Fall turkey harvest drops slightly

Hunter participation and brood counts are the key factors in fall turkey harvest and both were lower

Veterans enjoy a day of hunting as appreciation for their service

West Virginia based non-profit group exists to thank veterans with a hunting or fishing trip

Buck harvest drops more than seven percent in 2023 season

Agency leaders say the lower harvest wasn't a big surprise given mast conditions and early season weather in much of the state

West Virginia’s elk herd grows slowly and remains overall very young

DNR explains to lawmakers the elk program suffered a major setback when a large number of the Arizona elk died while awaiting release and the state is just now starting to get over that loss

St. Albans fisherman knew they’d be biting on a warm December day

Michael Drake of St. Albans, W.Va. took a chance fishing ahead of a cold front Friday on the Ohio River and landed the new state record blue catfish

Marion County teen’s pic is November contest winner

Picture from a 13 year old hunters opening day buck from Marion County wins our November Hoodoo Sports Trophy Photo Contest prize pack

Commitment, focus, and Dad’s love all factors in Mercer teen’s big buck

Pikeview High School freshman MaKaylah Bishop kills a massive 13 pointer while hunting in Mercer County, one that her dad generously let walk on two separate occasions in hopes she'd get a shot

Raleigh County hunter finally wins the cat and mouse game with his big buck

Austin Weis of Coolridge, West Virginia had several encounters with a ten point buck he had been after since he recently purchased a piece of land near his home.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Governor’s Quail Initiative completes a second year

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

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.

Wood County teen is first Hoodoo Sports contest winner

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

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.

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.