Category: Press Releases

West Virginia’s concurrent bear hunting season opens Nov. 23

News Release: November 20, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — A concurrent bear hunting season without dogs will open alongside West Virginia’s buck...

West Virginia provides great hunting opportunities for youth, families

News Release: November 20, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Many hunters in West Virginia got their start when they were kids and...

WVDNR program provides venison for charities, needy families

News Release: November 25, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia's buck firearms season is underway and the state Division of Natural...

West Virginia hunters harvest 1,038 fall turkeys

News Release: December 7, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Turkey hunters harvested 1,038 birds during the fall season, according to preliminary numbers...

West Virginia’s muzzleloader deer season opens Dec. 14

News Release: December 9, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia’s muzzleloader deer hunting season will open Dec. 14 and the state...

WVDNR promotes lifetime license giveaway for the holidays

News Release: December 11, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Anglers and hunters who purchase a 2021 hunting and fishing license in December have a...

Hunters harvest 38,776 bucks during WV buck firearms season

News Release: December 11, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Hunters in West Virginia harvested 38,776 antlered deer during the two-week buck firearms...

Leased section of Sand Hill WMA sold by owners and will be closed to the public effective January 1, 2021

News Release: December 30, 2020 PARKERSBURG, W.VA. — A 967-acre portion of the Sand Hill Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Wood and...

Early bear gun seasons available this fall

News Release: September 22, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — Early black bear gun hunting, with or without dogs, is available in all...

WVDNR biologists survey mast conditions ahead of fall hunting seasons

News Release: September 10, 2020 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — They're small and usually unnoticed by the untrained eye, but acorns and...