Category: Press Releases

WVDNR announces details about of youth outdoor adventure contest with Whitetail Frenzy

Youth hunters who attend a regulations meeting on March 11–12 may enter drawing for hunting, fishing and camping trip SOUTH...

Gov. Justice announces agreement to reinstate trout stockings

WVU to conduct trout study to ensure appropriate conservation measures are in place CHARLESTON, WV — Gov. Jim Justice announced...

Gov. Justice and WVDNR announce meeting locations to discuss proposed hunting, trapping and fishing regulations

Youth hunters who attend public meetings may enter into a drawing for a hunting, fishing and camping trip to Little...

Gov. Justice announces construction to begin on state’s first Elk Visitor Center

State-of-the-art facility will enhance elk management and promote wildlife tourism in West Virginia CHARLESTON, W.Va — Gov. Jim Justice announced today...

WV Natural Resources Commission to meet February 25

Public may attend meeting at Claudia L. Workman Wildlife Education Center in Alum Creek ALUM CREEK, W.Va. — The West Virginia...

WVDNR Stocks 61 Waters During Week Of January 29

Anglers are reminded to purchase a 2024 fishing license and trout stamp SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of...

Gov. Justice and WVDNR welcome 17 new elk to West Virginia

A second transport of nearly two dozen more to take place in February LOGAN, WV — Gov. Jim Justice and the...

West Virginia bear harvest increases 64 percent in 2023

West Virginia hunters harvested 2,830 black bears in 2023 BECKLEY, W.Va. — Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Division of...

WV Flatwater Trail Commission to meet Feb. 1

Public may attend meeting in South Charleston or by conference call SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Flatwater Trail Commission will...

WVDNR Issues Call for 2025 West Virginia Wildlife Calendar Art

Cash award offered to top artists, submissions due February 14 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources...