Could You Survive Alone? The man was in deep pain and knew his right leg was broken. While the bone had not pierced the skin, the foot was bent at an unnatural angle. He removed his sheath knife and cut his pants up past his knee, because he knew the leg would start to swell soon. He leaned back on the dark green moss and thought of how dumb he had been that day.
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West Virginia Controlled Deer Hunt 06/29/09
Applications are being accepted for the controlled deer hunt scheduled for November 16, 17 and 18, 2009, at Stonewall Resort State Park, located in Lewis County near Weston, West Virginia. [Comments?]
Special Antlerless Deer Seasons in West Virginia 06/10/09
Archery and muzzleloader deer hunters in West Virginia will be able to enjoy additional antlerless deer hunting opportunities this fall, according to Frank Jezioro, Director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. [Comments?]
West Virginia Spring Turkey Harvest Down Slightly 06/05/09
Preliminary figures indicate West Virginia hunters harvested 9,485 bearded turkeys statewide during the recently completed 2009 spring gobbler season. This year's spring harvest is approximately four percent below the 9,929 birds taken in 2008.
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Omnibus Public Land Management Act Sent to President 03/27/09
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, sending the most significant collection of conservation measures to come before Congress in a quarter of a century to President Obama for his signature. [1 Comment]
West Virginia Trapping Season Ends Feb. 28th 01/23/09
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources reminds trappers that the trapping season for fisher will end on January 31, 2009. This will be followed a month later, on February 28, 2009, by the closing of hunting and trapping seasons for fox, raccoon and bobcat. [Comments?]
West Virginia Deer Hunters Harvest 162,000 01/12/09
Preliminary counts of game checking tags indicate West Virginia hunters harvested a total of 162,371 white-tailed deer during the recently completed bucks-only, antlerless, muzzleloader, bow and youth/Class Q deer seasons. [Comments?]
2008 West Virginia Fall Turkey Harvest Down 12/17/08
Preliminary figures for the 2008 fall turkey hunting season indicate that 1,128 birds were harvested this fall. This represents a 25 percent decline from last year's fall harvest of 1,511. [Comments?]
West Virginia's Muzzleloader Deer Season Opens December 15 12/10/08
West Virginia's six-day muzzleloader deer season opens December 15 and continues through December 20, 2008, in all counties open to firearm hunting for deer, according to Curtis Taylor, Chief of the Wildlife Resources Section of the Division of Natural Resources. [Comments?]
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Alberta Mulie Hunt Well it was the last day of the season, or so I thought. I pulled myself out of bed at around 4:30 am thinking to myself I have a mulie tag that's not filled, so I better give it one more try. Jumped in the truck and headed north to Drayton Valley Alberta, to an area that I saw while I was working in the area earlier in the year. One field that caught my eye, had some does in it.