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List of West Virginia wildlife management areas

This is a list of wildlife management areas in West Virginia.

West Virginia wildlife management areas edit

West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas

Wildlife Management Area

County

Area

Accommodations[1]

Lakes

Shooting
Ranges[2]

Acres

Hectares

Cabins

Camping

Allegheny Mineral 5,884 2,381
  Amherst-Plymouth Putnam 7,061 2,857
  Anawalt Lake McDowell 2,097 849  
  Bear Rock Lakes Ohio 242 98  
Becky Creek Randolph 1,930 781
  Beech Fork Lake Cabell
Wayne 		7,531 3,048    
  Berwind Lake McDowell 93 38 8  
Beury Mountain Fayette 9,232[3][4] 3,736
  Big Ditch Webster 388 157  
Big Ugly Lincoln 5,300 2,145  
  Bluestone Lake Summers
Mercer
Monroe 		18,019 7,292 330    
  Burches Run Marshall 55 22
  Burnsville Lake Braxton 12,579 5,091  
  Castleman Run Lake Brooke
Ohio 		486 197  
  Cecil H. Underwood Marshall 2,115 856
  Center Branch Harrison 974 394
Cheat Canyon Preston 3,836[5] 1,552
Chief Cornstalk Mason 11,772 4,764    
Conaway Run Lake Tyler 630 255    
Cross Creek Brooke 2,080 842  
Dents Run Marion 1,226 496  
  Dunkard Fork Marshall 470 190  
  East Lynn Lake Wayne 22,928 9,279  
  Edwards Run Hampshire 397 153  
Elk Creek Logan
Mingo 		6,004 2,430
Elk River Braxton 18,225 7,375  
Fairfax Pond-Rehe Preston 638 258
  Fort Mill Ridge Hampshire 217 88
Frozen Camp Jackson 2,735 1,107    
  Green Bottom Cabell
Mason 		1,096 444
Handley Pocahontas 784 317
Hilbert Lincoln 289 117
Hillcrest Hancock 2,212 895  
Horse Creek Wyoming 48 19
Hughes River Ritchie
Wirt 		10,000 4,047
  Huttonsville State Farm Randolph 2,720 1,101
  Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve Wetzel 548 222
  Laurel Lake Mingo 12,854 5,202  
  Lewis Wetzel Wetzel 13,590 5,500  
  Little Indian Creek Monongalia 1,036 419
McClintic Mason 3,655 1,479    
Meadow River Greenbrier 2,504 1,013
Mill Creek Cabell 1,470 595
  Moncove Lake Monroe 898 363  
Morris Creek Clay
Kanawha 		9,874 3,996
Nathaniel Mountain Hampshire 10,675 4,320
  Panther McDowell 7,820 3,147 8  
  Pedlar Monongalia 766 310    
  Pleasant Creek Barbour
Taylor 		3,030 1,226    
Plum Orchard Lake Fayette 3,201 1,295 38    
Pruntytown State Farm Taylor 1,764 714
  R.D. Bailey Lake Mingo
Wyoming 		17,280 6,993    
Ritchie Mines Ritchie 2,300 931
Sand Hill Ritchie
Wood 		967 391
Shannondale Springs Jefferson 1,566 634
Short Mountain Hampshire 8,005 3,240
Slatyfork Pocahontas
Randolph 		49 20
Sleepy Creek Berkeley
Morgan 		22,928 9,279  
Smoke Camp Lewis 252 102
  Snake Hill Monongalia 3,092 1,251
South Branch Hampshire
Hardy 		1,097 444
  Stonecoal Lake Lewis
Upshur 		3,000 1,214  
  Stonewall Jackson Lake Lewis 18,289 7,401    
Stumptown Calhoun
Gilmer 		1,674 677
  Summersville Lake Nicholas 5,974 2,418  
Tate Lohr Mercer 576 233
  Teter Creek Lake Barbour 136 55
The Jug Tyler 2,065 836
Thorn Creek Pendleton 528 214
Tug Fork McDowell 2,165 876
Turkey Run Jackson 64 26  
  Upper Deckers Creek Preston 56 23
Upper Mud River Lincoln 1,725 698
Valley Bend Wetlands Randolph 31 13
  Wallback Clay
Kanawha
Roane 		11,757 4,758  
Widmeyer Morgan 422 171
Woodrum Lake Jackson 1,700 688  
Former West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas
Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2011.[6]
Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2008.[7]
Springfield Wildlife Management Area – Closed in 2004.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "West Virginia State Parks Facilities Grid" (PDF). West Virginia State Parks. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  2. ^ "Public Shooting Ranges in West Virginia". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2009-03-15. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  3. ^ "Beury Mountain WMA in Fayette County Extended; National Wild Turkey Federation Supports Land Acquisition". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  4. ^ "New River Gorge land to be added to preserve". Charleston Gazette. February 2, 2010. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  5. ^ "DNR Acquires Two New Wildlife Management Areas in Preston County". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. October 9, 2014. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. ^ Wolford, Michelle (September 28, 2011). "Hunting Banned at Briery Mountain". The Dominion Post. Morgantown, West Virginia. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved September 28, 2011.
  7. ^ "Fork Creek Wildlife Management Area Closes". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on 2008-12-12. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
  8. ^ "Springfield Wildlife Management Area Lease Agreement Will Not Be Renewed". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 12, 2015.

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