Outdoors Archives


SaturdayNovember 25, 2023

Putnam County hunter’s miss was the key on a cold, rainy afternoon

Brett Walker of Buffalo, W.Va. says he was so cold, he missed his first buck, but later in the day was able to close the deal on a much, much bigger whitetail.

WednesdayNovember 22, 2023

Special trout stockings to happen on two Webster County waters

The Elk River and the catch and release section on Back Fork of Elk in Webster Counties will get special stockings in November and December to see just how much to a tourism draw they will create for the area

A hot afternoon produced a massive Gilmer County buck

Despite a warm day, a glimpse of the big buck he was after prompted Herb Miller to head to his hunting blind not far from home in a hunt he'll not soon forget

MondayNovember 20, 2023

Deer hunters find success on opening day

West Virginia DNR biologists and wildlife managers spend opening day collecting biological samples from deer in four counties.

SundayNovember 19, 2023

West Virginia’s most popular hunting season is here

The two week buck season will start with close to 300,000 hunters in the woods in pursuit of whitetail deer

WednesdayNovember 15, 2023

Monongahela National Forest to provide a second Christmas Tree to Washington

The Forest Service and NPS collaborate for the first time to find a Christmas Tree for the White House after the tree planted on the Ellipse became diseased and died.

SaturdayNovember 11, 2023

Governor’s Quail Initiative completes a second year

Natural Resources Commission is updated on the status of Governor's Quail Imitative

MondayNovember 6, 2023

Hunter tags a six point buck in pure self defense

It wasn't Clayton Daniel's target buck, but Clayton seemed to be on the buck's target list for a few seconds during an October hunt on Bolt Mountain in Raleigh County.

ThursdayNovember 2, 2023

Wood County teen is first Hoodoo Sports contest winner

Picture from Evelyn's first pheasant hunt drawn randomly for the October Hoodoo prize pack

WednesdayNovember 1, 2023

Kentucky girl kills a mountain giant with an assist from a local

Chase Herndon of Logan County was able to put his girlfriend Megan Curtis in the position to kill a massive buck and she didn't squander the opportunity

DNR and American Heart Association team up in hopes of preventing hunting tragedy

Heart attacks and strokes are the most common calls West Virginia Natural Resources Police get during the hunting season about injured hunters.

SundayOctober 29, 2023

Two Mountain State timber veterans to cut U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree in W.Va.

Ron Polgar and Arden Cogar Jr. will have the honor of felling the massive Norway Spruce in the Monongahela National Forest to stand on Capitol Hill to celebrate Christmas.

TuesdayOctober 24, 2023

DNR plans to use third party concessionaire to run new state park

DNR Director Brett McMillion said the new Summersville Lake State Park will feature camping and lodging, but whatever else will be included will be shaped by public input and operated by a private vendor

MondayOctober 23, 2023

Pic Dieffenbauch follows his son right into a B.A.S.S. victory

Pic Dieffenbauch signed up to fish as a non-boater on the B.A.S.S. Open series just so he could pre-fish with his son Wil, little did he know he'd wind up hoisting big bass on stage.

SaturdayOctober 21, 2023

Gilmer County teen brings down a big buck

An elusive buck which they knew was big, turned out to have a far larger rack than either Triston or his dad expected.

TuesdayOctober 17, 2023

Fishing line disposal receptacles added for New and Gauley River anglers

Volunteers install receptacles for anglers to dispose of old fishing line in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and the Gauley River NRA.

MondayOctober 16, 2023

Man High baseball player goes three for three on wall hanger bucks

Cam Gerace is only 16 but has a hunting resume which would be the envy of hunters with 60 years afield.

MondayOctober 9, 2023

MLF tour visits West Virginia

The Mountain State and its fall color will be on display to a national audience on the Outdoors Channel next spring in a made for TV bass fishing event for Major League Fishing.

ThursdayOctober 5, 2023

Tucker County angler scores the big one on Smith Mountain Lake

West Virginian catches the big bass of the tourney and the top prize of a new bass boat.

FridaySeptember 29, 2023

Mast production for 2023 shows a mixed bag for hunters and wildlife

White oak and chestnut oak acorns will be somewhat scarce, but most everything else which hunters look for in scouting showed appears better this fall than a year ago.