Category: Press Releases

WVDNR urges public to leave young wildlife alone

News Release: April 22, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV – The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) is urging people to leave...

Natural Resources Commission to meet May 2 at Cacapon Resort State Park

News Release: April 27, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — The West Virginia Natural Resources Commission will hold its next quarterly meeting...

WVDNR temporarily closing Rollins Lake for dam upgrades and other improvements

News Release: May 6, 2021 EVANS, WV – Rollins Lake in Jackson County will be temporarily closed to fishing and other...

Gov. Justice announces West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Days to be part of outdoor festival at Summit Bechtel Reserve in September

News Release: May 6, 2021 GLEN JEAN, W.VA. – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that West Virginia’s National Hunting and Fishing Days is returning...

WVDNR issues notice to Bluestone Lake WMA visitors

News Release: May 11, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) boat launches, access roads,...

Angler caught record skipjack in April

News Release: May 24, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV — An Ohio angler caught a West Virginia state record skipjack on April...

Wonderful West Virginia magazine celebrates 85 years of publication

News Release: May 27, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA — Wonderful West Virginia, the Mountain State's premier showpiece magazine and publication of...

WV hunters harvest 10,134 turkeys during spring 2021 season

News Release: June 8, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — According to preliminary data released by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources...

Applications now accepted for South Branch Dove Hunt with July 31 deadline

News Release: June 15, 2021 ROMNEY, W.VA. — Mourning dove hunters who wish to hunt from a shooting station in the controlled...

Flatwater Trail Commission to host virtual meeting on June 22

News Release: June 17, 2021 SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — The Flatwater Trail Commission will host a virtual meeting on June 22 at...