Whitetail Deer Hunting Guides & Outfitters in Virginia

45 guides and outfitters running whitetail deer trips across Virginia.

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Booking a Whitetail Deer Hunt in Virginia

Gray Bear lists 45 hunting operations in Virginia that run whitetail deer trips — 45 guide & outfitter listings. They are concentrated around Reedville, Moneta, Bassett, Luray, and other towns across the state.

2 of them publish a full write-up of the trips they run, and 44 link straight to their own site so you can check current availability and pricing before you call.

A Virginia license is required before you hunt or fish with any of these outfitters. Check current whitetail deer seasons, tag availability, and draw rules with VA DWR before booking — season dates and quotas change year to year.

Virginia Whitetail Deer Seasons, Tags & Licenses (2026-27)

Virginia whitetail deer season dates, 2026-27
Season	Dates
Youth and apprentice deer hunting weekend	Sep 26 to Sep 27, 2026Statewide. Youth 15 and under or apprentice license holders, with a licensed adult. Any legal deer weapon, either sex. The adult may not carry a weapon.
Early archery	Oct 3 to Nov 13, 2026Statewide. Either sex all season.
Early muzzleloader	Oct 31 to Nov 13, 2026Antlered deer every day. Antlerless deer only on either-sex days, which is the full season in most areas east of the Blue Ridge. None in Chesapeake, Suffolk (east of the Dismal Swamp line) or Virginia Beach.
Firearms, private land (most counties east of the Blue Ridge, plus 12 western counties)	Nov 14, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027Most counties east of the Blue Ridge, plus Carroll, Clarke, Floyd, Frederick, Montgomery, Page, Pulaski, Roanoke, eastern Rockingham, Shenandoah, Warren and Wythe. Either-sex days vary by county. Chesapeake, Suffolk (east of the Dismal Swamp line) and Virginia Beach run Oct 1 to Nov 30, 2026.
Firearms, private land (most counties west of the Blue Ridge, plus Henry and Patrick)	Nov 14 to Dec 12, 2026Alleghany, Augusta, Bath, Bland, Botetourt, Buchanan, Craig, Dickenson, Giles, Grayson, Henry, Highland, Lee, Patrick, Rockbridge, western Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wise. Either-sex days vary. National Forest land runs Nov 14 to Nov 28, 2026.
Late archery	Dec 13, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027Henry and Patrick counties and most areas west of the Blue Ridge. Opens Nov 29 in some far western counties and on National Forest land west of the Blue Ridge, and Dec 1 in Chesapeake, Suffolk (east of the Dismal Swamp line) and Virginia Beach. None in Clarke and Floyd counties or on private land in several other western counties.
Late muzzleloader	Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 2, 2027Most areas west of the Blue Ridge, plus Henry and Patrick counties, National Forest land in Amherst, Bedford and Nelson, and Chesapeake, Suffolk (east of the Dismal Swamp line) and Virginia Beach. Either-sex days vary.

Bag limit: East of the Blue Ridge: 2 per day, 6 per license year, no more than 3 antlered and at least 3 antlerless. West of the Blue Ridge (and National Forest land in Amherst, Bedford and Nelson): 2 per day, 5 per license year, no more than 2 antlered and at least 3 antlerless. Only 1 per day on National Forest and DWR lands. Earn a Buck rules apply in many counties.
Draw or lottery: No, tags are available over the counter. Licenses are sold online, by phone and at license agents. Bonus deer permits for extra antlerless deer on private land have no purchase limit.
Resident cost: $56 to $102 (Hunting license $28, deer and turkey license $28, plus $23 each for the archery or muzzleloading license if you hunt those seasons. Deer and turkey license is valid Jul 1 to Jun 30.)
Nonresident cost: $272 to $364 (Hunting license $136, deer and turkey license $136, plus $46 each for the archery or muzzleloading license if you hunt those seasons. A 3-day trip hunting license is $75.)

Source: Virginia DWR Deer Hunting Regulations and Seasons. Last checked Nov 2, 2026. Dates, fees and limits change every year and some seasons vary by zone or county, so confirm with the agency before you book.