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Fluvanna County, Virginia: deer and bear hunting, harvest and public land

DWR counted 2,052 deer killed in Fluvanna County in the 2025-26 season: 928 antlered bucks, 177 button bucks and 947 does, along with 24 bears. In 2026-27 the firearms deer season on private land runs November 14 to January 2. 0.7% of the county is public land, the largest share DWR land (WMAs) (1,292 acres), by the USGS Protected Areas Database.

Data updated October 2026. Deer: DWR Deer Kill Data. Bears: DWR Black Bear Harvest by County. Seasons: DWR's 2026-27 deer and bear regulations. Land: PAD-US 4.1.

Map of Fluvanna County, Virginia: public land by manager, neighboring Albemarle County, Buckingham County, Cumberland County, Goochland County and Louisa County, highways VA 6, US 15 and VA 53

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Fluvanna County at a glance
Size291 square miles
Public land0.7% (1,292 acres)
Wildlife management areasHardware River WMA
Deer killed, 2025-262,052 (928 antlered, 947 does)
Deer killed per square mile7.1 (worked out from DWR's count)
Bears killed, 202524
Firearms deer season, private lands, 2026-27November 14 to January 2
Earn a BuckNo

How many deer are killed in Fluvanna County?

DWR counted 2,052 deer in Fluvanna County in 2025-26, up from 1,545. DWR's table for the county runs back to 1947; the most it shows is 2,577 in 1992. The last 20 seasons:

SeasonAntlered bucksButton bucksDoesTotal
2025-269281779472,052
2024-25841876171,545
2023-248531236391,615
2022-23672966121,380
2021-22721995981,418
2020-21791977011,589
2019-208841287891,801
2018-19875927441,711
2017-18598935681,259
2016-177391006201,459
2015-16857906401,587
2014-15666716371,374
2013-148901769342,001
2012-137691287251,623
2011-127111708071,691
2010-116771207351,532
2009-108892291,2572,375
2008-097671507461,663
2007-089251928611,978
2006-078171367111,664

Source: DWR Deer Kill Data, Fluvanna. DWR's figure for the latest season is preliminary and leaves out the late urban archery and late antlerless-only seasons.

How many bears are killed in Fluvanna County?

DWR counted 24 bears in Fluvanna County in 2025.

YearBears
202524
202415
202317

Source: DWR Black Bear Harvest by County.

When are the 2026-27 seasons in Fluvanna County?

SeasonDates, 2026-27
Deer, early archery (either sex, statewide)October 3 to November 13
Deer, early muzzleloader (most of the state)October 31 to November 13
Deer, firearms, private landsNovember 14 to January 2
Deer, either-sex daysNovember 14 through January 2 (full season)
Bear, archeryOctober 3 to November 13
Bear, muzzleloaderNovember 7 to 13
Bear, firearmsNovember 23 to January 2

Sources: DWR Deer Hunting Regulations and Seasons; DWR Bear Hunting Regulations and Seasons, read 2026-10-18. Late archery and late muzzleloader seasons differ by area; DWR's pages list them. Public land other than the national forest and DWR's WMAs follows the private land seasons.

How much public land is in Fluvanna County?

0.7% of Fluvanna County is public land: 1,292 of its 186,447 acres. The largest share is DWR land (WMAs), 1,292 acres.

ManagerAcresShare of Fluvanna County
DWR land (WMAs)1,2920.7%

Measured by FilledTag inside the county line from USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US 4.1). Hunting is allowed on most national forest and DWR land; Shenandoah National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway are closed to it, and state parks allow it only in places.

Wildlife management areas in Fluvanna County

WMAAcres in Fluvanna CountyFirearms deer season on the WMA
Hardware River WMA1,241November 14 to January 2

Which counties border Fluvanna County?

County or cityPublic landDeer, 2025Antlered, 2025Bears, 2025
Albemarle County3.5%4,7392,05413
Buckingham County4%2,5941,50369
Cumberland County8.7%2,7021,16933
Goochland County0.3%1,7479063
Louisa County0.1%3,3601,53819

Highways crossing Fluvanna County: VA 6 (23 miles), US 15 (22 miles), VA 53 (9 miles), US 250 (7 miles) and I-64 (3 miles).

Questions hunters ask

How many deer are killed in Fluvanna County?

DWR counted 2,052 deer in Fluvanna County in 2025-26, against 1,545 the season before. The five-season average to 2025 is 1,602 a year, and the most in DWR's table was 2,577 in 1992, worked out from DWR's figures.

When is deer season in Fluvanna County in 2026?

Early archery runs October 3 to November 13 and early muzzleloader October 31 to November 13 in most of the state. The firearms season on private land in Fluvanna County runs November 14 to January 2, with either-sex days November 14 through January 2 (full season) (DWR Deer Hunting Regulations and Seasons).

When is bear season in Fluvanna County?

In 2026-27: archery October 3 to November 13; muzzleloader November 7 to 13; firearms November 23 to January 2 (DWR Bear Hunting Regulations and Seasons). DWR counted 24 bears in Fluvanna County in 2025.

How much public land is in Fluvanna County?

1,292 acres, 0.7% of the county, by PAD-US 4.1. DWR's wildlife management areas here: Hardware River (1,241 acres).

Is Fluvanna County an Earn a Buck county?

No. DWR's 2026-27 regulations do not mark Fluvanna County as an Earn a Buck county.

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Where these numbers come from

FilledTag is not part of the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. Numbers are copied from DWR and federal sources, or measured from their maps; nothing on this page is estimated by FilledTag.

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