Cavalier Wildlife Management Area

Cavalier Wildlife Management Area is a  Wildlife Management Area in Chesapeake, Virginia.  It preserves habitat for a number of species, including black bear, canebrake rattlesnakes, white-tailed deer, eastern wild turkeys, and many varieties of songbirds.

The preserve comprises two separate tracts of land. The  main tract is located about  east of the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge and adjacent to the Virginia–North Carolina border; it was once a part of the Great Dismal Swamp but was drained more than 200 years ago. The main tract today is typified by recently logged forestlands planted with young pine.  A smaller,  tract lies about  north of the main area of land, immediately adjacent to the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

The area is open to the public for seasonal hunting, trapping, fishing, hiking, and primitive camping. Firearms are prohibited in the Dismal Swamp tract, where only bow-hunting is permitted; firearms may be used for hunting within the main tract. Neither area permits horseback riding.

Cavalier Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting or fishing permit, or a WMA access permit.

See also
 List of Virginia Wildlife Management Areas

References

External links
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries: Cavalier Wildlife Management Area
Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries: Dismal Swamp Tract of Cavalier

Category:Wildlife Management Areas of Virginia
Category:Protected areas of Chesapeake, Virginia
Category:Great Dismal Swamp