Nationally known for hosting bird dog field trials, the Dick Cross Wildlife Management Area is also a major wintering area for waterfowl, popular dove hunting area, and home to a diverse resident upland wildlife population. This area is named for former Executive Director of the Game Department, wildlife biologist, field trial judge and Virginia gentleman � Dick Cross. Located in Mecklenburg County, along the north side of the Roanoke River just below John H. Kerr Dam. Gently rolling land, the area�s elevation varies from 200 to 300 feet. Much of the area was once a cattle farm and evidence of that operation remains. The area�s 1,400 acres are primarily open upland, maintained in an old field stage or cultivated to benefit wildlife.