Hunting without a permit on your own property?

Can you kill a deer on your own property without a hunting permit?

If you ask 10 people in my area you just might get 10 different answers.

Yes, you can kill a deer on your own property in the state of Virginia without a hunting license, but only during hunting season and only within the limits set forth by the fish and wildlife people.

Image credit goes to Ian McMurchy from RandyWakeman.com, who has an excellent article on wounding ballistics that I found very informative and well written.