Category: Press Releases

WVDNR announces 2022-2023 season dates, bag limits for migratory game birds

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia's hunting season dates and bag limits for migratory game birds have been set for the 2022-2023...

Natural Resources Commission to meet July 31 in Summersville

For Release: July 27, 2022Contact: Andy Malinoski SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Natural Resources Commission will meet at the Summersville Arena and...

Flatwater Trail Commission to meet Aug. 2

For Release: July 27, 2022Contact: Andy Malinoski SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The Flatwater Trail Commission will host its next quarterly meeting at the West...

Applications available for antlerless deer hunts in limited permit areas

For Release: July 19, 2022Contact: Andy Malinoski MORGANTOWN, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is now accepting applications to hunt...

WVDNR Files Legislative Rules For Review, Seeks Public Comments

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Proposed legislative rule changes filed by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources are open for public...

Angler breaks West Virginia’s long-standing channel catfish record

For Release: June 29, 2022Contact: Andy Malinoski SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — A 17-year record for the largest channel catfish caught in West Virginia has...

WVDNR announces West Virginia Gold Rush giveaway winners

For Release: June 16, 2022Contact: Andy Malinoski CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced today that 34 lucky...

WVDNR stocks channel catfish in 7 waters during week of June 6, 2022

For Release: June 10, 2022Media Contact: Andy Malinoski (304) 553-9305, SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The following waters were stocked with...

Claudia L. Workman Wildlife Education Center to open June 4

For Release: May 27, 2022 ALUM CREEK, WV — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the Forks of Coal...

Blue catfish state record broken again in West Virginia

For Release: May 26, 2022 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — Anglers continue to catch numerous trophy blue catfish from West Virginia waters, including one angler...