WVU-led physical activity community program seeks new applicants
Thanks to a mini-grant program spearheaded by WVU, West Virginians from Berkeley County to Mingo County will have new and improved opportunities to be...
W.Va. to boost golden-trout stocking programs in 2019
The West Virginia Gold Rush—special stocking of golden rainbow trout—will return in 2019 with more fish and new locations, according to Stephen McDaniel, director...
W.Va. DNR seeks wildlife paintings for 2019 calendar
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is requesting original color wildlife paintings for the 2019 edition of the award-winning West Virginia Wildlife Calendar....
W.Va. DNR promotes lifetime license giveaway for the holidays
Anglers and hunters who purchase a 2021 hunting and fishing license in December have a chance to win a lifetime license and other prizes...
Biologists anticipate increased turkey harvest opportunity
Turkey hunters in West Virginia can anticipate increased harvest opportunities during the 2020 spring gobbler season, which is scheduled to open Monday, April 20,...
Ask Levi: Should I worry about poisonous snakes on the trail?
The other day a reader write that a rattlesnake had been spotted on one of her favorite hiking trails. Should she really be worried,...
ACE sponsorship: a big win for West Virginia tourism
The development team at West Virginia Explorer would like to thank ACE Adventure Resort for its support of the guide's 2014 reboot, which will be...
Trout stocking underway for 2019 in West Virginia
West Virginia’s 2019 trout-stocking season is underway. Through May 31, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will stock lakes and streams around the...
Traditions celebrated at W.Va. hunting and fishing program
Hunters and anglers celebrated their love for the outdoors at the capitol Tuesday as West Virginia officials recognized the winners of a 2020 hunting...
West Virginia’s 2019 spring gobbler season opens April 15
West Virginia’s 2019 four-week spring gobbler season opens Monday, April 15, and runs through May 11. Hunters can harvest one bearded bird per day...
Debarr wins whitewater trip through WVExplorer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Lisa Debarr, of Charleston, originally of Buckhannon, has won a guided whitewater rafting trip for two on the New River with...
West Virginia spring turkey harvest declined in 2019
Preliminary data indicates spring turkey hunters harvested 11,210 gobblers in 2019, according to Mike Peters, Game Bird and Small Game Project Leader for the...
