DNR and lawmakers thread a needle to clear the way for youth buck hunt, but do wo without impacting the privileges of senior ...

GHENT, WV (WVNS) — A bill currently moving through the West Virginia state legislature aims to disallow seniors from hunting during the special youth deer season. House Bill 41-76 wants to take out ...

The presentation from biologists with the DNR’s Game Management Division to the Natural Resources Commission during their March 12 th meeting called for four changes to the antlerless hunting season ...

A two-week tradition that brings out thousands of hunters ready to spend millions of dollars in West Virginia gets underway Nov. 24. West Virginia’s two-week buck firearms season runs Nov. 24 to Dec.

Ohio County, WV — Archery season is here, and buck firearm season is right around the corner, with many hunters heading to the woods and into tree stands. Captain Warren Goodson of the West Virginia ...

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources says that hunters harvested more than 92,000 deer last season. That is nearly 20,000 fewer compared to the 2024 season. The DNR says the decrease is ...

The total is down from 111,646 deer reported in 2024 and below the five-year average of 107,434.