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DNR General News (back to top of page)

• Governor’s One Shot Whitetail Hunt and Banquet December 2-3, 2007, Stonewall Resort State Park, Roanoke WV Special Guest: Brigadier General Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, USAF, Retired (11/26/07)
• Special Areas Accessible to Physically Challenged Hunters With Class Q Permit (11/19/07)
• Share the Harvest Sunday Benefits Hunters Helping the Hungry Program (10/31/07)
• 2008 West Virginia Wildlife Calendars Are Now Available (10/31/07)
• Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting 1 p.m., Sunday, November 4, 2007 Twin Falls Resort State Park, Mullens W.Va. (10/17/07)
• WVDNR Announces Outdoors Awards for 2007 (10/17/07)
• Wonderful West Virginia Magazine Has Large-Print Option For Readers With Vision Problems (10/04/07)
• Beyond BOW Women’s Deer & Squirrel Hunts (09/26/07)
• Attend West Virginia’s Largest Outdoor Hunting and Fishing Celebration, September 22nd and 23rd at Stonewall Resort State Park (09/11/07)
• Gov. Manchin to help dedicate sporting clays shooting range at Cacapon Resort State Park First West Virginia State Park to have sporting clays facility Monday, September 10, 2007, 2 p.m. (09/07/07)
• Seminars on waterfowl hunting to be offered at West Virginia’s Celebration of National Hunting & Fishing Days September 22 and 23 at Stonewall Resort State Park (09/07/07)
• WVDNR Seeks Paintings for 2009 Wildlife Calendar (09/06/07)
• WV Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program plans Fall Workshop (08/28/07)
• WV Bear Trapping Techniques to be Featured on History Channel’s ‘Modern Marvels’ Monday, August 27 (08/24/07)
• Coyote Hunting Seminars by Tom Bechdel at National Hunting and Fishing Days Celebration September 22-23 At Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park (08/16/07)
• Fish Needed for Trophy Fish Display (08/10/07)
• 40th Anniversary of Nature Wonder Weekend to be Celebrated by “Connecting People with Wild Food” September 21-23 at North Bend State Park (08/08/07)
• DNR Physically Challenged Handicapped Advisory Board To Meet August 8 At Cabela’s – West Virginia Retail Store Near Wheeling (07/30/07)
• Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting 1 p.m., Sunday, August 5, 2007 Cabela’s – West Virginia Retail Store, Tridelphia WV (07/30/07)
• World Renowned Longbow Archer Byron Ferguson to Participate in 2007 National Hunting & Fishing Days Event (07/30/07)
• DNR’s Wonderful West Virginia Magazine Receives National Communications Award (07/30/07)
• Restructuring of DNR’s Real Estate Management Section (07/30/07)
• Division of Natural Resources Warns: Don't Feed the Bears! (07/10/07)
• WV Division of Natural Resources Files Legislative Rules for Review (07/02/07)
• No Importation or Pet Permits Issued For Raccoon, Fox or Skunk in West Virginia (06/27/07)
• Gov. Manchin Dedicates Little Indian Creek Wildlife Management Area And New Facilities at Pedlar Wildlife Management Area In Monongalia County (06/25/07)
• DNR to Host Fourth Annual Wild & Wonderful Women’s Outdoor Event July 28 th at Kanawha State Forest (06/21/07)
• DNR Wildlife Resources Section Files Legislative Rule Changes for Review (06/08/07)
• WANTED: Owners of West Virginia Big Bucks (05/21/07)
• Three Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease In Hampshire County, West Virginia (05/11/07)
• Second Annual “ West Virginia Archery in the Schools Program” State Tournament to be held May 19th at Braxton County High School (05/07/07)
• Leave Young Wildlife Alone (05/07/07)
• Addington’s Bow Shop Hosting Instructor Training for WV Archery in the Schools Program July 16 th and 17 th (04/17/07)
• Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting 1 p.m., Sunday, April 29, 2007 Days Inn, Flatwoods WV (04/10/07)
• WVDNR Biologist Craig Stihler Wins National Conservation Recognition (03/23/07)
• Conservation Officer Warren Goodson Receives NWTF Sharp Spur Award (03/20/07)
• “Godfather of Wild Turkey Management” and West Virginia Native Wayne Bailey Dies (03/08/07)
• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Announces Public Meetings to Discuss Proposed Hunting, Trapping and Fishing Regulations (03/06/07)
• WVTHA Sponsoring South Charleston Middle School In the WV Archery in the Schools Program (03/01/07)
• Wildlife Diversity Day at the Capitol March 7 (02/08/07)
• Seasons End for Mink, Muskrat, Beaver Trapping (02/05/07)
• WV Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Program Plans Spring Workshop (02/05/07)
• Groundhog Day Prediction from French Creek Freddie (02/02/07)
• West Virginia’s Mid-winter Waterfowl Survey Completed (01/30/07)
• Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting 1 p.m., Sunday, February 18, 2007 University of Charleston, Charleston WV (01/30/07)
• Burnard F. Gibson Receives Outstanding Wildlife Manager of the Year Award from the WV State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (01/22/07)
• Closing Dates for Fisher, Fox, Raccoon, and Bobcat Seasons (01/22/07)
• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to Participate in the Charleston Hunting and Fishing Show January 26-28 (01/18/07)

WV Hunting News (back to top of page)

• Five Additional Deer Test Positive for Chronic Wasting Disease In Hampshire County, West Virginia (12/17/07)
• 2007 Fall Wild Turkey Harvest Highest in Four Years (12/14/07)
• West Virginia Deer Hunters Harvest 66,570 Bucks (12/07/07)
• West Virginia’s Muzzleloader Deer Season Opens December 10 (11/30/07)
• Class RM and RRM Additional Muzzleloader Deer Stamps Must be Purchased Prior to Muzzleloader Season (11/26/07)
• Hunters and Trappers Should Be Aware of Errors and Omissions Printed In The 2007-2008 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary (11/19/07)
• West Virginia Bucks Gun Season Fact Sheet (11/19/07)
• Additional Deer (RG & RRG) Stamp Must Be Purchased Before November 19 Buck Firearms Season Opening (11/19/07)
• Beyond BOW Women’s Deer Hunt (11/08/07)
• Trappers and Hunters Must Tag Furbearers (10/17/07)
• Big Buck Contest Begins with Bow Season (09/26/07)
• Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Diagnosed in West Virginia (09/24/07)
• Youth Waterfowl Hunt September 22, 2007 Youth Squirrel Hunt September 29, 2007 (09/11/07)
• Sale of Live Foxes Permitted in West Virginia (08/24/07)
• Applications Accepted for McClintic WMA Duck Blinds until September 8 (08/15/07)
• Mourning Dove Season Opens September 1 (08/10/07)
• Canada Goose Season Opens September 1 (08/10/07)
• 2007 Season Dates Established for Mourning Dove, Woodcock, Snipe and Rail (08/10/07)
• Controlled Deer Hunt on Blennerhassett Island (08/01/07)
• Applications Available for 2007 Limited Permit Areas Having Antlerless Deer Seasons (07/02/07)
• Permit Applications Available for 2007 Special Deer Hunt from National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia (06/04/07)
• 2007 West Virginia Spring Gobbler Harvest Reported (05/25/07)
• Get Ready for Spring Gobbler Season April 23 – May 19 Youth Gobbler Hunting Day April 21 (04/17/07)
• Hunters: Get Fit for West Virginia ’s Spring Gobbler Season (04/11/07)
• West Virginia’s 2006 Big Buck Contest Winners (03/06/07)
• West Virginia Hunters Harvest 1,705 Black Bears in 2006 (01/19/07)
• West Virginia Hunters Harvest 136,289 Deer in 2006 (01/10/07)

WV Fishing News (back to top of page)

• Fish Consumption Advisories Available for 2008 (12/27/07)
• New State Record Striped Bass (07/17/07)
• Adult Channel Catfish Stocking for Free Fishing Weekend June 9-10 (06/08/07)
• West Virginia Celebrates National Fishing and Boating Week With Free Fishing Weekend June 9-10 (06/04/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of May 21-25, 2007 (05/25/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of May 14-18, 2007 (05/18/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of May 7 - 11, 2007 (05/11/07)
• Update on Recent Fish Kills in South Branch of the Potomac River (05/11/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of April 30 – May 4 (05/07/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of April 23-27, 2007 (04/27/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of April 16-20, 2007 (04/20/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of April 9-13, 2007 (04/13/07)
• “One Millionth” Brown Trout to be Stocked April 21 (04/11/07)
• Marion County’s Big Run Lake to Close (04/11/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of April 2-6, 2007 (04/06/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of March 26-30, 2007 (03/30/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of March 19-23, 2007 (03/23/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of March 12-16, 2007 (03/16/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of March 5-9, 2007 (03/09/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of February 26 – March 2, 2007 (03/02/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of February 19-23, 2007 (02/23/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of February 12, 2007 (02/16/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of January 29, 2007 (02/02/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of January 8 – 12, 2007 (01/12/07)
• Trout Stocked Week of January 2 – 5, 2007 (01/05/07)

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

• Alternative Delivery Hunter Education Courses To Be Offered (07/23/07)
• DNR Law Enforcement Section Files Legislative Rule Changes for Review (06/27/07)
• Division of Natural Resources to Patrol State Waters During Memorial Day Weekend (05/24/07)
• West Virginia DNR Announces Law Enforcement Promotions (03/20/07)
• Internet Bragging Costly to Harrison County Deer Poacher (02/08/07)
• Illegal Deer and Bear Kills In Lincoln and Raleigh Counties Photo in Lincoln Journal Leads to Arrests for Illegal Deer Kill (01/18/07)
• DNR Handicapped Advisory Board to Meet in South Charleston January 23 (01/09/07)
• Nicholas County Man Fined for Poaching Black Bear (01/09/07)
• David Murphy Named Law Enforcement Section Chief; Brad DeBord Promoted to Lieutenant (01/09/07)

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

• 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)
• New Year’s Eve Bluegrass/Country Bash at Hawks Nest State Park (12/14/07)
• Winter Camping Available at West Virginia State Parks (12/07/07)
• New Year’s Celebrations at West Virginia State Parks (12/07/07)
• Tygart Lake State Park Decks the Hall and Throws a Party To Close out the 2007 Season (12/07/07)
• Lighted Spruce Trees and Interpretive Wreaths New at Hawks Nest State Park (12/07/07)
• Soar with the Eagles at Pipestem Resort State Park January 5 (12/07/07)
• Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Twin Falls Resort State Park (11/26/07)
• Storyteller Bil Lepp Goes About “Punching the Lard” December 1 at Tygart Lake State Park 11/19/07)
• Give West Virginia State Parks Gift Cards (11/19/07)
• West Virginia State Parks Monopoly Game Still Available, But Supplies Are Limited (11/08/07)
• Opened Mail Creates a Stir at North Bend State Park Dinner Theater November 10 (10/17/07)
• Dinner Theater at Tygart Lake State Park Nov. 9 Opened Mail Creating Communication Problems (10/09/07)
• The Mansion by Candlelight Tours at Blennerhassett Island Oct. 12 and 13 It’s a 19th century party! (10/09/07)
• Cass Scenic Railroad “Leafs” the Station for Fall Color (10/03/07)
• 25th Annual Lumberjackin’ Bluegrassin’ Jamboree At Twin Falls Resort State Park October 12-14, 2007 (10/03/07)
• Harvest Day Events and Special Train at Cass Scenic Railroad State Park September 29 (09/13/07)
• Gov. Manchin and DNR dedicate first state parks sporting clays shooting range at Cacapon Resort (09/10/07)
• Beech Fork State Park to Host 2007 Heron Fest October 13, 2007 (08/28/07)
• Temporary Closure of Valley Falls State Park (08/17/07)
• Country Music Rising Star Billy Payne to Perform At Pipestem Resort State Park August 11 (08/08/07)
• West Virginia State Parks Names New Employees to Key Positions (07/30/07)
• Reserve Now for September Cabin and Cottage Discounts (07/30/07)
• Brunch with Margaret at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park (07/19/07)
• Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park to Offer Evening Cruises (07/13/07)
• DNR Parks Section Files Legislative Rules for Review (07/06/07)
• West Virginia State Parks Presents Summer Performer Series (06/27/07)
• 24 th Annual Bear Hole Road Race at Twin Falls Resort State Park July 21 (06/12/07)
• Aerial Tramway at Hawks Nest State Park Reopened After Repairs (06/11/07)
• Customized Outdoor Package Creations at North Bend State Park (06/11/07)
• Potato Knob Trail Project at Holly River State Park To Receive Recreational Trails Program Achievement Award (06/11/07)
• Celebrate West Virginia Day Weekend at State Parks and Forests (06/07/07)
• Former State Parks Chief Cordie Hudkins Named State Parks Foundation Inc. Executive Director (06/06/07)
• Panther State Forest Swimming Pool Open After Delay (06/04/07)
• 85-Year-Old Locomotive Steams Again (06/04/07)
• Aerial Tramway at Hawks Nest State Park Closed for Repair (05/31/07)
• National Trails Day June 2 at West Virginia State Parks (05/31/07)
• Panther State Forest Swimming Pool Opening Delayed (05/25/07)
• Swimming Pool at Kanawha State Forest Unable to Open (05/17/07)
• Special Mother’s Day Buffet Offered at Chief Logan Lodge, Hotel and Conference Center (05/07/07)
• Cass Scenic Railroad State Park Cited as among America's Most Scenic Train Rides by Arthur Frommer's Budget Travel Magazine (05/07/07)
• Great West Virginia State Parks Gifts for Mom (05/07/07)
• Hawks Nest Golf Course Offers All You Can Play (AYCP) Evening and Golf Lessons ( 04/26/07)
• More Comfortable Seating Option Now Available At Cass Scenic Railroad (04/17/07)
• Group Camping Available at Cabwaylingo State Forest, Panther State Forest and Tomlinson Run State Park (04/16/07)
• Hiking West Virginia Program (04/16/07)
• Sign Up for WV Public Employee Golf Tournament June 4 at Pipestem Resort State Park (04/11/07)
• “Escape from It All” Package Available at North Bend State Park Through April 30 (04/10/07)
• Spring Photography Workshop at Twin Falls Resort State Park April 20-22, 2007 (04/10/07)
• Whistles, Wings and Wildflowers Weekend At Cass Scenic Railroad State Park June 1-3 (03/28/07)
• Volunteers Take Action for a Cleaner, Greener Tomorrow as Beech Fork State Park Participates in the 2007 WV Make It Shine Statewide Cleanup April 14 (03/28/07)
• West Virginia Parks and Forests Welcome Spring with Special Hikes (03/28/07)
• Springtime Cabin and Cottage Rental Promotions April 9 - May 24 (03/27/07)
• Women's Getaway Weekend at North Bend State Park March 30-April 1 (03/27/07)
• Rick Knotts Appointed General Manager of Chief Logan Lodge, Hotel and Conference Center and Sean Pettrey Appointed Assistant Superintendent of Holly River State Park (03/20/07)
• Irish Spring Getaway Package at Chief Logan Lodge March 9-24 (03/06/07)
• West Virginia State Parks Campgrounds Now Open for Reservations (03/01/07)
• Guitar Workshop Weekend March 23 – 25, 2007 (022/22/07)
• Scrapbook Workshop March 16 – 18, 2007  (02/22/07)
• North Bend State Park Offers $49 Rate Buster Room Rates Feb. 25 – March 1 (02/16/07)
• “Lying In State” Dinner Theater at Chief Logan Lodge, Hotel and Convention Center March 24 and 25 Presented by The Aracoma Story Inc. (02/08/07)
• Murder Mystery Dinner Theater at Twin Falls State Park Feb. 17 (01/19/07)
• Sweetheart Weekends at West Virginia State Parks (01/19/07)
• Guitar Workshop Weekend at Twin Falls Resort State Park March 23-25 (01/08/07)
• Chief Logan Lodge Begins Dinner Theater Series (01/08/07)