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West Virginia announces winners of 2025 West Virginia Big Buck Photo Contest
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources announced the winners of the 2025 West Virginia Big Buck Photo Contest during the opening ceremony of the West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. Now in its fifth year, the contest highlights the state’s hunting traditions while promoting ethical … Read more
Fishing
West Virginia trout stocking Jan. 5: biologists stock 46 waters statewide
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials at the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources in Charleston announced that hatchery crews stocked trout in 46 lakes and streams across West Virginia during the week of Jan. 5, continuing the agency’s winter trout-stocking program. West Virginia trout stocking is a cornerstone of the state’s year-round fishing program, supporting both resident … Read more
Hunting
Mountaineer Heritage Season opens, reviving a West Virginia hunting tradition
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The winter woods in West Virginia are echoing with the traditions of an earlier era as the state’s four-day Mountaineer Heritage Season for deer, bear, and turkey opened Thursday. The special season runs Jan. 8–11 and is open across all 55 counties, offering hunters the opportunity to pursue game with primitive-style weapons … Read more
Hunting
Bumper nut, acorn crop and disease reduced West Virginia buck harvest in 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bumper crop of nuts and acorns and localized outbreaks of hemorrhagic disease contributed to a significant decline in the West Virginia buck harvest during its firearms deer season in 2025. According to the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources, hunters harvested 33,775 antlered deer during the state’s two-week buck firearms season, which … Read more
Fishing
West Virginia reinstates fishing agreement on Kentucky border waters
FORT GAY, W.Va. — West Virginia has reinstated its reciprocal fishing agreement with Kentucky, allowing Mountain State anglers to once again fish shared border waters with a single license. Under the renewed agreement, West Virginia residents may use their state-issued fishing licenses to fish from the Kentucky side of the Big Sandy and Tug Fork … Read more
Fishing
Fall study to provide insight into trout harvest rates, movement in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Biologists in West Virginia will be studying trout harvest rates during the state’s fall trout-stocking season to better understand how long trout stay in stocked streams, how they move over time, and whether they survive through the summer. As part of the effort, the state recently released rainbow and golden rainbow trout … Read more
Hunting
West Virginia governor declares November wild game meat donation month
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrissey has declared November “Wild Game Meat Donation Month” in the Mountain State. The proclamation recognizes hunting as a tradition in West Virginia and highlights its role in increasing food security through the “Hunters Helping the Hungry” program. “Hunting in West Virginia is an important part of who … Read more