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    Black bear harvest remained steady in West Virginia in 2025 as predicted

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia hunters harvested 2,469 black bears during the combined 2025 archery, crossbow, and firearms seasons, according to preliminary figures released...

    West Virginia announces winners of 2025 West Virginia Big Buck Photo Contest

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    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...

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

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

    Mountaineer Heritage Season opens, reviving a West Virginia hunting tradition

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    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

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

    West Virginia governor declares November wild game meat donation month

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

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

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    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

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    CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several migratory bird hunting seasons will open in West Virginia in October, a rite of autumn...
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    Peters Mountain Roar continues to mystify West Virginia residents

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    Spring's pink-flowering redbud trees guided early West Virginia settlers

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    Strange rock carvings greeted early explorers of West Virginia

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