This is just my opinion but I think the two biggest problem in WV are:

1- Poaching, I' m not sure if this is a problem statewide but I hunt the bow only counties in Southern WV and the poachers seem to be running wild down there. The DNR is doing all they can but it still does not seem to be enough. I would not care to bet anyone that over 50% of the deer taken in the bow only counties are poached.

2- Hunters taking small bucks. I think the average age of deer taken in Central WV is 1 1/2 years old. This is one of the reasons I drive 250 miles round trip to hunt the bow only counties even if its just for the day. Whats really gets me is to drive that far to hunt get to my stand before daylight and then by mid morning I hear rifles being fired in all directions. [:@][:@][:@]