Located on Back Bay in extreme Southeastern Virginia, Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area serves as the Game Department's major waterfowl hunting area. Hunting opportunity is further enhanced by a long-standing cooperative agreement with Virginia's Division of Parks that provides limited access to False Cape State Park for hunting waterfowl and deer.
Four tracts, totaling 1,546 acres, make up the Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area. Beasley, Trojan and Whitehurst, are on the western shore of Back Bay, a slightly brackish body separated from the Atlantic Ocean by False Cape. The Pocahontas Tract, a group of marshy islands, is at the south end of the bay. The Beasley and Whitehurst Tract is a combination of marshes, man-made impoundments and upland. Impoundment water levels are manipulated to promote vegetation for wintering and migrating waterfowl. Nesting structures bolster local waterfowl populations and upland areas are planted to benefit a variety of wildlife.
Recreational Opportunities on this WMA
- Hunting
- Some or all hunting is controlled by Quota Hunts.
- Birding
- Boat Ramp
Facilities
There's a boat ramp and parking at the Princess Anne headquarters.
Directions
Access to Princess Anne is south from Pungo on Route 615 then east on Route 699, south of Creeds, to the area headquarters.
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Contact Princess Anne Wildlife Management Area
VDGIF
1300 Back Bay Landing Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23457
Service Area
Services provided in:
- Virginia Beach City County, Virginia
