The South Branch of the Potomac yields big fish in 2024 after some lean years

A float through the Trout offers not only spectacular West Virginia scenery, but some big smallmouth haunt the deep boulders on those steep banks

DNR opens new stream access point in Wyoming County

New ramp improves angler and paddler access to Guyandotte River

Public access grows the popularity of the Buckhannon River

Create Buckhannon helps build public access to the Buckhannon River and the county's business owners are reaping the rewards

DNR proposes lifting C-and-R restrictions for bass on four popular lakes

DNR proposes a harvest creel limit on bass at Woodrum, O'Brien, Elk Fork, and North Bend Lakes as numbers in the impoundments have grown too abundant

Allowing either sex on youth hunting days continues to draw opinions

Natural Resources Commission approved 2024 big game regulations, but other than comments and discussion there was no action on whether the youth deer hunting season will become an either sex opportunity.

Taking shed antler hunting to a whole new level

Training dogs to find and retrieve shed antlers is a growing activity among clubs across the nation. West Virginia has some of the best dogs in the world and seeking out the cast off headgear of whitetail bucks

Suspect arrested in turkey hunting incident

Wayne County man charged with a pair of felonies after victim was hit by shotgun fire while hunting turkeys near Genoa, W.Va. this week.

Two CWD infected deer were in Harpers Ferry National Park

Two whitetail deer taken in recent population reduction efforts at the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park were found to be infected with CWD. They were two of the four positive cases discovered in Jefferson County.

National Hunting and Fishing Day celebration to return to Stonewall

After three years at the Summit Bechtel Reserve, the event will return to its old venue in Lewis County September 21.

West Virginia Wildlife Center reopens in Upshur County

The USDA agreed to allow the facility at French Creek to reopen to visitors after the installation of some secondary electric fence and additional surveillance cameras while work on a required perimeter fence happens.

Hunters ready for 2024 spring gobbler season

West Virginia's spring gobbler season opens April 15th and runs for five weeks

Jefferson County becomes sixth county in W.Va. with positive CWD cases

DNR officials were not surprised by the positive cases in Jefferson County and believed it was only a matter of time until they appeared given the proximity to other CWD positive counties.

Wildlife Manager pleased with success of a large controlled burn on Tomblin WMA

Flames are the best way to knock back fast growing invasive plant life which can choke out the much more essential native grasses on the steep slopes in Logan County

Angler catches the first record for red breasted sunfish

It's the second record fish caught from New Creek Lake in 2024

Gold Rush to run April 1-13 across West Virginia

Starting Monday, the streams of West Virginia will have a golden hue in hope of attracting anglers young and old

Final elk from USFS facility in Western Ky. have arrived in West Virginia

DNR officials say a large number of the cows received are bred and will start dropping calves in May

Mason County angler hauls in a record bowfin

Lauren Noble of Letart, W.Va. was looking for pre-spawn bass, but found another hungry mouth in the an Ohio River backwater in Mason County this week

Barnick wins air rifle; Mountaineers finish runner-up to TCU

West Virginia had individual champions in both events for the first time in seven years, but narrowly missed out on a 20th National Championship.

West Virginia angler claims a pair of bass tournament wins in South Carolina

Tim Isaacs of Fayette County won back to back kayak bass tournaments recently on Lake Murray in South Carolina

Tucker wins smallbore; WVU rifle team leads after opening day of NCAA National Championship

The Mountaineers hope to claim their 20th National Championship and first since 2017 on Saturday.