West Virginia Hunting and Fishing Resources

Every official West Virginia hunting and fishing tool in one place. WVhunt.com licensing and electronic game check, the regulations summary, season dates, the mapwv.gov interactive hunt and fish map covering WMAs and public ground statewide, and the full fishing suite, all linked straight to the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Nothing here is copied or cached, so what you open is always the current version WVDNR publishes.

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WVDNR Home Hunting Fishing Plants and Animals Lands and Waters Programs and Publications

Licenses and Permits

West Virginia sells licenses through WVhunt.com, the state's Electronic Licensing and Game Check System, on its own domain. WVDNR publishes the license types and fees on wvdnr.gov.

Buy a License (WVhunt.com)

Official West Virginia licensing portal. The same account handles electronic game check.

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WVhunt.com Login

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Hunting License Information

WVDNR's answers on which license and stamps a hunt requires.

License Information and Fees

WVDNR's own license overview, including fishing licenses.

Lifetime Licensing

Lifetime hunting, fishing, and combination licenses.

Game Check and Tagging

Game check runs electronically through WVhunt.com. Field tags and CWD test results live on separate WVDNR hosts.

Online Game Check (WVhunt.com)

Report a harvest through the Electronic Licensing and Game Check System.

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Game Field Tags

Printable field tags from WVDNR.

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Check CWD Test Results

Chronic wasting disease results lookup, on a separate WVDNR host.

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A field journal, not a game-check tool

WVhunt.com is what West Virginia requires of you once the tag is on. huntNotes is the personal record alongside it, with sits, sightings, weather, and waypoints saved season over season on your phone. Free to download.

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Regulations and Seasons

The rules, the season dates, and the full annual summary WVDNR replaces each year.

Hunting Regulations

Season structure, bag limits, and legal methods.

What's In Season

Season dates across every huntable species.

Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary

The full annual booklet. WVDNR puts the season year in the path and replaces it yearly, so re-grab the current link from the Hunting Regulations page each preseason.

Permits and accommodations for hunters with disabilities.

Poaching

What counts as poaching and how to report it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Species and Hunt Types

WVDNR's pages for West Virginia's seasons. Deer, bear, turkey, and boar all sit under the Big Game hub rather than separate species pages.

Big Game

Deer, bear, turkey, and wild boar.

West Virginia's restored elk herd and where to view it.

Mammals

Birds

Hunting State Records

Maps and Public Land

The mapwv.gov Hunting and Fishing Map is West Virginia's headline access tool: WMAs, public hunting ground, and stocked waters on one interactive map, hosted on the state GIS portal.

Hunting and Fishing Interactive Map

WMAs, public land boundaries, and stocked waters statewide, on the state GIS portal.

Interactive mapmapwv.gov

Wildlife Management Areas

The WMA map and list, and West Virginia's main public hunting ground.

WMA Shooting Ranges

National Forest Information

Hunting the Monongahela and other federal ground.

National Park Service Information

GIS and Mapping

WVDNR's mapping hub and data downloads.

Stream Access Points

Fishing

Licenses, regulations, the stocking schedule, and the same mapwv.gov map hunters use, with stocked waters layered on.

Fishing Hub

Fishing Regulations

Fish Stocking

What WVDNR stocked, where, and when.

Lake and Stream Conditions

Fishing Interactive Map

Stocked waters and access points on the state GIS portal.

Interactive mapmapwv.gov

Stream Access Map

Fish Management and Publications

Sport Fish Identification

Fishing State Records

Youth Fishing

Class Q Fishing

Fishing accommodations for anglers with disabilities.

Education and Programs

Hunter education, getting started in the field, venison donation, and handling what you take home.

Hunter Education Program

Required certification and where courses are offered.

Your Guide to Hunting for the First Time

WVDNR's getting-started walkthrough for new hunters.

Hunters Helping the Hungry

West Virginia's venison donation program.

Handling Deer Meat

Field care and processing guidance from WVDNR.

Boater Education

Programs and Publications

National Hunting and Fishing Days

Wonderful West Virginia Magazine

Helpful Resources

WVDNR's broader outdoor recreation hub.

WVDNR Contact and Social

WVDNR Main Line

304-558-6200

Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm.

Contact WVDNR

District offices and official contact routes.

Report a Natural Resources Crime

Report poaching and other wildlife violations.

Newsletter Signup

WVDNR news and season reminders by email.

Attribution

All season dates, regulations, licensing, and public land information linked on this page are published and maintained by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. huntNotes is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the West Virginia DNR. Always confirm current regulations directly with the West Virginia DNR before heading afield.