Membership Selection Process

Suburban Whitetail Management of Northern Virginia Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, handicap, or national origin of members or potential members.  Although it is the intention of SWMNV to establish an maintain a membership evaluation process that is as fair as possible, we reserve the right to reject any applicant without notice or comment for any reason whatsoever except those enumerated above.

Regular membership is available only by invitation of our Governing Committee and depends upon the availability of client properties.

As applications come in, the Membership Officer reviews each one (and enclosures) to ensure completeness and compliance with minimum SWMNV requirements.  Applications, which do not meet the minimum requirements for regular membership, are substantively incomplete or lack required enclosures are placed on hold until the Membership Officer establishes contact with the applicant to fill in the missing details.  

The Membership Officer uses the following factors when evaluating applications (significance is not based on the following order):

• Number of harvests
• Years of experience bowhunting
• Participation in similar programs, e.g., Quantico Mainside; Fort Belvoir.
• Experience in suburban hunting situations.
• Membership in bowhunting clubs.
• Applicant’s expressed willingness to follow rules and actively support SWMNV.

The Membership Officer evaluates the totality of these factors and any other information available in the applicant’s file.