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Apply now for W.Va. deer hunt lottery during 2025 antlerless season

Hunting Will Reedy - July 18, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The W.Va. Division of Natural Resources is now accepting applications for its 2025 deer hunt lotteries. Hunters interested in harvesting antlerless...

W.Va. sets final segment of 2024-'25 wild boar archery, firearms seasons

Hunting Will Reedy - January 27, 2025

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The final segment of West Virginia’s 2024-2025 residents-only firearms and archery-and-crossbow seasons for wild boar will be open in Boone,...

2024 fall turkey harvest up 17 percent in West Virginia, officials say

Hunting Will Reedy - December 18, 2024

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hunters in West Virginia harvested 17 percent more fall turkeys in 2024 than in 2023,...

Small game hunting, trapping seasons in West Virginia open Nov. 2, 2024

Hunting Will Reedy - October 22, 2024

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hunting and trapping seasons for several small game and fur-bearing species in West Virginia will...

W.Va. officials urge participation in early antlerless deer season

Hunting David Sibray - October 16, 2024

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia officials are urging hunters to participate in the state’s 2024 early antlerless deer firearms...

December deer, bear hunting seasons underway in West Virginia

Hunting Will Reedy - December 4, 2023

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — December hunting season for deer and bear in West Virginia is underway, according to officials...

W.Va. reminds hunters about furbearer seasons, river otter project

Hunting Will Reedy - October 25, 2023

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the raccoon hunting season underway, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reminding...

W.Va. sets important 2023-'24 migratory game bird season dates

Hunting Will Reedy - August 30, 2023

FARMINGTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced that new hunting regulations for migratory game birds...

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