Hunters Urged to Learn New Hunting Regulations
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Posted: 10:50 AM Jul 19, 2010
Hunters Urged to Learn New Hunting Regulations
West Virginia's Division of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters to familiarize themselves with several changes to the state's hunting regulations.
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) -- West Virginia's Division of Natural Resources is encouraging hunters to familiarize themselves with several changes to the state's hunting regulations.

The agency says fall hunting seasons for wild turkey and black bear are outlined in the new 2010-11 hunting and trapping regulations summary. Also new are rules for youth hunting season.

The booklets are now available at license agents and DNR offices, including the agency's operations center in Elkins and headquarters in South Charleston.

Here is a list of changes for 2010 - 2011:

  • All private land in counties having a firearms antlerless deer season (Class N or NN) will be open November 22 – December 11 and December 29-31. All public lands having an antlerless deer season will be open November 24 - December 11 and December 29 - 31. Bag limits vary among counties but will be either one, two or four antlerless deer.

  • Fall wild turkey hunting season has been expanded in 2010 with 13 counties open October 23-30; 12 counties open October 23 - November 6; and 14 counties open October 23 - November 20.

  • Black bear hunting seasons have been expanded in 2010 with 10 counties open September 27-29; nine counties open September 27 – October 2; 10 counties open November 22 – December 4 during the Buck Season, and all 55 counties open December 6-31. The daily bag limit is one bear per day with a season bag limit of two bears, provided at least one bear comes from Boone, Fayette, Kanawha or Raleigh counties.

  • There will be a special controlled black bear hunting season with dogs December 6-31, 2010, on Nathaniel Mountain and Short Mountain Wildlife Management Areas. Prior application is required.

  • A statewide Youth Small Game Season will be held on October 2, 2010 open to youth age 17 or less for all small game species.

  • The participation age for the Youth Hunting Seasons (small game, antlerless deer, and spring turkey) has been increased from less than 15 to less than 18 years of age. All licensing requirements remain in effect for ages 15-17.

  • New replacement costs, based on antler size, have been established for illegally injured or killed antlered deer.

  • Conservation Officers, of the Law Enforcement Section, are now renamed Natural Resource Police.

    The summary also is available on the agency's Web site. Click here to visit the website.

    Latest Comments

    Posted by: BRIAN on Jul 20, 2010 at 02:40 PM

    Everyone should stop hunting and fishing for 5 years that would teach them think about the money the state would lose....
    Posted by: eaner on Jul 19, 2010 at 11:14 PM

    Perhaps a return to the "possum cop" identification would greatly enhance the professionalism of the agency.
    Posted by: hunter on Jul 19, 2010 at 07:31 PM

    I agree with jami. The west virginia D.N.R. SUCKS! I had a game warden try to write me a ticket for killing a grouse on opening day of grouse season one time. They are selling deer like cattle. You have to have a college education to understand the regulations. They absolutely SUCK!
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