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Buchanan County Elk Population-DGIF

Wildlife Viewing

Guided Elk Tours Elk Tours are now available through reservations at Breaks Interstate Park and Southern Gap Outdoor Adventures. The Elk population continues to expand and flourish through the efforts of Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the SWVA Chapter of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. Bird and Wildlife Watching The Virginia Birding and Wildlife Trails follow scenic driving roads that take you to Virginia’s best watching areas. The Department of Game & Inland Fisheries has 7 trails in the region. Watch for silver fox, black bear, wild turkeys and many birding species including the majestic bald eagle. Visit these loops: • Appalachian Wonders Loop • Big Stone Gap Loop • Clinch Mountain Loop

Pound Austin Gap Loop Trail SR 630 / Almira Road 276-679-8370 Laurel Fork Trail George Washington & Je erson National Forest 276-679-8370 North Fork of Pound Reservoir Rt. 630 276-796-5775 Phillips Creek Loop Trail George Washington & Je erson National Forest 276-679-8370 Red Fox Trail 12245 Potter Town Rd 276-679-8370 St. Paul Oxbow Lake Park Intersection of Rt. 63 & Rt. 58 ALTWest 276-762-5297 Spearhead Trails- Mountain View 3028 4th Ave, Market Square 276-807-7581 Sugar Hill Loop Trail Sugar Hill Loop 276-762-5297 Blue Bell Island 16651 Riverside Dr Tazewell Cavitt’s Creek Park/LakeWitten Rec. Area 750 Recreation Dr 276-988-7250 Wise Appalachian’sWonders Loop Trail UVAWise

• Daniel Boone Loop • Lonesome Pine Loop • Mountain Heritage Loop • St. Paul Loop Please Visit www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife-watching/ for more info.

Our Wetlands offer even more opportunities for wildlife experiences you won’t find anywhere else. Eastern box turtles and snappers coexist, as do tree frogs and bullfrogs. Coots share the water with mallards while whitetail deer sip from the shore as cuckoos and warblers provide the soundtrack. Look closely and you may find an eastern mud salamander or two. Wet- lands Estonoa is a Virginia wildlife preserve and a state Birding and Wildlife Trail.

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