Category: Blog Posts

Get ready for buck firearms season. It’ll be here before you know it.

You probably already have the day marked on your smartphone's calendar app and if you're old school, there's a good...

West Virginia’s archery and crossbow seasons open Sept. 30

West Virginia's archery and crossbow seasons for deer, bear and wild boar open on Saturday, Sept. 30. By now, you've...

West Virginia’s elk herd adds 15 calves in 2020

West Virginia's elk restoration project is wrapping up another successful summer at the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in Logan County...

WVDNR surveys mast conditions ahead of fall hunting seasons

They're small and usually unnoticed by the untrained eye, but acorns and other mast enjoyed by squirrels, deer and other...

Archery season starts Sept. 26. Here’s your preseason checklist.

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

First wild bobwhite quail chicks in 50 years hatch at Tomblin WMA

Five months after releasing 48 bobwhite quail at the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area, the once native birds have produced West Virginia’s first wild brood in more than...

Summer fishing opportunities still plentiful in WV

Labor Day weekend might be the unofficial end of summer, but there are plenty of opportunities in the coming months...

Special urban deer archery season opens Sept. 9

The start of West Virginia's archery and crossbow deer season is still a few weeks away, but hunters can get...

How to be safe when introducing kids to hunting

As families get ready for the upcoming youth squirrel season, the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources would like to...

WVDNR biologists researching state’s moth population

Moths don't get as much attention as butterflies and wildlife biologists for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources are...