I tried to bring this topic up a while back and found little interest.

Here in WV, timber and coal mines companies own most of the property. It has always been an understood agreement that if their property was not posted it was ok to hunt. Now, just recently, (past 10 years) these companies have begun leasing their property to hunting clubs. The hunting clubs are posting all the property and not allowing local residents to hunt anymore.( tens of thousands of acres) Many generations of these local residents have hunted these properties and can no longer do so. Now, they are just just supposed to forgot all the memories they have created over the years with their dad and their dad's dad and move on.

I think it stinks! WV is a very rural state and many people depend on deer as a food source. These companies, instead of the state, should own the deer because they control access to most of the land. Its all about money and as long as people are willing to "pay to play" it will not change.