Will Reedy

A consummate outdoorsman, Will Reedy has been hunting and fishing West Virginia since he was first able to wield rod and gun. He has been an outdoors writer for West Virginia Explorer since 2001.

W.Va. DNR to sponsor West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show in Charleston

Fishing Will Reedy - January 16, 2026

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources will sponsor the annual West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Show,...

West Virginia trout stocking Jan. 5: biologists stock 46 waters statewide

Fishing Will Reedy - January 12, 2026

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials at the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources in Charleston announced that hatchery crews stocked trout...

West Virginia trout stocking resumes in lakes and streams statewide

Fishing Will Reedy - January 9, 2026

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Trout stockings have resumed in select lakes and streams across West Virginia, the W.Va. Division of...

Mountaineer Heritage Season opens, reviving a West Virginia hunting tradition

Hunting Will Reedy - January 8, 2026

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The winter woods in West Virginia are echoing with the traditions of an earlier era as...

Bumper nut, acorn crop and disease reduced West Virginia buck harvest in 2025

Hunting Will Reedy - December 16, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bumper crop of nuts and acorns and localized outbreaks of hemorrhagic disease contributed to a...

West Virginia reinstates fishing agreement on Kentucky border waters

Fishing Will Reedy - November 6, 2025

FORT GAY, W.Va. — West Virginia has reinstated its reciprocal fishing agreement with Kentucky, allowing Mountain State anglers to...

Fall study to provide insight into trout harvest rates, movement in West Virginia

Fishing Will Reedy - November 5, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Biologists in West Virginia will be studying trout harvest rates during the state's fall trout-stocking season...

West Virginia governor declares November wild game meat donation month

Hunting Will Reedy - November 3, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrissey has declared November "Wild Game Meat Donation Month" in the Mountain State. The...

Monster trout contest returns to West Virginia as fall fishing season heats up

Fishing Will Reedy - October 24, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia officials have announced the return of the state’s fourth annual Monster Trout Contest, giving...

2025 wild turkey hunting season in West Virginia to launch October 11

Hunting Will Reedy - October 10, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wild turkey hunting will return to West Virginia when the fall season’s first segment opens in...

Duck, goose, waterfowl hunting season in West Virginia open October 4

Hunting Will Reedy - October 3, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several migratory bird hunting seasons will open in West Virginia in October, a rite of autumn...

2025 archery and crossbow hunting seasons open September 27 in West Virginia

Hunting Will Reedy - September 23, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials at the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources announced today that archery and crossbow seasons for...

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