● Ranked from real Virginia data · 2024-25
Best counties to lease or own hunting land in Virginia
Virginia counties where private hunting access is worth the most — strong deer harvest AND very little public land, so a hunter has real demand and nowhere free to go. If you own ground here, this is what it's worth.
#1Bedford County3,358 antlered bucks · 4.5% public4.5% public→#2Pittsylvania County2,664 antlered bucks · 1.1% public1.1% public→#3Fauquier County2,071 antlered bucks · 2% public2% public→#4Franklin County1,981 antlered bucks · 0% public0% public→#5Halifax County1,948 antlered bucks · 0% public0% public→#6Augusta County2,911 antlered bucks · 33.1% public33.1% public→#7Southampton County1,858 antlered bucks · 0% public0% public→#8Rockingham County2,486 antlered bucks · 25.7% public25.7% public→#9Albemarle County1,781 antlered bucks · 0% public0% public→#10Loudoun County1,679 antlered bucks · 0% public0% public→#11Carroll County1,502 antlered bucks · 3.3% public3.3% public→#12Campbell County1,453 antlered bucks · 0.1% public0.1% public→
How this list is ranked
Ranked by opportunity = reported antlered bucks harvest (normalized) × private-land scarcity (1 − huntable public %). Strong harvest with little public land ranks highest. A relative guide from public data, not an appraisal.
Data year: 2024-25. Each row links to its full page with every number cited to its agency source. A place missing a signal is never guessed — it simply can't rank.
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