Announcements

THE QUARRY TRAILS ARE IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA. MUDDY TRAILS ARE VULNERABLE TO DAMAGE FROM ANY USE. SUCH DAMAGE LEADS TO LONG TERM TREAD DESTRUCTION AND EROSION. TO PROTECT THIS RESOURCE AND AVOID PERMANENT TRAIL CLOSURE, PLEASE ALLOW TRAILS TO DRY BEFORE USE. YOUR COOPERATION IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.

Well, it was us. But we’ve got a good reason for asking you to keep off of muddy trails, so don't get mad.

Using the trails when they’re muddy will work more water into the mud and also create a depression in the trail surface that holds water. The trail gets rutted up, the mud stays around longer and instead of shedding water after each rain event, the ruts hold the water. With more rain, the mud runs into the river. Then the trail grows wider as people try to avoid the mud puddle. And in the meantime, valuable and delicate vegetation is destroyed as the trail widens.

Destruction resulting from use of muddy trails is one of the strongest arguments that people will use to try to close a trail or restrict user groups. So please, pay attention to the signs and think about what you're doing.

The land on the east side of 95 should not be hunted at any time by anyone. If you encounter a hunter on the east side then contact the police immediately.

The land on the west side of 95 owned by Silver Company is hunted by the owners and/or designees during any of the below listed game seasons. Please avoid using the trails on this land whenever hunting may be occurring.

The land west and south of the Owl Loop trail (far south western end of the trails) is hunted by the owners and/or designees during any of the below listed game seasons. Please avoid using the trails near this land whenever hunting may be active. In other words, please avoid Owl Loop from sunup to sundown during hunting season, except for Sundays when hunting is forbidden.

Regardless of what section of the trails you are on during hunting season, it is a good idea to wear bright colors, especially blaze orange, whenever on the trails. Hunters can get confused about property lines and end up where you wouldn’t expect them. Bullets have no idea when they are supposed to stop flying.

-Hunting at the Quarry Trails-

VA Hunting Seasons, Fall '09 - Spring '10
Game	Arms	Season
Deer	Youth Day	9/26
	Archery	9/5-11/13, 11/30-1/2
	Muzzle loader	10/31-11/13, 12/12-1/2
	Firearms	11/14 - 1/2

Bear	Muzzle loader	10/31 - 11/13
	Firearms	11/23 - 1/2

Turkey (Fall)	Archery	10/3 - 11/7
	Youth Day	10/17
	Firearms	10/24-11/6, 11/26, 11/30-12/12
Turkey (Spring 2010)	Youth Day	4/3
	Firearms	4/10-5/1, 5/3-5/15

Crow	Firearms	8/15-3/20 (M, W, F, Sat only)

Groundhog	Firearms	continuous

Grouse	Firearms	10/24-2/13

Quail & Pheasant	Firearms	11/7-1/30

Rabbit	Firearms	10/31-2/27

Squirrel	Firearms	9/5-1/30, 6/5-6/19/2010

Dove	Firearms	9/5-9/26, 10/7-11/7, 12/25-1/9

Goose	Firearms	9/1-9/25, 10/8-1/30

Teal	Firearms	9/21-9/30

Duck	Firearms	10/8-10/12, 11/21-12/5, 12/12-1/30,
	Youth waterfowl	10/24

At the request of the City of Fredericksburg and the private property owner Jenny Guth, please stay on the trail where it is marked as her private property. Traveling only on the existing trails is important on all of the Quarry trails but is CRITICAL on the property marked as belonging the Jenny Guth. Ms. Guth’s willingness to allow us on HER PROPERTY requires that everyone travel ONLY ON THE TRAIL.

DO NOT CLIMB THE BLUFFS ON HER LAND.

DO NOT WIDEN THE TRAIL OR BLAZE NEW TRAILS ON HER LAND.

Failure to cooperate may result in loss of access on this land!