Residents rally to save Bucky, the gentle deer visiting neighborhoods April 17, 2025 WTOV on MSN
... A video claiming Bucky was tied up prompted a response from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and a warrant was issued to the owner of the White Stallion property on Wednesday. Dean Elliott, owner of the While Stallion, said claims about Bucky being tied up are simply untrue... resident Don Nuzam asked. “There're people all across this state that have deer come in and they feed and pet them. Are you gonna arrest all of them? ...
Legislature approves drones for game recovery in West Virginia April 1, 2025, WV MetroNews
... the next evolution of a law approved five years ago which enabled the use of blood tracking dogs to find deer or other game hunters may have shot but were unable to find...The Legislature made a sweeping ban on any aerial pursuit of game at the time in the interest of fair chase rules...
‘Zombie deer disease’ spreads to another West Virginia county March 11, 2025 Yahoo on MSN
... CWD has been detected in a Grant County deer.... This is the first case in a new county that has been detected since 2023, when Jefferson County had a confirmed case. Those two counties join Berkeley, Mineral, Morgan, Hardy and Hampshire counties in the CWD Containment Area..,
West Virginia 2024-25 Deer Hunt March 11, 2025 WVDNR
... During the 2024 and January 2025 seasons, hunters harvested 111,646 deer. This was an increase of 2% from the 2023 and January 2024 harvest of 109,246 and was 1% above the previous five-year harvest average of 110,296. The total deer harvest represents one deer killed for every 132 acres of deer habitat in the state (Table 21). From 1945 through Januar 2025, a total of 7,112,903 deer harvests have been recorded in West Virginia..,
Elk calving strong for this year, but mortality was also up March 2, 2025 West Virginia, WV MetroNews
... This past year’s reproduction for elk in the southern West Virginia coalfields appears to be the best since the animals were reintroduced in 2016... Since the reintroduction in 2016, 74 West Virginia elk have died of one thing or another, 54 of those were confirmed to be a result of brain worm..,
West Virginia Deer Harvests Rise 2% in 2024–2025 Hunting Seasons February 24, 2025 WV News
... The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) reported a total of 111,646 deer harvested during the 2024–2025 hunting seasons. This figure marks a 2% increase from the 109,246 harvested the previous year and is 1% higher than the five-year average of 110,296..,
West Virginia man accused of fleeing police with dead deer, deputies say February 20, 2025 wchstv on MSN
... Barker is accused of wrapping his seatbelt around the deer and driving off with it hanging out of the driver’s side door and leading law enforcement on a chase...
Deer Finally Freed January 25, 2025 West Virginia, The Intermountain
... three months of having a plastic chicken feeder stuck around its neck ... “Everyone knows about her,” ... “The DNR came today and set a clover trap, captured her and cut it off of her neck,” Federer said in a social media post Thursday...
West Virginia buck harvest falls for a second straight year January 2, 2025, West Virginia MetroNews
... total number of bucks killed was 41,090 antlered deer. That was down more than 4,000 deer from the 2023 season...
CWD found in captive cervid facility in West Virginia November 29, 2024 WV MetroNews
... in a captive deer herd in North Central West Virginia... According to Leonhardt several of the whitetails on the property tested positive for CWD. It’s the first detection of the disease in captive deer in the state and the first discovery outside of the containment zone in the Potomac Highlands and Eastern Panhandle where it was discovered in the wild deer population more than a decade ago..,
Oh deer! Buck firearm season is underway soon November 19, 2024 West Virginia, WVNS Bluefield on MSN
... With the deer population going down in the mountain state, the bag limit has been changed from 3 to 2 bucks for the season...
CWD, West Virginia wildlife officials warn hunters of chronic wasting disease spotted in deer October 27, 2024 wchstv on MSN
... Chronic wasting disease has been detected in six counties in the state’s eastern panhandle – Hampshire, Berkeley, Mineral, Morgan, Hardy and Jefferson – and is considered a long-term threat to the health of West Virginia’s deer population... Youtube Video
EHD, Sometimes Fatal Disease Reported In Deer From 18 W.Va. Counties October 23, 2024 West Virginia Public Broadcasting
... an increase in reports of epizootic hemorrhagic disease, or EHD ... Deer tissue samples taken from eighteen West Virginia counties have tested positive ... The disease “has been detected with increasing frequency in West Virginia since the 1990s,” according to the WVDNR website..,
West Virginia's Longest Drought in 30 Years Impacts Deer Population and Hunting Season October 8, 2024 West Virginia News
... Limited food sources have left deer populations struggling to meet their nutritional needs ... the 2024 deer harvest is expected to remain consistent with last yea
West Virginia 2024 Deer Season Outlook
September 27, 2024 West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Section
The total white – tailed deer harvest in 2024 should be similar to that of 2023. This year, we saw a mixed bag when it comes to red and white oak mast production. White and chestnut oak acorn production was up from last year in many parts of the state...
Wildlife officials find outbreak of disease among deer in three West Virginia counties September 27, 2024 wchstv on MSN
... officials in West Virginia said they have confirmed an outbreak of a disease affecting white-tailed deer in parts of three counties... epizootic hemorrhagic disease, also known as EHD ..,
City of Bridgeport ready for another urban deer season August 13, 2024 West Virginia, WV News
... The season was started back in 2012 to help cull the deer population in Bridgeport... "This is due to the amount of car accidents we have had ... and also them eating the plants in the city." ...
WVDNR Announces 2024-25 Hunting Season Changes: New Bag Limits and Extended Seasons June 26, 2024 West Virginia, WV News
... A significant update is the reduced annual bag limit for antlered deer. For all regular deer seasons combined, hunters are now allowed to bag only two antlered deer, down from the previous limit of three ..,
WVU researchers working to protect West Virginia’s elk herd May 16, 2024 West Virginia, The Register-Herald
... In 2016, elk were reintroduced to West Virginia from existing populations in Kentucky and Arizona... “Genetic diversity has really important implications about the future sustainability of these populations,” ... to identify individuals or groups that would be a good fit for future relocations ...
Two CWD infected deer were in Harpers Ferry National Park April 23, 2024 West Virginia, The Register-Herald
...The National Park Service has confirmed two of the deer which recently tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease in Jefferson County were killed on the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The West Virginia DNR recently confirmed the discovery of CWD in Jefferson County...
CWD found in Jefferson County, West Virginia, for first time April 8, 2024 WVDNR News
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) announced today that chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been confirmed in four white-tailed deer in Jefferson County. “Jefferson County has been part of the CWD containment area for several years because it lies adjacent to CWD-positive counties in West Virginia, Virginia and Maryland,” said Paul Johansen, chief of the Wildlife Resources Section..,
Curious About West Virginia's 2023 Harvest Numbers for Deer, Turkey, Bear? DNR Big Game Bulletin is Out April 1, 2024 Connect Bridgeport
... Click HERE for the bulletin... Highlights from this year’s report include: 109,246 total white-tailed deer harvests ...
Whitetail deer research into the home stretch March 1, 2024 West Virginia, WV MetroNews
... “Hunter harvest is the leading source of mortality across all three study areas. We’ve had about 160 mortalities recorded and about 60 of those were hunter harvest. In the central and western study areas hunter harvest has been the highest source mortality, but it’s actually second in Hampshire County behind chronic wasting disease,” ...
17 elk added to WV herd February 9, 2024 West Virginia, The Wildlife Society
... The new elk were translocated from the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area in western Kentucky, bringing West Virginia’s herd to 127. They are the first of 40 new elk the state plans to introduce this year...
Oglebay, Community to Help Tackle Deer Problem January 25, 2024 West Virginia, The Intelligencer
... The November hunt only harvested 16 deer; if the population numbers are accurate, the hunt ended up being ineffective... folks felt betrayed by not having any input into how best to deal with the deer population...
Harvest totals for several West Virginia hunting seasons down for 2023 January 17, 2024 WV News, WV News
... A total of 45,155 bucks were harvested during the state’s Nov. 4 to Dec. 3 buck firearms season, a decline of about 7.5% compared to the previous year ... A total of 21,917 deer were harvested during the statewide archery and crossbow season ... “That is approximately 32% below 2022,” ..,
Gov. Jim Justice Announces Plans to Introduce More Elk in West Virginia, Expand Wildlife Tourism January 12, 2024 West Virginia DNR
... will introduce 40 new elk to the state’s growing herd in 2024 and create a visitors center and observation tower in Logan County ... The current elk population is 110...
The practice of baiting deer is still a subject of controversy December 28, 2023 West Virginia, The Inter-Mountain
... These days there seems to be so much competition over who is going to get the biggest buck, back then that wasn’t the case. You couldn’t eat the horns, the meat was more important. I think that is part of the reason some hunters bait so heavily, they want to hold the deer in their areas...
Buck harvest drops more than 7% in 2023 season December 23, 2023 West Virginia, Dominion Post
"... the overall harvest during the two-week buck hunting season in West Virginia was down 7.5% from the 2022 harvest... All areas of the state registered an average decrease of 11%, with the exception of the southeastern areas that had an increase of 19% from the 2022 harvest.” [Paul Johansen, chief of the Wildlife Resources Section]
Oglebay, Wheeling Park Commission Hears Deer Population Task Force Proposal December 20, 2023 West Virginia, The Intelligencer
... Members of the community pitched to the Wheeling Park Commission on Tuesday the formation of a Deer Population Control Task Force. The idea, they said, was to create a plan for non-lethal methods of deer population control at Oglebay Park...
Chestnut tree thrives at Harrison power station December 14, 2023 West Virginia, Clarksburg-Weston WDTV
... the American chestnut trees that once made the nuts so abundantly available in the 1800s when that song was written are now a rare site... There are a lot of deer here on site. It’s food for them.” [see restoration of the American chestnut tree] ...
Hunters in West Virginia harvest more than 45,000 bucks during firearm season December 13, 2023 WV News
... The 2023 harvest was 7.5% below the 2022 harvest, which totaled 48,810 bucks... “Average hard mast indices paired with bad weather during the opening few days ...,
West Virginia leads in the nation in deer collisions November 25, 2023 Yahoo News
... Between Jan. 1 and Monday, Nov. 20, there were 10,618 deer that were hit on West Virginia highways...
Oglebay Officials Say Deer Hunt Was Effective, Similar Events Possible in Future November 25, 2023 West Virginia, The Intelligencer
...Of the 16 deer collected during the hunt, 10 were does ... One component, Faulkenberry said, was to add a border collie to the park’s team... methods to curb the feeding of deer at the park ...
Deer hunters find success on opening day November 20, 2023 West Virginia, MetroNews
... Most hunters indicated the rutting activity was still underway. The buck season is generally timed to happen after the peak of rutting activity so the largest number of bucks will be done breeding before they are killed...
Buck season begins in WV November 20, 2023 West Virginia, HD Media
... radio-collared deer... part of the state’s Whitetail Deer Research Project ... Skelly said. “I expected about 65% mortality during the season, and 35 outside the season. Right now, the numbers are running about 50-50, with a slight lean toward in-season mortality.” ... nonseasonal mortality includes deer that die in automobile collisions, deer that are killed by coyotes and deer that succumb to viral or bacterial infections...
Buck Gun Season Begins Monday, Antlerless Deer Included November 17, 2023 West Virginia, WVPB Public Broadcasting
... Paul Johansen, the Wildlife Resources chief for the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, said deer hunting seasons are structured to achieve harvest objectives set for all 55 counties. “The focus is making sure that the appropriate numbers of female deer are removed from the population,” Johansen said...
Buck Gun Season Begins Monday, Antlerless Deer Included November 17, 2023 West Virginia Public Broadcasting
... More than a quarter million hunters will take to the Mountain State woodlands for the two week firearm deer hunting season starting Monday... “The focus is making sure that the appropriate numbers of female deer are removed from the population,” Johansen said...
Deer tests positive for rabies in Hampshire November 8, 2023 West Virginia, Hampshire Review
... The WVDA has announced that a free-roaming white-tail deer tested positive for rabies in Hampshire County... all mammals, including white-tailed deer, are susceptible to rabies...
Oglebay,Opposition to Oglebay Deer Hunt Continues November 3, 2023 West Virginia, The Intelligencer
... If there is overpopulation, Kahle wants Oglebay to work alongside a wildlife biologist to determine “the most humane method” of managing the deer population... “Oglebay hired a PR consultant, which rubbed people the wrong way. The money spent on the PR consultant could’ve been used for a wildlife biology consultant to look at the issue from their expert standpoint.” ...
Oglebay, Court rules deer hunt at Oglebay can happen October 19, 2023 West Virginia, WTRF Wheeling
... In a court order, it is stated that “Having thoroughly considered the parties’ briefings, the Court finds the facts and legal arguments to have been adequately presented, and that the decisional process would be not significantly aided by oral argument... [Citizen Petition]
West Virginia's 96 Wildlife Management Areas are public-land hunting oases October 14, 2023 WV News
... A total of 1.4 million acres, or 8% of the total land area of the state, is managed by the Wildlife Resources Section of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. This land makes up the 96 wildlife management areas across the state..,
Oglebay, Amended Petition Questions WVDNR's Involvement in Oglebay Deer Hunt Plan October 7, 2023 West Virginia, The Intelligencer
... Wheeling residents to prevent Oglebay’s urban deer hunt alleges that Oglebay has “consistently and repeatedly lied” about the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources’ involvement in providing an estimate of the amount of deer at the park...
Oglebay responds after Wheeling residents file lawsuit to stop deer hunt October 6, 2023 West Virginia, WTRF.com
... ” This lawsuit is about a beloved local, municipal park resorting to a public hunt of a tame deer herd within the park boundaries when the park executives have no scientific basis for the perceived overpopulation of deer, have made no attempts to stop the reason the deer are tame, and have marketed and benefitted from the hand-feeding of the deer herd...
Oglebay, Deer Hunt Will Proceed at Oglebay Despite Backlash October 4, 2023 West Virginia, The Intelligencer
... “The community is outraged and wants Oglebay to follow the law,” said Toriseva. “Oglebay has misrepresented details of the hunt and used marketing as science.”... cries across the valley against the deer hunt have caused concern for vendors at Oglebayfest. Sellers are worried their bottom line may be affected by the outrage...
Oglebay, Local law firm submits FOIA requests for upcoming urban deer culling September 24, 2023 West Virginia, WTRF
... Teresa Toriseva with Toriseva Law recently told West Virginia Record that hunting wildlife has always been part of West Virginia, but the deer at Oglebay have been hand-fed for years, trusting humans, and are not wild...
