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DNR proposes lifting C-and-R restrictions for bass on four popular lakes

DNR proposes a harvest creel limit on bass at Woodrum, O'Brien, Elk Fork, and North Bend Lakes as numbers in the impoundments have grown too abundant

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Two CWD infected deer were in Harpers Ferry National Park
Two whitetail deer taken in recent population reduction efforts at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park were found to be infected with CWD. They were two of the four positive cases discovered in Jefferson County.
April 23, 2024 - 10:06 am
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National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration to return to Stonewall
After three years at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, the event will return to its old venue in Lewis County September 21.
April 22, 2024 - 3:40 pm
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West Virginia Wildlife Center reopens in Upshur County
The USDA agreed to allow the facility at French Creek to reopen to visitors after the installation of some secondary electric fence and additional surveillance cameras while work on a required perimeter fence happens.
April 17, 2024 - 3:59 pm
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Hunters ready for 2024 spring gobbler season
West Virginia's spring gobbler season opens April 15th and runs for five weeks
April 13, 2024 - 6:21 am
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Jefferson County becomes sixth county in W.Va. with positive CWD cases
DNR officials were not surprised by the positive cases in Jefferson County and believed it was only a matter of time until they appeared given the proximity to other CWD positive counties.
April 9, 2024 - 1:46 pm
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Wildlife Manager pleased with success of a large controlled burn on Tomblin WMA
Flames are the best way to knock back fast growing invasive plant life which can choke out the much more essential native grasses on the steep slopes in Logan County
April 6, 2024 - 1:26 pm
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Angler catches the first record for red breasted sunfish
It's the second record fish caught from New Creek Lake in 2024
March 30, 2024 - 6:26 am
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Gold Rush to run April 1-13 across West Virginia
Starting Monday, the streams of West Virginia will have a golden hue in hope of attracting anglers young and old
March 27, 2024 - 2:10 pm
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Final elk from USFS facility in Western Ky. have arrived in West Virginia
DNR officials say a large number of the cows received are bred and will start dropping calves in May
March 21, 2024 - 3:06 pm
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Mason County angler hauls in a record bowfin
Lauren Noble of Letart, W.Va. was looking for pre-spawn bass, but found another hungry mouth in the an Ohio River backwater in Mason County this week
March 15, 2024 - 10:15 am
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Barnick wins air rifle; Mountaineers finish runner-up to TCU
West Virginia had individual champions in both events for the first time in seven years, but narrowly missed out on a 20th National Championship.
March 9, 2024 - 10:27 pm
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West Virginia angler claims a pair of bass tournament wins in South Carolina
Tim Isaacs of Fayette County won back to back kayak bass tournaments recently on Lake Murray in South Carolina
March 9, 2024 - 10:10 am
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