virginiapropertyrightsalliance.com- Working to Educate Citizens About Right to Retrieve in Virginia

Virginia Code §18.2-136 (“Right to Retrieve”) legally allows hunters to enter private property without the landowner’s permission only to retrieve their hunting dogs or falconry birds (falcons, hawks, or owls) that have wandered across a property line. It prevents hunters from being charged with trespassing in situations they cannot reasonably control.