Welcome to the JBLE-Fort Eustis iSportsman Portal! If you are new to the installation or a seasoned outdoor enthusiast, please take a look around as this portal has changed significantly since last season.  All information pertaining to the Hunting, Fishing, and Boating Programs can be found on this portal in the blue banner above! Please visit our "Upcoming Events" tab (below) for the most recent changes and events at JBLE-Fort Eustis.

2026-2027 Hunting Season: Welcome hunters to another year of Fort Eustis hunting. We wish all of you a productive and safe season. Please be aware of a few changes this year. The interactive map is currently not available and will be for some time. Please refer to the hunting maps under the "Maps" Tab, the maps located under that tab are what you should base your hunt off of. Please note, the deer hunting map does state that stand 2406 is a tower stand, as of right now please bring your own climber. We hope to be putting the tower stand out soon. In years past we have given flexibility to hunters to return the jawbone and data required at a later date. Please know ALL deer MUST be checked at the check station PRIOR to removal off base, NO EXCEPTIONS. If you are caught removing a deer without going to the check station and filling out the necessary paperwork you will be given a notice of violation. As most of you are probably aware of by now, we do not plan to have any management hunts on base this year, please note this is out of our hands. If anything changes we will be sure to post it on the home page to give hunters a chance to qualify in time.  For the 2026-27 deer hunting season, Fort Eustis will have an antler and harvest restriction on antlered deer. ONLY 2 antlered deer may be harvested per hunter during the 2026-2027 deer hunting season at Fort Eustis, there will be exceptions if we have management hunts. ALL antlered deer harvested south of Island Creek MUST have at least 4 points on one side. For antlered deer north of Island Creek, there will be NO antler restriction, with the exception of hunting area 1 (the antler restriction DOES apply to HA1). The antler restriction does NOT apply to youth and apprentice hunters. You are allowed to harvest as many does as you would like, as long as you have the necesaary state tags to check them. If you do not recover a deer you shot please email the Wildlife Biologist with name and stand info.  If any questions or concerns arise please contact the Wildlife Biologist at joseph.gentry.6@us.af.mil. 

***NEW****: Forest product permits (firewood) are now available for purchase. There are 3 options available; Campfire bundle option, You-Cut option, and Pre-Cut option. Please contact our Natural Resources Forester for further details, Mr. Adam Priestley 757-878-1055.

The 2025-2026 hunting survey results can be viewed at the attached link. We tried to answer as many questions as we could. if you still have questions or need follow up, please feel free to call/text 757-952-5204. /files/2025-2026 Post Season Hunter Survey.pdf

***EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY***: Per 733d MSG Commander, all non affiliated civilians will be required to have a DoD sponsor for base access for Hunting, Fishing, and Boating. This decision was made in accordance with the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. §§ 670a-670o), access to the installation for hunting, fishing and recreation is required unless such access might impair military operations. It was determined that unsponsored civilians create an unacceptable security risk to mission operations. Please call the Wildlife Biologist with any questions or concerns. 757-952-5204

ATTENTION: Please note the water system at B3307 (The Hunt Shack) is made of unknown pipe materials and it is recommended that all who use this building consider the water as NON-POTABLE until an investigation has been completed. 

HANDICAP HUNTERS: Please contact the Wildlife Biologist for guidance on joining the handicap hunting program, 757-952-5204

ATTENTION NEW HUNTERS: Please be sure to contact the wildlife biologist (757-952-5204) if you have any questions or concerns about hunting on Fort Eustis, that you can not find the answer to on iSportsman. If you can not get a hold of the wildlife biologist you can try contacting either our Conservation Law Enforcement Officers (FWO Snyder: 949-745-1734, FWO Baird: 279-842-2844), deer hunting sportsman council member or general public sportsman council member. We are all available to help make sure you are in compliance with JBLE 32-102 Hunting, Fishing, and Boating Regulations and Penalties as well as answer any questions you might have.

***YOU MUST BE CHECKED INTO iSPORTSMAN TO ACCESS ANY OPEN AREAS. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT ACCESSING ANY TRAINING AREAS WITHOUT BEING CHECKED IN YOU WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE PROGRAM***  

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