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WednesdayJanuary 10, 2024

West Virginia will receive more elk from federal facility in Kentucky; worker injured in process

Justice announces West Virginia will get a third shipment of elk from the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in Cadiz, Ky to help bolster the ongoing elk reintroduction project in the Mountain State.

WednesdayJanuary 3, 2024

Seasoned hunter finds a gem in a secluded and almost forgotten spot

John Lewis of Raleigh County says the buck he killed on Thanksgiving Day at a spot not far from his home is the biggest buck he's ever seen

WednesdayDecember 27, 2023

A reunion hunt turns out perfectly in Boone County

Nathan Thornhill of Chapmanville and Scott Ellis of Logan were able to hunt together in 2023 after Ellis moved back to the area, They made the most of it by both taking bucks they'd been watching for a long time.

WednesdayDecember 20, 2023

McDowell County hunter races a massive buck to get the shot

There aren't a lot of spot and stalk archery hunts in the southern West Virginia coalfields, but Robby Newberry of Roderfield was forced into one on a buck he'd been after for three years

FridayDecember 15, 2023

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

WednesdayDecember 13, 2023

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

TuesdayDecember 12, 2023

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

SaturdayDecember 9, 2023

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

WednesdayDecember 6, 2023

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

SaturdayDecember 2, 2023

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.

SaturdayNovember 25, 2023

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.

WednesdayNovember 22, 2023

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

MondayNovember 20, 2023

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.

SundayNovember 19, 2023

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

WednesdayNovember 15, 2023

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.

SaturdayNovember 11, 2023

Governor’s Quail Initiative completes a second year

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

MondayNovember 6, 2023

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.

WednesdayNovember 1, 2023

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

SundayOctober 29, 2023

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.

MondayOctober 23, 2023

Pic Dieffenbauch follows his son right into a B.A.S.S. victory

Pic Dieffenbauch signed up to fish as a non-boater on the B.A.S.S. Open series just so he could pre-fish with his son Wil, little did he know he'd wind up hoisting big bass on stage.