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Recreation

Welcome to the Recreation news category at West Virginia Explorer. Be sure to visit our Recreation guide for information about indoor and outdoor recreation in West Virginia.

Trail group changes name to Mountain State Trail Alliance

A hiker balances on a log along a West Virginia forest trail.
Four years after its founding, the New River Gorge Trail Alliance has decided to change its name to the Mountain State Trail Alliance to...

WVU helps breaks ground for physical activity statewide

WVU is funding 13 projects that increase or improve pedestrian and bicycling infrastructure in West Virginia.
From Wheeling to Williamson, West Virginians will gain new and improved options to get active with a leisurely stroll or bicycle ride, thanks to...

West Virginia deer harvest down nine percent in 2019-20

White-tailed deer in West Virginia.
Preliminary counts indicate hunters harvested 99,437 white-tailed deer in West Virginia during the 2019-20 seasons, according to the state Division of Natural Resources. The harvest...

Trout stocking provides opportunity for year-round fishing

A trout-stocking truck follows a stream into the Allegheny highlands in West Virginia.
Thanks to West Virginia's year-round trout stocking program, fishing opportunities abound across the state, and officials are looking toward a new employment program to...

Bear harvest in West Virginia up 19 percent in 2019

a black bear wanders a spruce forest in West Virginia.
Hunters harvested 3,099 black bears during the combined archery and firearms seasons in West Virginia in 2019—the third-highest harvest ever recorded in the Mountain...

Canadian writer says West Virginia hunting traditions are unique

Young hunters in West Virginia learn early, says a Canadian writer.
No other U.S. state may be as strongly associated with hunting as West Virginia, says a Canadian writer who's fallen in love with the...

Two West Virginia record fish caught so far in January

Justin Conner of Culloden caught a 49.84-inch, 58.38-pound blue catfish on the Ohio River in Mason County.
Two West Virginia record fish have been caught so far this January. Length records for grass carp and blue catfish were broken by two...

Traditions celebrated at W.Va. hunting and fishing program

Governor Justice lauds the first increase in hunting and fishing licensure since 2013.
Hunters and anglers celebrated their love for the outdoors at the capitol Tuesday as West Virginia officials recognized the winners of a 2020 hunting...

10K run, walk beneath New River Gorge Bridge set May 16

The New River Gorge Bridge arches across the New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia.
A remarkable 10-kilometer running and walking race through the scenic New River Gorge near Fayetteville, West Virginia, could attract as many as 400 participants...

First Day Hikes help ensure successful active living goals

Winter is an ideal time to discover the West Virginia woodlands.
People who seek to maintain active lifestyles may be more likely to sustain them if they start the year that way, says a proponent...

Harvest down during two-week buck firearms season

White-tailed deer in West Virginia.
Preliminary data collected from the electronic game checking system indicates hunters in West Virginia harvested 36,796 antlered deer during the two-week buck firearms season,...

Hunting, fishing applications include organ donor option

West Virginia has become one of the first states to offer an organ donor option on hunting and fishing license applications.
West Virginia hunting and fishing license applications now include the option to register as an organ donor. The Mountain State is one of the...

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