IMPORTANT INFORMATION - PLEASE READ
UPDATE 11/15/2025
Normal hunting operations will resume starting Monday 17 November. See hunt bulletin for details.
Archery Qualification Update:
Beginning November, the east of I-95/Camp Upshur archery qualification tests will only be scheduled by appointment based on interest/availability. Please contact the Game Check Station if you are interested in qualifying.
UPDATE 9/16/2025
Hunting Bulletin is now available for viewing
UPDATE 9/4/2025
NEW For 2025- 2026 SEASON: Sunday hunting is now authorized. The Game Check Station (GCS) will be closed Tuesdays (except 11 November) and Wednesdays and there will be no hunting on those days. Opening day for hunting will be 4 September and GCS will open at 0800. For the first time in 20 years, license fees were increased. All hunters must purchase a license except youth under 18 years of age. Hunters who want the ability to deploy trail cameras must come to the GCS and receive a brief. Once brief is complete, hunters will be issued a trail camera permit and can deploy up to 5 cameras at one time.
Tuesday/Wednesday Scouting:
Scouting on Tuesday and Wednesday is permitted from 0800-1600. You cannot reserve an area to scout on Tuesday or Wednesday. Additionally, to make a reservation for Thursday, you make your reservation on Wednesday.
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Quantico DOES NOT participate in the Early Archery Season in September that Stafford and Prince William Counties have enrolled in.
Quantico DOES NOT participate in the Early Muzzleloader Season.
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Containment Area – Fauquier County and Prince William County are within VDWR’s Disease Management Area (DMA) 2. The Training Areas included are 6C, 9B, 10A, 11A, 12A, 12B, 13, 14A, 14B, 14C, 15A, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 16E, 16F, 16G, 17A, 17B, 17C, Camp Upshur, and all Mainside Hunter Parking Areas. Any deer harvested in these areas MUST follow VDWR’s requirements on transporting deer. VDWR has authorized base hunters to transport deer to the Quantico Game Check Station for data collection purposes. Fauquier and Prince William County deer must be immediately taken to a processor within DMA 1 or DMA 2 or processed (quartered) at the Game Check Station. We have a refrigerator unit available to hang deer for up to 48 hours for you to come process your deer. The spinal column and head MUST be left at the GCS so NREA Staff can properly dispose of them. In a joint effort with the state, we have and will continue to take samples to test for CWD. Through testing, CWD has not been confirmed present on the base. Please see our Guidelines for Hunting within DMA2 document for more information.