2009-2010 Seasons, Dates and Limits

Species	Opening Date	Closing Date	Daily Bag Limit	Possession Limit	Season Limit
*Wild Boar (Gun)	October 24	October 31	1
*Wild Boar (Archery)	October 17	December 31	1
*Deer (Buck)	November 23	December 5	See pages 12-16 and antlerless table page 19 See pages 17, 24 and 29 for special September Archery and Muzzleloader seasons.
*Deer (Archery) Split Season	September 14	September 19
*Deer (Archery) Split Season	October 17	December 31
*Deer (Antlerless) Split Season Hampshire County	November 23**	December 12
	December 29	December 31
	October 30	October 31
*Deer (Muzzleloader) Split Season	September 21	September 26
*Deer (Muzzleloader) Split Season	December 14	December 19
*Deer (Youth/ Class Q/QQ) Split Season (See Pages 30-31)	October 31	October 31	1
	December 26	December 28	1	2	2
*Bear (Archery)	October 17	November 21	1
*Bear (Gun) (Selected Counties)	September 21	September 26
	November 23	December 5
	December 7	December 31
*Turkey, Fall (Selected Counties)	October 24	November 21	1
*Turkey, Fall (Selected Counties)	October 24	October 31
*Turkey, Fall (Preston County)	October 24	November 7
Turkey Spring 2010 (Bearded Only)*	April 26	May 22	1	2	2
Turkey Spring 2010 (Youth Hunt)*	April 24	April 24	1 - counts towards spring season bag limit of two
Squirrel (Gray, Black, Albino and Fox)	October 10	January 31	6	24	None
Squirrel (Youth Hunt)	October 3	October 3	6
Ruffed Grouse	October 17	February 28	4	16	None
Bobwhite Quail	November 7	January 2	3	9	None
Cottontail Rabbit	November 7	February 28	5	20	None
Snowshoe or Varying Hare	November 7	February 28	2	8	None
Ring-necked Pheasant (cock birds only)	November 7	January 2	2	2	None
Ring-necked Pheasant (cock birds only) Hillcrest WMA	November 14	December 5	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 17	February 28	4	See definition of possession limit	None
Raccoon (Trapping)	November 7	February 28	None
Red Fox, Gray Fox (Hunting and Trapping)	November 7	February 28	None
*Bobcat (Hunting and Trapping)	November 7	February 28	3
Mink, Muskrat (Trapping)	November 7	February 28	None
*Fisher (Trapping)	November 7	January 31	1
*Beaver (Trapping)	November 7	March 31	None
Crow	October 1	November 21	None
Crow Split Season	January 1	March 6	None
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.
Coyote (day)	Continuous Open Season		None
Coyote (night)***	January 1	July 31	None
Skunk, Opossum, Woodchuck, Weasel, English Sparrow, European Starling and Pigeon	Continuous Open Season		None
Skunk, Opossum, Coyote, and Weasel (Trapping)	November 7	February 28	None
Mountain Lion, Elk, Otter, Song and Insectivorous Birds, Hawks, Falcons and Eagles			No Open Season
Geese, Ducks, Mourning Doves, Gallinules, Rails, Woodcock, and Common Snipe			Harvest Information Program (HIP) card required. See WVDNR Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations available in September.
*Must be checked at an official game checking station		**December 6 Closed		***Can only use amber-colored or red-colored light

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