Category: Blog Posts

Varying habitat makes Elk River WMA a great place to hunt

"It's like a hunter's paradise." Elk River Wildlife Management Area in Braxton County is beautiful, peaceful and secluded. It has...

You don’t have to travel far for good fishing at this Jackson County lake

With hundreds of incredible lakes and streams to visit, you can spend your entire life searching for the best fishing...

If you love the outdoors, you need to visit Beech Fork Lake WMA

Wildlife viewing opportunities, lake fishing and rugged hunting land. Beech Fork has it all! Wildlife management areas are some of...

WV Free Fishing Days Give New Anglers Chance to Try Fishing

Have you ever wanted to try fishing but haven't had a chance to get out on the water? Maybe you...

Some of the best fishing in West Virginia available at Plum Orchard Lake

Enjoy a peaceful fishing and boating trip at Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area. Wildlife management areas are some of...

Tomblin WMA preserves hunting lands and habitat for DNR’s elk restoration program

Enjoy great hunting and wildlife viewing at Tomblin Wildlife Management Area. West Virginia’s wildlife management areas are an important part...

West Virginia Gold Rush returns April 1-6

Special stocking brings more trout, stocking locations and chances to strike gold. West Virginia’s golden rainbow trout has lured anglers...

WV DNR working on monarch conservation

This blog post was submitted by Susan Olcott, District 1 Wildlife Diversity Biologist for the West Virginia Division of Natural...

Watch DNR biologists remove logjam on Big Spring Fork

[wpvideo COPvKDnM] West Virginia Division of Natural Resources biologists recently removed more than 30 pieces of wood and tree debris...

West Virginia Gold Rush: a history of the golden rainbow trout

The golden rainbow trout is one of the most treasured fish in West Virginia, and is prized by anglers young...