DNR Police ready for start of boating weekend
Memorial Day weekend typically kicks off the pleasure boating season, officers will be looking for break downs and violations on the waters of the Mountain State.
May 25, 2023 - 2:29 pm
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W.Va. anglers qualify to advance in BASS event
For a fourth year in a row a West Virginian wins either the boater or non-boater top spot at the organization's regional championship event
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Hunting is a family affair for the Shell family in Wyoming County
Buford and Lena Shell and their 11 year old son Levi all tag out during the spring gobbler season, for the second time in three years.
May 22, 2023 - 2:34 pm
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Smallmouth hunting on Lake Erie
Just a few hours drive north of West Virginia, Lake Erie can be a smallmouth bass fishing paradise during the spring months
May 19, 2023 - 5:34 am
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Scott wins Lake Ontario fishing derby
A vacation fishing trip to Lake Ontario turned into a money maker for WV DNR's Mark Scott
May 18, 2023 - 10:27 am
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Research concludes healthy rattlesnake population at Cooper's Rock
Retired DNR biologist Frank Jernejcic has been able to document more than 1200 encounters with timber rattlers in the state forest along the Monongalia and Preston County border in the past seven years.
May 12, 2023 - 12:07 am
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Greenbrier to host inaugural outdoors showcase in September
Resort plans to make a big splash with the Wild, Wonderful Hunting, Fishing, and Conservation Expo in September
May 5, 2023 - 12:34 am
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Volunteers sought for trail maintenance in Dolly Sods
Work includes removing storm damaged trees and debris along with improving drainage along the trail sites.
May 4, 2023 - 10:26 am
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Student's work reveals a passion for some of the state's most productive trout water
Jared Bishop hopes his research at Glenville State can be a catalyst toward changing attitudes and improving water quality on fishing waters in McDowell County and throughout all of southern West Virginia
April 29, 2023 - 11:35 am
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Natural Resources Commission approves lowered buck limit
West Virginia deer hunters will be limited to only two bucks over all seasons starting in fall 2024.
April 23, 2023 - 3:25 pm
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Bridge replacement creates new stocking opportunity on the Greenbrier River
A rebuilt railroad bridge in Pocahontas County , destroyed in the 1985 flood, allowed DNR to stock by rail from Durbin to Cass in West Virginia's high country.
April 19, 2023 - 3:00 pm
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West Virginia's spring gobbler season opens Monday
Five week spring turkey hunting season opens up Monday across the Mountain State.
April 14, 2023 - 2:43 pm
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Raleigh County angler catches a new record golden rainbow trout
In the second week of the DNR's Gold Rush, a fish just shy of ten pounds is caught at a popular fishing spot in Raleigh County
April 7, 2023 - 11:23 am
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Senators and Park Service leaders say they understand hunters' concerns
Irish Mountain property is now open for hunting and other land use. Senators and NPS leaders say they are keenly aware of hunting public's concerns for lost access
April 4, 2023 - 1:58 pm
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Results: Archery in Schools 2023
Results of recent Archery in Schools state tournament event at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.
April 1, 2023 - 8:19 am
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Dieffenbauch reflects on Classic experience
Despite tough fishing and equipment malfunctions, the biggest bass fishing event in the world lived up to the hype for Morgantown's Wil Dieffenbauch.
April 1, 2023 - 6:54 am