Hunting Season Schedule for West Virginia in 2010-2011

Hunting in West Virginia is very huge and almost all the residents participate in a hunt during the year. Hunting season starts at various times throughout West Virginia and all dates must be followed as well as regulations or you can end up facing a crime and paying a lot of money killing an animal out of season.

The 2010-2011 hunting season consist of the following animals and dates:

Wild Boar

The gun season for hunting wild boar in West Virginia starts on October 23 till October 30, 2010. You're allowed to kill one boar during the gun season.

The archery season for hunting wild boar in West Virginia starts on October 16 through December 31, 2010. You're allowed to kill one boar during the archery season.

Deer (Buck)

The gun season for hunting a buck in West Virginia runs from November 22 till December 4, 2010. All bucks must have horns 3" or more to be legal. You can kill two bucks during the season as long as you purchase an additional stamp. Click here to view map of counties open for gun season while hunting bucks in West Virginia.

Deer (Archery Season)

The archery season for deer starts on September 13-18 2010 and October 16 till December 31, 2010. You can kill up to three deer (antlerless). Also, you can purchase additional stamps as well to raise the bag limit.

Deer (Muzzleloader Season)

Muzzle loading season for deer in West Virginia starts on September 20-25, 2010 and December 13-18, 2010. You can kill up to two deer's during this season in addition to the bag limit of the archery and gun season. You'll have to purchase an additional stamp to be able to kill a second deer. Click here to view the map of counties open for muzzle loading season.

Bear (Archery Season)

Bear hunting season for using a bow starts on October 16 till November 20, 2010. You're allowed to kill one bear during the archery season.

Bear (Gun Season)

Bear hunting using a gun in West Virginia starts on September 27-29, 2010, September 27 till October 2, 2010, November 22 till December 4, 2010 and December 6 -31, 2010. You may kill one bear during the gun season for bear. You can view the selected counties for bear hunting by clicking here.

Turkey (Fall Season)

The fall season for hunting turkey in West Virginia starts on the following dates: October 23-30, 2010, October 23 till November 6, 2010 and October 23 till November 20, 2010. You may kill one turkey during turkey season. To view the map for selected counties and dates for the fall turkey season click here.

Turkey Bearded (Spring Season)

The spring turkey season for bearded birds in West Virginia starts on April 25 till May 21, 2010. You're allowed to kill two bearded turkeys during the spring season.

Squirrel Season

The squirrel season in West Virginia starts on October 9 till January 31, 2010. You're allowed to kill 6 a day. West Virginia has gray, black, fox and albino squirrels that may be killed during the squirrel season.

Ruffed Grouse Season

The ruffed grouse season in West Virginia starts on October 16 till February 28, 2010. You're allowed to kill 4 grouse per day.

Bobwhite Quail Season

The bobwhite quail season in West Virginia starts on November 6 till January 1, 2010. You're allowed to kill 3 bobwhite quail per day.

Cottontail Rabbit Season

The cottontail rabbit season in West Virginia starts on November 6 till February 28, 2010. You're allowed to kill 5 rabbits per day.

Snowshoe or Varying Hare Season

The snowshoe or varying hare season in West Virginia starts on November 6 till February 28, 2010. You're allowed to kill two per day during the season.

Ring-Neck Pheasant Season

The ring-neck pheasant season in West Virginia starts on November 6 till January 1, 2010. You're allowed to kill 2 per day.

Raccoon Hunting Season

You can raccoon hunt in West Virginia from October 16 till February 28, 2010. You're allowed to kill 4 per day.

Raccoon Trapping Season

Trapping season for raccoons in West Virginia starts on November 6, 2010 till February 28, 2010. There are no daily limits on trapping raccoons.

Red and Gray Fox Hunting and Trapping Season

You can hunt or trap red and gray foxes from November 6 till February 28, 2010 in West Virginia. There are no daily limits on hunting or killing red and gray foxes.

Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Season

Bobcat hunting and trapping season in West Virginia starts on November 6 till February 28, 2010. You may kill up to 3 bobcats during the season.

Mink and Muskrat Trapping Season

The mink and muskrat trapping season in West Virginia starts on November 6 till February 28, 2010. There are no daily limits on trapping minks or muskrats in West Virginia.

Beaver Trapping Season

You can trap beavers in West Virginia from November 6 till March 31, 2010. There are no limits on trapping of beavers in West Virginia.

Coyote, Skunk, Opossum, Woodchuck, Weasel, English sparrow, European Starling and Pigeon hunting is open year-round in West Virginia.

Source:
www.wvdnr.gov