● Ranked from real Virginia data · 2024-25
Most huntable public land: counties in Virginia
Virginia counties with the largest share of HUNTABLE public land — state game lands/WMAs, national forest and state/county forest you can hunt without knocking on doors. Parks and permit-only refuges are excluded.
#1Craig Countypublic land you can walk on55.3% public→#2Bath Countypublic land you can walk on54.8% public→#3Alleghany Countypublic land you can walk on49.7% public→#4Bland Countypublic land you can walk on33.4% public→#5Augusta Countypublic land you can walk on33.1% public→#6Smyth Countypublic land you can walk on29.7% public→#7Giles Countypublic land you can walk on28.1% public→#8Highland Countypublic land you can walk on27.4% public→#9Rockingham Countypublic land you can walk on25.7% public→#10Botetourt Countypublic land you can walk on25% public→#11Rockbridge Countypublic land you can walk on24.1% public→#12Shenandoah Countypublic land you can walk on23% public→
How this list is ranked
Ranked by huntable public land as a share of the county: state wildlife-agency game lands/WMAs + USGS PAD-US national/state/county forest, unioned and intersected with the Census county boundary in an equal-area projection. National & state parks, military and permit-only refuges are excluded.
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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