i have hunted in west virginia numerous times and ohio as well. i am from south jersey and all you needed to do (in west virginia) was present them with your drivers license. then purchase a license and tag from there and your good to go. i always carry my new jersey firearms license or hunter education paper on me just in case but never needed it yet. every year my club makes a trip to west virginia or ohio and so far thats all we needed. you can purchase an out of state license online but its easier to just go to the fish and wildlife buildings or local convience store in VA to get the tags . it was somewhere around 130-150$ if i remember correctly. and regardless of private or state land you still need a tag/license to hunt. good luck