Commissioners drop minimum age for youth hunter participation
Natural Resources Commission agrees to drop the minimum age for a hunter participating in a youth hunting season.
May 5, 2025 - 3:25 pm
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Harrison County angler lands a record largemouth bass
The state record for length on a largemouth bass has been eclipsed in West Virginia by an angler fishing in a Harrison County pond
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Natural Resources Commission meeting format to change drastically
The long held practice of moving the venue around West Virginia for each quarterly meeting will change to a largely virtual format and the public wishing to speak can go to one of seven locations around the state to do so on line
May 5, 2025 - 1:31 pm
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Two new fish records caught on the same day in W.Va.
Two records caught on the same day in different waters in West Virginia
May 2, 2025 - 8:45 am
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Governor signs three bills supporting gun sellers and manufacturers
'As governor, I will always support and defend West Virginians’ God-given constitutional rights,' Morrisey said.
April 25, 2025 - 1:30 pm
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W.Va. native catches an unofficial record fish in Tennessee
According to three sets of scales, his hybrid would have broken a Tennessee state record, but he opted to release it back into Cherokee Lake
April 21, 2025 - 12:45 pm
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W.Va. conservation leader recognized by Pope and Young
April 19, 2025 - 9:56 am
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West Virginia's spring gobbler season should be typical
DNR Biologists anticipate the turkey numbers for the five week season will be about where they've been for the last several years.
April 16, 2025 - 1:56 pm
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Marion County angler catches a new state record tiger trout
A cold and rainy day produced one for the record books for a Grant Town man
April 10, 2025 - 2:30 pm
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Legislature approves drones for game recovery in West Virginia
Properly licensed operators could use thermal imaging technology from a drone to locate mortally wounded game in a carefully worded bill approved and on the way to Governor Morrisey.
April 1, 2025 - 3:41 pm
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It's Gold Rush week on West Virginia waters
More than 60 West Virginia streams and lakes will receive a steady supply of golden rainbow trout over the next two weeks for the annual Gold Rush trout stocking
March 30, 2025 - 12:28 pm
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Archery in Schools state tournament set for this weekend in Charleston
More than 650 students will be shooting Saturday for a chance to go to the National Archery in Schools event.
March 26, 2025 - 6:09 am
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License agreement between West Virginia and Kentucky expires
Kentucky's agreement needs approval by their Legislature to be reinstated
March 21, 2025 - 2:41 pm
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Legislation reorganizing state agency carries potential pitfalls for West Virginia DNR
A measure that passed the House would eliminate civil service protection for agency employees and move law enforcement from DNR to Homeland Security
March 14, 2025 - 4:00 pm
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Elk calving strong for this year, but mortality was also up
The West Virginia DNR reports great reproduction, but brain worm also took a toll on the herd
March 2, 2025 - 5:07 pm
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DNR releases overall deer harvest numbers for 2024
Summary of deer numbers from all hunting seasons in 2024
February 24, 2025 - 9:56 am