Loudoun County to Conduct Managed Deer Hunt at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve

Loudoun County is conducting a three-day managed deer hunt at Banshee Reeks Nature Preserve in Leesburg Oct. 17, 24 and 31. The hunt is being held to reduce the level of herd at the preserve.

Overpopulation has caused the health of the deer to decline, according to assessments by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and PRCS personnel.

The hunt is an archery-only event. Hunters will be allowed to harvest a buck with a minimum of four points total after harvesting at least one antlerless deer.

Hunters can register in person Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the PRCS Administrative Office or register online at http://www.loudoun.gov/webtrac. Hunters will be selected through a lottery registration ending Aug. 31 and will be notified Sept. 1. Lottery tickets are $10 for Loudoun residents and $15 for non-residents. Hunters may purchase as many lottery tickets as they wish.

Participants must have a Virginia hunting license, pass a qualifier at local ranges, purchase a $30 Loudoun County hunting permit by Sept. 17 and attend a mandatory orientation at Banshee Reeks on Sept. 21.

For more information, contact ron.circe@loudoun.gov, call (70) 669-0316 or visit www.loudoun.gov/bansheereeks.

Image: Courtesy Friends of Banshee Reeks (Source: Facebook)