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WaaaaaHooooo WV
-- Preliminary data collected from game checking stations across the state indicate deer hunters in West Virginia harvested 66,570 bucks during the two-week buck season, which ran from Nov. 19 through Dec. 1, according to Frank Jezioro, director of the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources.
The 2007 buck harvest was slightly higher than the 2006 harvest of 66,115. The top 10 counties for buck harvest were as follows: Preston (2,323), Hampshire (2,231), Greenbrier (2,215), Hardy (2,104), Mason (2,083), Jackson (2,070), Braxton (1,986), Randolph (1,960), Monroe (1,952), and Roane (1,903). Twenty-nine counties reported an increase in the buck harvest over 2006 while 22 reported a decrease. The decline in several counties may be related to an outbreak of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD-Serotype II virus) that occurred in several northern and western counties during the months of September and October. The EHD virus, which is spread by a midge, disappears with the first frost; however, the mortality rate in localized areas can reach as high a 20 percent, and this may have contributed to the decrease in harvest in certain portions of counties affected by the disease. Wildlife biologists and wildlife managers operating biological checking stations in Hampshire, Upshur, Mason and Tyler counties reported deer in good body condition with improved antler development. Jezioro reminds hunters that the traditional six-day antlerless deer season in selected counties on both public and private land ends Dec. 8. The Youth and Class Q antlerless season will open Dec. 24-25 and be followed by a reopening of antlerless deer season scheduled for Dec. 26-29 on private land in 42 selected counties. West Virginia's muzzleloader deer season begins Dec. 10 and runs through Dec. 15. |
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i don't think i could live in a state with so short of a hunting season.
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Why would they open it on Dec 24-25?
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my guess would be...to keep hunters out of the woods and the harvest rate lower without taking away anymore of their deer season. sounds to me like the state is run by anti's.
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ORIGINAL: ab_newfie Why would they open it on Dec 24-25? |
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24-25 December is for the youth/handicapped antlerless hunt. It gives the young ones/physically challengeda little time in the field w/o all the pressure of the regular season. We have quite liberal deer seasons here.
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ORIGINAL: CamoCop i don't think i could live in a state with so short of a hunting season. You can get another buck during Muzzy season which is 1 week long. 3 buck limit in all seasons combined |
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harvested 66,570 bucks during the two-week buck season
60,000 were probally spikes |
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ORIGINAL: matters harvested 66,570 bucks during the two-week buck season 60,000 were probally spikes |
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ORIGINAL: matters harvested 66,570 bucks during the two-week buck season 60,000 were probally spikes |
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The season is plenty long, particularly without anter restrictions. I'd say 66 k bucks is proof the season isn't too short.
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I forgot to add the other 35,000 Poached or unchecked bucks.
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When I was referring to a short season I am talking only about the 2 weeks for gun buck. Not that we should be able to shoot more bucks but with only 2 weeks sometimes it is very hard for some people to get vacation days.
A few of my friends have only a couple of years in where they work and others get first priority on vacations. With only a 2 week season he gets shut out of gun season every year for the past 3 years. If the season was a little longer they could spread the vacations out a bit. |
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ORIGINAL: DannyD When I was referring to a short season I am talking only about the 2 weeks for gun buck. Not that we should be able to shoot more bucks but with only 2 weeks sometimes it is very hard for some people to get vacation days. A few of my friends have only a couple of years in where they work and others get first priority on vacations. With only a 2 week season he gets shut out of gun season every year for the past 3 years. If the season was a little longer they could spread the vacations out a bit. this was my point aswell. i never said ya'll didn't have many deer, i said i couldn't live in a place with such short seasons. our season starts in September and doesn't end until January. |
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Maybe it would be better to have several two day seasons spread out rather than a two week season back to back.
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isn't WV a no hunt on Sunday state too?
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The other piece to that is that although WV allows Sunday hunting, the vast majority of the counties do not. So when you don't get to take the vacation during the week, you still only get 2 saturdays in the whole gun season
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imagine working with other hunters. no way could a business let everyone off on vacation to hunt during the same 2 weeks.
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Camo
That's exactly what happens. I know quite a few people thatget left out each year for that very reason. |
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I think the gun season could be expanded a few days.Not being able to hunt on Sunday kills someone like me that works m-f. I would really like to see ML season expandeda few more days as well as bow season into Jan.
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66,000? Isn't PA up around 300,000 for buck harvests? :D
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HuntinGus,
I noticed that you are from Boone County. Do you know Jessico White, or Jessie, or maybe he's Elvis this week? Steve |
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ORIGINAL: BarnesX.308 66,000? Isn't PA up around 300,000 for buck harvests? :D |
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"The EHD virus, which is spread by a midge, disappears with the first frost; however, the mortality rate in localized areas can reach as high a 20 percent, and this may have contributed to the decrease in harvest in certain portions of counties affected by the disease."
Not, I am still seeing little bugs in the woods. We have seen as high as 85-90% mortality. We have watched it hit every three years since the 80's and a light die-off is around 50%. |
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HuntinGus, I noticed that you are from Boone County. Do you know Jessico White, or Jessie, or maybe he's Elvis this week? Steve |
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Gus,
Yep, I have it and show it to everyone who makes a comment about my WV heritage. Steve |
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Gus, Yep, I have it and show it to everyone who makes a comment about my WV heritage. Steve |
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I was born in Clarksburg...grew up in Doddridge County. I left in 1968 to join the Army 'cause I couldn't find work back home. Since my folks died I don't get back there very often.
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I was born in Clarksburg...grew up in Doddridge County. I left in 1968 to join the Army 'cause I couldn't find work back home. Since my folks died I don't get back there very often. Wonderful depiction of WV.......[:@] |
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[quote]ORIGINAL: HuntinGUS
Wonderful depiction of WV.......[:@] |
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