| Species |
Opening
Date |
Closing
Date |
Daily Bag
Limit |
Possession
Limit |
Season
Limit |
*Wild Boar (Gun) |
October 22 |
October 29 |
1 |
*Wild Boar (Archery) |
October 15 |
December 31 |
*Deer (Buck) |
November 21 |
December 3 |
See pages 12-16 and Antlerless table page 18.
See pages 17, 23 and 28 for special September Archery and Muzzleloader Seasons. |
*Deer (Archery)
Split Season |
September 12 |
September 17 |
October 1 |
December 31 |
*Deer (Antlerless) Split Season |
November 21** |
December 10 |
December 28 |
December 31 |
*Deer (Antlerless) Special Season Hampshire & Hardy (Portion north of Corridor H and W.V. Rt. 55 from Wardensville to VA Stateline) Counties. See pg. 20 |
October 28 |
October 29 |
*Deer (Muzzleloader)
Split Season |
September 19 |
September 24 |
December 12 |
December 17 |
*Deer (Youth/Class Q/QQ)
Split Season (see pages 29-30) |
October 29 |
October 29 |
1 |
December 26 |
December 27 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
*Bear (Archery) |
October 15 |
November 19 |
See pages 38-39.
1 2 2 |
*Bear (Gun)
(Selected Counties) |
September 26 |
September 28 |
September 26 |
October 1 |
November 21 |
December 3 |
December 5 |
December 31 |
*Turkey, Fall
(Selected Counties - see page 33) |
October 22 |
October 29 |
1 |
October 22 |
November 5 |
October 22 |
November 19 |
*Turkey (Spring 2012 - Bearded Only) |
April 23 |
May 19 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
*Turkey (2012 Youth Season - see page 33) |
April 21 |
April 21 |
1 - counts towards spring season bag limit of two |
Squirrel (Gray, Black, Albino and Fox) |
September 10 |
January 31 |
6 |
24 |
None |
Small Game (Youth Season - see page 30) |
October 1 |
October 1 |
See page 30. |
Ruffed Grouse |
October 15 |
February 29 |
4 |
16 |
None |
Bobwhite Quail |
November 5 |
January 7 |
3 |
9 |
None |
Cottontail Rabbit |
November 5 |
February 29 |
5 |
20 |
None |
Snowshoe or Varying Hare |
November 5 |
February 29 |
2 |
8 |
None |
Ring-necked Pheasant (cock birds only)
Hillcrest WMA (cock birds only) |
November 5 |
January 7 |
2 |
2 |
None |
November 12 |
December 3 |
1 |
1 |
None |
Raccoon (Hunting)
The bag limit during an 11-hour period beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 5 a.m. is four raccoons for each person or groups of persons hunting as a party. |
October 15 |
February 29 |
4 |
None |
None |
Raccoon (Trapping) |
November 5 |
February 29 |
None |
Red Fox, Gray Fox (Hunting and Trapping) |
November 5 |
February 29 |
None |
*Bobcat (Hunting and Trapping) |
November 5 |
February 29 |
3 |
Mink, Muskrat (Trapping) |
November 5 |
February 29 |
None |
*Fisher (Trapping) |
November 5 |
January 31 |
1 |
*Beaver (Trapping) |
November 5 |
March 31 |
None |
*Otter (Trapping) |
November 5 |
February 29 |
1 |
Crow - Split Season
Nuisance Crows - crows committing depredations upon ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, home gardens, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated so as to constitute a health hazard and or other nuisance may be killed at any time. |
October 1 |
November 19 |
None |
January 2 |
March 3 |
Coyote (Hunting)*** |
Continuous Open Season |
None |
Coyote (Hunting - night with artificial light)*** |
January 1 |
July 31 |
Skunk, Opossum, Woodchuck, Weasel, English Sparrow, European Starling and Pigeon (Hunting) |
Continuous Open Season |
None |
Skunk, Opossum, Coyote, and Weasel (Trapping) |
November 5 |
February 29 |
Mountain Lion, Elk, Song and Insectivorous Birds, Owls, Hawks, Falcons and Eagles |
No Open Season |
Geese, Ducks, Mourning Doves, Gallinules, Rails, Woodcock, and Common Snipe |
Harvest Information Program (HIP) registration required.
See WVDNR Migratory Bird Hunting regulations available in September. |
* Must be checked at an official game checking station ** December 4 Closed *** See page 6 for additional regulations |
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