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West Virginia is ready to open the 2026 spring gobbler season

Five week spring gobbler season in West Virginia opens on Monday statewide

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The popular DNR Gold Rush is on for the next two weeks
50,000 golden rainbow trout to be stocked in 69 waters over the next two weeks
March 28, 2026 - 10:35 am
Outdoors
Heavy acorns make elk work difficult in 2026
Abundance of acorns keeps elk in the woods more than on the reclaimed strip job bait sites
March 21, 2026 - 10:27 am
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A new vacancy on Natural Resources Commission
Weirton Attorney Michael Simon declines appointment
March 17, 2026 - 3:57 am
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Champions....again, It never gets old, but it does get harder
Mountaineers claim 21st National Championship in Rifle
March 16, 2026 - 2:15 pm
Outdoors
DNR proposes big and small game recommendations for 2026
Minimal changes offered for deer this fall, otter limit would be doulbed
March 12, 2026 - 7:54 pm
Outdoors
DNR proposes changes to protect New and Greenbrier Rivers from Alabama bass
Biologists ask for changes in slot limit regulations as a proactive measure against invasive Alabama bass which have been detected upstream in Virginia.
March 12, 2026 - 7:53 pm
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Legislation would enable allowance for youth hunters to kill a buck on youth hunting days
DNR and lawmakers thread a needle to clear the way for youth buck hunt, but do wo without impacting the privileges of senior license holders
March 11, 2026 - 3:19 pm
Outdoors
DNR Releases total deer whitetail numbers for 2025, down significantly from 2024
Strong mast year and mortality from EHD blamed for a 17 percent drop in the overall whitetail deer harvest in West Virginia for 2025
March 6, 2026 - 12:37 pm
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Morrisey announces five new appointees to Natural Resources Commission
Five new members represent a massive change on the commission which makes key decisions about hunting, fishing, and trapping in West Virginia
March 2, 2026 - 7:48 pm
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Construction in the home stretch for Bluestone Dam
Right side stilling basin is complete after five and a half years, the work shifts to the left side of the river.
March 1, 2026 - 4:06 pm
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DNR director calls new meeting format a success
DNR Director Brett McMillion says changes made last year to NRC meetings have helped increase public participation and interest.
February 18, 2026 - 1:37 pm
Outdoors
A late season discovery turns into the buck of a lifetime
B.T. Roberts of Foster, W.Va. had a history with the massive buck he killed in 2025 which was less than a month
February 7, 2026 - 12:26 pm
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