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2022 West Virginia Wildlife Calendar available to purchase

In advance of the holiday shopping season, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reminding hunters, anglers and outdoor...

Trout stockings return to West Virginia lakes and streams Oct. 18

Don't pack up your fishing gear just yet. Fall trout stockings return to nearly 40 lakes and streams around the...

WVDNR reminds hunters to prepare for fall hunting seasons

For Release: Oct. 12, 2021 Contact: Andy Malinoski FRENCH CREEK, W.VA. — With fall hunting seasons opening across the state,...

WVDNR creates new natural area designations in Canaan Valley

https://youtu.be/nJcblFb0K0M For Release: Oct. 8, 2021 Contact: Andy Malinoski DAVIS, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has added Bald...

West Virginia’s Archery And Crossbow Seasons Open Sept. 25

For Release: Sept. 23, 2021Contact: Andy Malinoski SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia's 2021 archery and crossbow seasons for white-tailed deer, black...

2022 West Virginia Wildlife Calendar available to purchase

For Release: Sept. 23, 2021Contact: Andy Malinoski SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources today announced...

Angler catches state record blue catfish

For Release: Sept. 21, 2021Contact: Andy Malinoski SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — An Ohio angler caught a West Virginia state record blue catfish on...

West Virginia’s archery/crossbow seasons start Sept. 25. Get ready with this preseason checklist.

If you’ve spent the last few weeks anxiously waiting for the fall hunting seasons to start, your patience is about...

WV State Parks reconstructing original gateway entrance at Coopers Rock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR-nr6J_jsg An iconic wooden gateway that welcomed visitors to Coopers Rock State Forest in the 40s and 50s is being...

WVDNR encourages private landowners to apply for Wild Yard certification

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uLH46nu9zJ0&t=1s In an effort to create more natural habitat for wildlife around the state, the West Virginia Division of Natural...