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WV Hunting News
WV Fishing News
WV DNR Law Enforcement News
WV State Parks and Forests News

DNR General News (back to top of page)

• Governor’s One-Shot Hunt Contributes Thousands to the Hunters Helping the Hungry Program (05/08/08)
• Training for Archery in the Schools Program to be Held At Cheat Lake July 8 and 9 (05/08/08)
• West Virginia Muzzleloaders Association to Host Hunters Helping the Hungry Benefit Shoot May 17 (05/08/08)
• West Virginia Teams to Compete in 2008 National Archery Tournament May 10 in Louisville, Kentucky (05/08/08)
• Leave Young Wildlife Alone (04/25/08)
• Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting 1 p.m., Sunday, May 4, 2008 Stonewall Resort State Park, Roanoke, West Virginia (04/24/08)
• Elk Creek Wildlife Management Area to be Dedicated April 6 At Chief Logan Lodge, Hotel and Conference Center (04/03/08)
• West Virginia State Wildlife Center Begins 2008 Visitors Season with New Attractions (03/26/08)
• Campground Fee Increase on Wildlife Management Areas (03/26/08)
• Third Annual “West Virginia Archery in the Schools Program” State Tournament a Big Success (03/14/08)
• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Announces Public Meetings to Discuss Proposed Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Regulations (03/07/08)
• Thousands of Bats Dying in Caves in Northeast (02/28/08)
• Third Annual “West Virginia Archery in the Schools Program” State Tournament to be Held March 1 at Summersville National Guard Armory (02/22/08)
• Governor Manchin Supports State’s Alternative for Wilderness Designation (02/20/08)
• WV Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program plans Spring Workshop (02/19/08)
• Delbert J. Vandevander Receives Outstanding Wildlife Manager of the Year Award from the West Virginia State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (02/15/08)
• Wildlife Diversity Day at the Capitol March 6 (02/15/08)
• Leave Wildlife Rehabilitation to the Experts (02/08/08)
• Donations Up to Hunters Helping the Hungry Program (02/04/08)
• DNR Electronic License System Scheduled for Upgrade (01/23/08)
• Spend Groundhog Day with French Creek Freddie at the West Virginia Wildlife Center 30th Anniversary Celebration Planned (01/17/08)
• Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting 1 p.m., Sunday, February 24, 2008 The University of Charleston (01/17/08)
• DNR Physically Challenged Advisory Board to Meet in Charleston January 30, 2008 (01/17/08)
• Wonderful West Virginia Magazine Has Large-Print Option For Readers With Vision Problems (10/04/07)
• WVDNR Seeks Paintings for 2009 Wildlife Calendar (09/06/07)

WV Hunting News (back to top of page)

• Eleven Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease During Spring Collections in Hampshire County, West Virginia (05/08/08)
• Help Stop Wild Turkey Poaching in West Virginia 1-800-NET-GAME Hotline (04/23/08)
• Get Ready for Spring Gobbler Season April 28 – May 24 Youth Gobbler Hunting Day April 26 (04/15/08)
• Hunting Turkeys Over Bait Illegal In West Virginia (04/11/08)
• Four Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease In Hampshire County, West Virginia (04/04/08)
• West Virginia’s Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey Completed (02/15/08)
• West Virginia Hunters Harvest Record 1,807 Bears in 2007 (01/17/08)
• West Virginia Hunters Harvest 145,577 Deer in 2007 (01/08/08)
• Hunters and Trappers Should Be Aware of Errors and Omissions Printed In The 2007-2008 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary (11/19/07)
• Trappers and Hunters Must Tag Furbearers (10/17/07)

WV Fishing News (back to top of page)

• Trout Stocked the week of April 28 – May 2, 2008 (05/02/08)
• Trout Stocked the Week of April 21-25, 2008 (04/25/08)
• Trout Stocked the Week of April 7 – 11, 2008 (04/14/08)
• Trout Stocked the Week of March 31 – April 4, 2008 (04/04/08)
• Trout Stocked Week of March 24-28, 2008 (03/28/08)
• Trout Stocked the Week of March 17 – 21, 2008 (03/21/08)
• Trout Stocked Week of March 10-14, 2008 (03/14/08)
• Trout Stocked March 3 – 7, 2008 (03/07/08)
• Trout Stocked Week of February 11 – 15, 2008 (02/19/08)
• Trout Stocked Week of January 7-11, 2008 (01/14/08)
• Fish Consumption Advisories Available for 2008 (12/27/07)

WV DNR Law Enforcement News (back to top of page)

• Get Ready Now for Summer Boating Season Boater Education Classes are Mandatory (05/08/08)
• West Virginia DNR Conservation Officers Cite Illegal Turkey Hunters During Early Spring Gobbler Season (04/30/08)
• Actions by Conservation Officer Mike Coberly Save Home, Possibly Lives, in Barbour County (03/14/08)
• Alternative Delivery Hunter Education Courses To Be Offered (07/23/07)

WV State Parks and Forests News (back to top of page)

• Canaan Valley Resort Celebrates 40 Years of Golf May 31 Event for American Cancer Society (05/08/08)
• Steam and Diesel Titans of the Mountain Return to Spruce During Cass Railfan Weekend May 16-18 (05/08/08)
• Bike the Park Day at Twin Falls State Park May 3 (05/02/08)
• Haircuts for “Four Bits” Scheduled at Cass Scenic Railroad, May 10 Get Your Ears Lowered by Lyle “Lefty” Meeks, The Cass Barber for the Past 60 Years (05/01/08)
• Ken Caplinger Named WVDNR Parks and Recreation Section Chief (05/01/08)
• 17th Annual Public Employees Golf Tournament Pipestem Resort State Park May 19, 2008 (05/01/08)
• Blacksmithing Demonstration of Pre-Civil War Era Curtain Rods At Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park April 26 (04/25/08)
• Cokeley Campground – A New Recreation Complex At North Bend State Park Beginning May 23 (04/23/08)
• Photography Workshop at Tygart Lake State Park, June 6 – 8 (04/23/08)
• Irish Road Bowling at Pipestem Resort State Park, April 26-27 (04/22/08)
• Watercolor Workshop – “Near and Far” At Tygart Lake State Park May 29 (04/15/08)
• Get on Board for Whistles, Wings and Wildflowers Weekend Cass Scenic Railroad State Park May 30 – June 1 (04/11/08)
• “April Showers” Promotion Adds $10 for Each $100 WV State Parks Gift Card Purchase (04/11/08)
• Cathedral State Park Ushers in Spring with Interpretive Programs (04/10/08)
• Spring Hop Event Re-opens Tygart Lake State Park April 11-13 (04/10/08)
• Twin Falls Annual Spring Photography Workshop April 18 - 20 (04/10/08)
• Tomlinson Run State Park Swimming Pool Temporarily Closing for Renovations (04/04/08)
• Spring Bluegrass Dinner Theater at Hawks Nest State Park April 19 (04/01/08)
• Kessinger, Henderson and Ritchey are Guitar Workshop Weekend Instructors at Twin Falls Resort State Park April 11-13 (04/01/08)
• French and Indian War 250th Anniversary Re-enactment at Tu-Endie-Wei State Park March 29 (03/24/08)
• Beech Fork State Park Volunteers to Participate in the 2008 West Virginia Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup April 5 (03/19/08)
• Where There’s a Will, There’s a Wake – Murder Mystery Weekend At Blackwater Falls State Park March 28-30 (03/14/08)
• Audra Picnic Shelter Upgrades To Offer Water, Electric (02/19/08)
• March Activities at Twin Falls Resort State Park Scrapbook Workshop March 14-16 Easter Egg Hunt March 22 (02/19/08)
• “Opened Mail” Arriving at Twin Falls Resort February 23 (02/14/08)
• Eclectic Music Experience with Acoustic Soloist Timothy Seaman Hawks Nest State Park Dinner Theater February 23 (02/14/08)
• Two Bird Count Opportunities at Pipestem Resort State Park Feb. 15-18 and March 15 (02/14/08)
• Find Something Unusual at Gift Buyers Marketplace Event Pipestem Resort State Park, February 4-6 (02/04/08)
• “Love Letters” Dinner Theater for Valentine’s Day at Chief Logan Lodge Feb. 14 (01/29/08)
• “A Little Country and a Little Romance” Sweetheart Getaway Weekend at North Bend State Park Feb. 8-10 (01/29/08)
• Steal Away for Jazz at Hawks Nest State Park January 26 (01/23/08)
• Valentine’s Day Sweeter on Weekends at WV State Parks (01/23/08)
• Sweetheart Weekend at Twin Falls Resort State Park Feb. 15-16 (01/22/08)
• “Opened Mail” Arriving at Twin Falls Resort (01/22/08)
• Murder Mystery Dinner Theater features the “Love Beads” Reunion Tour (01/18/08)
• Karaoke Killer – Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Chief Logan Lodge, January 18 and 19 (01/03/08)
• Inviting All Winter Enthusiasts to Winter Wonder Weekend At North Bend State Park January 18-20, 2008 (01/03/08)
• The Plays are the Thing this Winter and Spring Dinner Theatre Packages at Hawks Nest State Parks (12/17/07)
• Tracking and Woods Lore Workshop at Twin Falls Resort State Park January 18-20 (12/17/07)
• Winter Camping Available at West Virginia State Parks (12/07/07)