Big Survey Wildlife Management Area Explained

Big Survey Wildlife Management Area
Iucn Category:V
Map:Virginia#USA
Location:Wythe County, Virginia
Nearest City:Wytheville
Coordinates:36.9168°N -81.04°W[1]
Area Acre:7500
Governing Body:Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries

Big Survey Wildlife Management Area is a 7500acres Wildlife Management Area in Wythe County, Virginia. The preserve's woodland sits on four mountain ridges and divides the watersheds of Reed and Cripple creeks in the New River Valley. Among the trees and shrubs to be found there are rhododendron, azalea, oak, hickory, and pine.[2]

Big Survey Wildlife Management Area is owned and maintained by the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. The area is open to the public for hunting, hiking, horseback riding, and camping.[2] Access for persons 17 years of age or older requires a valid hunting permit, fishing permit, or WMA access permit.[3]

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  1. Web site: The Big Survey . ProtectedPlanet . United Nations Environment Programme's World Conservation Monitoring Centre . December 30, 2016.
  2. Web site: Big Survey . Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries . December 30, 2016.
  3. Web site: Access Permit . Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries . December 30, 2016.