SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Turkey hunting is set to return to West Virginia with the fall season’s first split scheduled to open in all 55 counties on Oct. 14. Two additional splits of the fall turkey season are scheduled to open later in October and the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reminding hunters who Read More…
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WEST VIRGINIA RECORDS LARGEST SPRING TURKEY HARVEST IN 5 YEARS
HUNTERS IN WEST VIRGINIA HARVESTED 12,217 BEARDED TURKEYS DURING THE 2023 SPRING GOBBLER SEASON. FARMINGTON, W.VA. — According to preliminary data released by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources on Wednesday June 14th, hunters in the Mountain State harvested 12,217 bearded turkeys during the spring gobbler season. The harvest is 30.4 percent above last year’s Read More…
WVDNR ANNOUNCES INCREASED 2022 FALL TURKEY HARVEST
West Virginia’s 2022 fall turkey harvest increased by almost 46 percent over last year’s harvest, according to preliminary results released by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Fall turkey hunters harvested 1,012 birds this past season compared to 694 birds last year. The fall 2022 harvest was just 0.24 percent below the five-year average Read More…
WEST VIRGINIA’S FALL TURKEY SEASON OPENS OCT. 8
West Virginia’s fall hunting season for wild turkey is scheduled to open Oct. 8. Fall turkey season will be open Oct. 8-16 in all 55 counties. The season will be open an additional week in seven counties, from Oct. 24-30, and for three additional weeks in 14 counties, from Oct. 24-Nov. 13. Wildlife biologists analyze harvest data from Read More…
Spring Gobbler Season Opens April 16-17 for youth, April 19 for Adults
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.VA. — West Virginia’s spring gobbler season opens on April 18 and continues for five weeks to May 22, according to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR). Hunters can harvest one bearded bird per day with a season bag limit of two. This year’s youth season will be the weekend of April Read More…