag on license prior to moving the animal in any way. Do not remove the tag from your license.
2.Check your animal by the appropriate method, whether by calling 1-866-468-4263, taking it to a check station or on the Internet.
3.Write the check card number or the confirmation number (from telephone or Internet checking) in ink on the license tag next to the notch.
Carcass Transferred or Unattended
•If the kill is reported using the telephone or Internet checking system by a hunter who validated a tag, no personal check card is required as long as the hunter is in possession of the carcass.
•If the carcass is transferred to the possession of another individual or left unattended, a personal check card or Internet check card must be created and kept with the carcass until the carcass is processed. If the carcass is left unattended, the personal check card or Internet check card must be securely attached to the carcass.
Personal Check Card
An animal reported using the telephone or Internet checking system will require the creation of a personal check card if:
1.The hunter is license exempt.
2.The hunter possesses a Veteran's Disabled Lifetime License.
3.The carcass is transferred to someone else.
4.The carcass is left unattended.
The personal check card may be written on any type of paper using a pen and must include the hunter's:
1.full name
2.date of kill and
3.the confirmation number.
License Exemptions
All persons, except those listed below, must purchase the proper licenses before hunting or trapping. Where exempt, the exemption means the individual is exempt from the basic hunting license, bear, deer, turkey license, archery license, muzzleloading license, and Virginia Migra tory Waterfowl Conservation Stamp. All seasons, bag limits, and checking requirements apply.
•Resident or nonresident landowners, their spouses, their children and grandchildren and the spouses of such children and grandchildren, or the landowner's parents, resident or nonresident, do not need a license to hunt, trap or fish (on inland waters) within the boundaries of their own lands.
•Tenants, on the land they rent and occupy, are not required to have a license, but must have the written permission of the landowner. Persons who lease property and do not permanently reside there are not exempt from license requirements.
•Residents, 65 years of age and over, do not need a license to hunt or trap on private property in their county or city of residence.
•Resident hunters under the age of 12 are not required to have a hunting license or hunter education. Nonresident hunters under the age of 12 need a hunting license but do not need hunter education to purchase one. All hunters under the age of 12 may not hunt unless accompanied and directly supervised by a licensed adult.
•Residents under the age of 16 are not required to have a license to trap when accompanied by any person 18 years of age or older who possesses a valid Virginia trapping license.
•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 hunting or trapping 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.
•Stockholders owning 50 percent or more of the stock of any domestic corporation owning land in Virginia, his or her spouse and children and minor grandchildren, resident or nonresident, do not need a license to hunt, trap and fish within the boundaries of lands and inland waters owned by the domestic corporation.
