Category: Blog Posts

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...

Spring gobbler season starts April 15

If you've been itching to get back into the woods and experience the thrill of a good hunt, you don't...

Weekend trout stockings return to WV State Parks this spring

Fishing is one of the most popular outdoor activities in the Mountain State, and West Virginia's state parks and forests...

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...

2018 Wildlife Calendar available to purchase

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources 2018 Wildlife Calendar is now available at the agency’s main office in South...