Outdoors

There are still big bucks hidden deep in those mountains

Hunter Short of Craigsville, W.Va. kills a monster buck on public land deep in the Monongahela National Forest in Webster County

News

CWD found in captive cervid facility in West Virginia

A routine required battery of tests on a deer which died in a West Virginia deer farm in September has revealed the worst fears for biologists and animal disease specialists in the Mountain State

By Chris Lawrence

November 29, 2024 - 2:00 pm

News

DNR expects similar buck harvest to last year in W.Va.

The 2024 buck hunting season in West Virginia opens Monday and runs through December 8, 2024

By Chris Lawrence

November 24, 2024 - 12:00 pm

Outdoors

Déjà vu for a Putnam County hunter

Brett Walker killed a second Pope and Young buck a second straight year on a small tract of land in Putnam County

By Chris Lawrence

November 19, 2024 - 2:12 pm

Outdoors

Putnam teen becomes state's youngest Master Angler

Carson Shock, 14, of Buffalo, W.Va. becomes only the 7th angler in the state to claim "Master Angler" status

By Chris Lawrence

November 14, 2024 - 4:02 pm

Outdoors

Not every "trophy" deer has antlers

A bow hunter's quest to try something different turned into a triumphant accomplishment and ultimately reflected the true allure of hunting

By Chris Lawrence

November 7, 2024 - 3:00 pm

Outdoors

There's nothing quite like autumn smallmouth bass fishing in W.Va.

While most sportsmen are chasing whitetails, hard core smallmouth hunters are enjoying brozeback success under the colored leaves of West Virginia

By Chris Lawrence

October 26, 2024 - 10:06 pm

Outdoors

Jackson County hunter roots out a big buck from the most unlikely of lairs

"The coolest hunt of the coolest buck I've ever been a part of," -- Ross Mellinger

By Chris Lawrence

October 19, 2024 - 11:14 am

Outdoors

"Dad told me to shoot and I smoked him"

Ten year old Mingo County hunter kills a giant on the second day of the West Virginia archery hunting season

By Chris Lawrence

October 9, 2024 - 12:37 am

Outdoors

Indiana woman catches a record W.Va. catfish

Kimberly Feltner of Madison, In. caught a blue catfish from the Ohio River which set a new West Virginia record for length, but fell short of the weight record by a little more than five pounds

By Chris Lawrence

October 5, 2024 - 11:42 am

Outdoors

Mast in West Virginia mixed for 2024

Oaks are up a little, hickory, walnut and beech are down and soft mast is a little above average headed into the fall for West Virginia critters

By Chris Lawrence

October 2, 2024 - 3:23 pm

Outdoors

T-U volunteers remove tons of trash from McDowell County stream

Southern West Virginia Chapter of Trout Unlimited removes more than two tons of trash from Elkhorn Creek

By MetroNews Staff

September 29, 2024 - 12:33 am

Outdoors

DNR confirms cases of EHD in three northern W.Va. counties

Common ailment in deer during early fall and late summer is gone by the first hard frost

By Chris Lawrence

September 27, 2024 - 2:22 pm

Outdoors

Statewide archery hunting season opens up this weekend

West Virginia's bowhunting outlook looks similar to what hunters enjoyed in 2023

By Chris Lawrence

September 27, 2024 - 2:16 pm

News

NHFD returns to Stonewall this weekend

For the first time in five years, the longtime event returns to Lewis County and will now be a one day celebration of hunting, fishing, and conservation heritage in West Virginia.

By Chris Lawrence

September 19, 2024 - 12:18 pm

News

USFS issues burning ban for Dolly Sods Wilderness Area

Much like the rest of the state, the Dolly Sods is very dry, but officials say because of the area's history fighting fire on the area is nearly impossible due to unexploded ordnance.

By Chris Lawrence

September 17, 2024 - 1:01 pm

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