Wv Legal Shooting Hours

Once a person has killed their legal daily or seasonal limit for deer, they are not allowed to hunt deer with a bow, crossbow, or firearm for the rest of the day. Archery and crossbow hunting for deer with and without antlers are legal during the muzzle loading season, subject to all archery and crossbow regulations. In addition, archery and crossbow hunters must wear a bright orange outer garment of at least 400 square inches during a deer gun season. Archery and crossbow hunting of deer with and without antlers is legal during the bock fire season and is subject to all archery and crossbow hunting regulations. A bow or crossbow may be substituted for a firearm to catch deer with antlers, or if hunting is conducted on a Class N or NN stamp or a Class DT permit, antlerless deer may be captured on private land in some counties and on certain public lands during the Bock Fire Season. Simultaneous deer hunting with and without antlers is legal during the muzzle loading season, subject to all archery and crossbow regulations. The use of dogs for bear hunting is illegal during bow and crossbow season. A bow or crossbow can be replaced with a gun during bear gun season, while hunting with dogs is done in counties where dog hunting is legal. It is illegal to bait or feed wildlife on public lands at any time. (13) Sell timber at least at its value, as estimated by a qualified appraiser appointed by the Director, on all lands under the jurisdiction and control of the Director, except areas designated as State Parks and areas of the Kanawha State Forest. The appraisal must be made within a reasonable time before each sale, must be recorded in writing, filed with the Director`s office and must be made available for public inspection. The Director must obtain written permission from the Governor to sell timber if the estimated value exceeds $5,000.

The Director shall receive sealed offers for this purpose after publication by publication as a Class II legal advertisement in accordance with the provisions of §§ 59-3-1 et seq. of this Code, and the area of publication for publication is each county in which the timber is located. The timber so advertised must be sold at least at the estimated value to the responsible highest bidder, who must provide security for the proper performance of the contract of sale of the contract of sale determined by the Director; However, the director may reject all offers and re-announce the offers. If the above provisions of this section have been complied with and no offer equal to or greater than the estimated value of the timber is received, the Director may at any time, for a period of six months after the opening of tenders, sell the timber in such manner as the Director considers appropriate; However, the selling price may not be less than the estimated value of the advertised timber. No contract for the sale of timber under this division may cover a period exceeding 10 years. And all contracts concluded so far by the State for the sale of timber cannot be validated by this section if a contract is otherwise invalid. The proceeds of the sale of timber so sold shall be paid to the Treasurer of the State of West Virginia and credited to the Department and used solely for the purposes of this Chapter, provided that nothing in this Chapter shall prohibit the sale of timber which would otherwise be exempt from strictly incidental rights of way necessary for the extraction of minerals; Only deer with one or both antlers more than 3 inches above the hairline are legal during deer gun season (see Simultaneous antlerless deer hunting during goat fire season). See restrictions for Wilson Cove Deer Study Area and Hillcrest Wildlife Management Area. It is illegal to bait or feed wildlife on public land at any time.

Mountaineering heritage season is open nationwide, but only longbow and curved arches are legal in Logan, McDowell, Mingo, and Wyoming counties during this season. The Director shall agree with the General Services Division of the Department of Finance and Administration on appropriate office space, premises and facilities for the Department of Natural Resources in the offices of the State Capitol. The Ministry of Finance and Administration shall make these premises and facilities available for office use and shall ensure their proper maintenance and upkeep. The offices of the Director and Department are open and staffed during normal business hours for commercial operations and services. Turkey hunting with bait and electronic calls are prohibited. The use of dogs for turkey hunting is legal during this season. Hunters hunting a bear during mountaineering heritage season must submit a first premolar tooth. (d) The Division shall exercise its power, in accordance with paragraph (c), to support, promote and enhance recreational hunting and shooting opportunities to the extent permitted by law. The ministry gives preference to hunting and shooting over other land uses owned by the Ministry of Wildlife Management Areas.

The use of dogs is legal during the fall turkey season. It is legal to hunt small game during the muzzle loading season with a .22 gauge ring light. The act or attempt to take, hunt, trap, pursue, hunt, shoot, capture or take nets from birds or animals and to assist a person in doing the same, whether birds or animals are actually caught. During the woodless season, simultaneous hunting of small game (except the first three days of the deer gun season) and bear (when the season is open) is legal; However, hunters other than those who legally hunt deer or bear are prohibited from travelling with a firearm equipped with full bullet ammunition or hunting grenades containing more than 4 rounds of ammunition, with the exception of waterfowl hunters who use non-toxic shot. The Attorney General and his deputies, as well as the attorneys of the various districts, shall furnish to the Director, without additional remuneration, such legal services as the Director may require of them in the exercise of his functions and in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by the provisions of this chapter. The Director may, in urgent cases and with the prior approval of the Attorney General, designate counsel to act in proceedings in which criminal charges are laid against employees of the division for acts performed in the performance of their duties. In all cases, the Director may spend a reasonable amount of up to $2,500 on legal services. It is legal to hunt small ringfire game of .22 gauge or smaller during the muzzle loading season.

The carcass of each turkey must be electronically recorded and legally marked before being transported skinned or transported across the county boundaries adjacent to the district where killing took place and within 72 hours of killing or within 24 hours of the end of the season, whichever comes first. The wildlife identification number issued by MNR, as well as the hunter`s name and address, remain on the bird until it is dressed for consumption. It depends, but yes, in most cases. The emerald ash borer does not require that a antlerless deer be harvested without antler first, but in many cases it is recommended that a hunter harvest a antlerless deer first in order to be «ahead» of the emerald ash borer regulations. With one antlerless deer (or two) harvested early in the season, a hunter now has two (or three) «valid» male tags available in case a male comes before his people. The riskiest situation for a hunter is to harvest a small wood deer first. In this situation, the next thing they have to do is shoot a deer without antlers (or two), but the next deer they see could be a very big buck that they can`t legally kill. To avoid this, deer hunters should try to stay «ahead» in the emerald ash borer (i.e. always have a male tag available) instead of «hanging out» in the emerald ash borer (i.e. having to shoot a antlerless deer afterwards). During one year of licensing and in each county listed above, before you can take a second antler deer on private land in that county (your second male), you must have caught at least one antlerless deer on private land in that county. Also, in one of the counties listed above, which lie east of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where it is legal to harvest a third deer with antlers, before you can catch a third deer with antlers on private land in that county (your third deer), you must have caught at least two antlerless deer on private land in that county.

(c) Subject to valid existing fees, areas of wildlife management areas owned by the Division shall be accessible for recreational hunting and shooting, unless restricted or otherwise restricted by the Department for reasons of public safety, fish and wildlife management or internal security. After killing the legal limit for deer, a hunter cannot travel with a firearm with fixed bullets unless he is legally hunting bears or hunting grenades containing more than 4, unless he is legally hunting waterfowl with non-toxic shot. `open season` means the period during which different species of wild animals may be lawfully caught, captured, killed or hunted in a given manner, including the first and last day of the season or period determined by the Director. Hunting of antlerless deer is legal on private land in 51 counties or parts of counties and on all public places with a woodless season from November 22 to December 5, 2021. To hunt antlerless deer during goat gun season, a valid Class N or NN stamp or DT Class permit is required for all hunters except resident landowners who hunt on their own land. A hunter can hunt two deer per day, but only one deer with antlers can be harvested per day. The first deer does not need to be electronically registered before harvesting the second deer on the same day.