Category: Press Releases

Buck firearms season CWD sampling stations canceled

News Release: November 2, 2020 ROMNEY, W.VA. — Due to concerns regarding potential transmission of COVID-19 virus to hunters and West Virginia...

Small game hunting and trapping seasons underway in West Virginia

News Release: November 13, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Hunting and trapping seasons for several small game species are underway in West...

WVDNR announces lottery for wild boar hunting on private land

News Release: January 4, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Hunters in West Virginia will soon be able to enter a lottery to...

West Virginia hunters harvest record 3,541 black bears in 2020

News Release: January 26, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia hunters harvested a record 3,541 black bears during the 2020 archery and firearms...

WV hunters harvest 106,861 deer during fall, winter seasons

News Release: February 9, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — According to preliminary data collected by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources,...

Extended spring gobbler season open until May 23

News Release: April 23, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia's spring gobbler season is underway and turkey hunters have even more...

WVDNR launches updated hunting, fishing licensing system

News Release: February 22, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources on Monday launched an updated electronic...

West Virginia’s new five-week spring gobbler season opens April 19

News Release: April 8, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — Beginning this year, West Virginia’s statewide spring gobbler season will run for...

WVDNR issues guidance for bird mortality event

News Release: June 25, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — In late May, wildlife managers in Washington D.C., Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia...

WVDNR seeks wildlife paintings for 2022 calendar

News Release: January 22, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is requesting original color wildlife paintings...