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Get Involved with Hunters Helping the Hungry

Hunters are not the only West Virginians who benefit from the state's wildlife resources. The DNR-sponsored Hunters Helping the Hungry...

Going Wild in the Kitchen

Before there were grocery stores and fast food restaurants, West Virginians took to the woods to hunt for dinner. As...

Hunter Education Program Promotes Safety First

The most successful hunt is a safe hunt, even if you didn’t bag that buck or squirrel. That’s why anyone...

Hunters, Buck Gun Season Is Almost Here

Are you excited and ready for the 2016 buck gun season in West Virginia? In keeping with tradition, this most...

Lead Poisoning In Wildlife?

“Although lead shot was banned for waterfowl hunting in 1991, its use in ammunition for upland hunting, shooting sports and...

Youth, Class Q/QQ and Senior Citizen (Class XS) Special Split Antlerless Deer Season Oct. 15, Dec. 26- 27

FRENCH CREEK, W.Va. – The three-day special antlerless deer season for youth hunters, persons with disabilities (Class Q/QQ permit), and...

2016 West Virginia fall trout stockings begin Oct. 11

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The 2016 fall trout stocking will take place the weeks of Oct. 11 and Oct. 17,...

West Virginia “Mast Survey and Hunting Outlook” now available

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. - The 2016 “Mast Survey and Hunting Outlook” is now available on the West Virginia Division of...

Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting Announced

LOGAN, W.Va. – The next quarterly meeting of the West Virginia Natural Resources Commission is scheduled for Sunday, Oct. 23,...