SOUTH CHARELSTON — The West Virginia DNR reports the overall harvest during the two-week buck hunting season in West Virginia was down 7.5% from the 2022 harvest. West Virginia hunters killed 45,155 antlered deer during the season Nov. 20-Dec. 3. “The harvest during the 2023 ...
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE PIPESTEM — Most West Virginia deer hunters will see their opportunity to kill a third buck end with this fall’s hunting season. The West Virginia Natural Resources Commission voted 6-1 Sunday to lower West Virginia’s annual buck limit from three to two starting ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL A few weeks ago I wrote about deer keds on deer and the potential disease problems for hunters. Subsequently I heard from a number of bowhunters who found keds on their deer in the past few weeks. The question I raised was whether keds could transmit ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL As I was writing my column for today, a bowhunting friend, George Coleman, sent me a message and photo of an insect asking what it was. The message said that in recent years most all the deer he harvests on a farm in Marion County have these insects. A ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL This is the third in a series on deer based on real science and data from research. I’ve already received emails from hunters on my first two columns telling me that they don’t believe in science. As I’ve said before, that’s sad. My purpose ...
COMMENTARY BY DR. DAVE SAMUEL This is the second in a series on deer based on real scientific studies rather than a personal opinion. Take white oak acorns for example. Last week I quoted Dr. Craig Harpers work on producing more forbs in forests for deer. He also is the expert on ...