List of West Virginia wildlife management areas explained

This is a list of wildlife management areas in West Virginia.

West Virginia wildlife management areas

West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas
Wildlife Management AreaCountyArea Accommodations[1] LakesShooting
Ranges[2]
AcresHectaresCabinsCamping
AlleghenyMineral5,8842,381
Amherst-PlymouthPutnam7,0612,857
Anawalt LakeMcDowell2,097849
Bear Rock LakesOhio24298
Becky CreekRandolph1,930781
Beech Fork LakeCabell
Wayne		7,5313,048
Berwind LakeMcDowell93388
Beury MountainFayette9,232[3] [4] 3,736
Big DitchWebster388157
Big UglyLincoln5,3002,145
Bluestone LakeSummers
Mercer
Monroe		18,0197,292330
Burches RunMarshall5522
Burnsville LakeBraxton12,5795,091
Castleman Run LakeBrooke
Ohio		486197
Cecil H. UnderwoodMarshall2,115856
Center BranchHarrison974394
Cheat CanyonPreston3,836[5] 1,552
Chief CornstalkMason11,7724,764
Conaway Run LakeTyler630255
Cross CreekBrooke2,080842
Dents RunMarion1,226496
Dunkard ForkMarshall470190
East Lynn LakeWayne22,9289,279
Edwards RunHampshire397153
Elk CreekLogan
Mingo		6,0042,430
Elk RiverBraxton18,2257,375
Fairfax Pond-RehePreston638258
Fort Mill RidgeHampshire21788
Frozen CampJackson2,7351,107
Green BottomCabell
Mason		1,096444
HandleyPocahontas784317
HilbertLincoln289117
HillcrestHancock2,212895
Horse CreekWyoming4819
Hughes RiverRitchie
Wirt		10,0004,047
Huttonsville State FarmRandolph2,7201,101
Lantz Farm and Nature PreserveWetzel548222
Laurel LakeMingo12,8545,202
Lewis WetzelWetzel13,5905,500
Little Indian CreekMonongalia1,036419
McClinticMason3,6551,479
Meadow RiverGreenbrier2,5041,013
Mill CreekCabell1,470595
Moncove LakeMonroe898363
Morris CreekClay
Kanawha		9,8743,996
Nathaniel MountainHampshire10,6754,320
PantherMcDowell7,8203,1478
PedlarMonongalia766310
Pleasant CreekBarbour
Taylor		3,0301,226
Plum Orchard LakeFayette3,2011,29538
Pruntytown State FarmTaylor1,764714
R.D. Bailey LakeMingo
Wyoming		17,2806,993
Ritchie MinesRitchie2,300931
Sand HillRitchie
Wood		967391
Shannondale SpringsJefferson1,566634
Short MountainHampshire8,0053,240
SlatyforkPocahontas
Randolph		4920
Sleepy CreekBerkeley
Morgan		22,9289,279
Smoke CampLewis252102
Snake HillMonongalia3,0921,251
South BranchHampshire
Hardy		1,097444
Stonecoal LakeLewis
Upshur		3,0001,214
Stonewall Jackson LakeLewis18,2897,401
StumptownCalhoun
Gilmer		1,674677
Summersville LakeNicholas5,9742,418
Tate LohrMercer576233
Teter Creek LakeBarbour13655
The JugTyler2,065836
Thorn CreekPendleton528214
Tug ForkMcDowell2,165876
Turkey RunJackson6426
Upper Deckers CreekPreston5623
Upper Mud RiverLincoln1,725698
Valley Bend WetlandsRandolph3113
WallbackClay
Kanawha
Roane		11,7574,758
WidmeyerMorgan422171
Woodrum LakeJackson1,700688
Former West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas
Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2011.[6]
Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2008.[7]
- style="background:#CEE0F2"Springfield Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2004.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid . 2009-03-14 . West Virginia State Parks . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326053004/http://www.wvstateparks.com/recreation/WVSP_facilities_grid.PDF . 2009-03-26 . dead .
  2. Web site: Public Shooting Ranges in West Virginia . . 2009-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090315071432/http://wvdnr.gov/HUNTING/SRanges.shtm . 2009-03-15 . dead .
  3. Web site: Beury Mountain WMA in Fayette County Extended; National Wild Turkey Federation Supports Land Acquisition . 2008-10-17 . . 2009-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213191224/http://www.wvdnr.gov/2008news/08news174.shtm . 2012-02-13 . dead .
  4. News: New River Gorge land to be added to preserve . February 2, 2010 . . February 3, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110727111014/http://wvgazette.com/News/201002020633 . July 27, 2011 . dead .
  5. Web site: DNR Acquires Two New Wildlife Management Areas in Preston County . . November 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141203093629/http://www.wvcommerce.org/news/story/DNR_acquires_two_new_wildlife_management_areas_in_Preston_County/4001/default.aspx . December 3, 2014 . October 9, 2014 . dead .
  6. News: Wolford. Michelle. Hunting Banned at Briery Mountain. September 28, 2011. The Dominion Post. September 28, 2011. Morgantown, West Virginia. dead. https://archive.today/20130121192306/http://ee.dominionpost.com/Olive/ODE/DominionPost/LandingPage/LandingPage.aspx?href=RFBvc3QvMjAxMS8wOS8yOA..&pageno=Mg..&entity=QXIwMDEwMw..&view=ZW50aXR5. January 21, 2013.
  7. Web site: Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area Closes . . 2009-03-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081212051745/http://www.wvdnr.gov/2008news/08news124.shtm . 2008-12-12 . dead .
  8. Web site: Springfield Wildlife Management Area Lease Agreement Will Not Be Renewed . . April 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150417073316/http://www.biggamehunt.net/news/springfield-wildlife-management-area-lease-agreement-will-not-be-renewed . April 17, 2015 . dead.

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