March 24th, 2018 by WCBC Radio
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is considering the following changes to hunting regulations for the 2018-2019 seasons.
• Create a primitive weapons Jan. 10-13 hunt called Mountaineer Heritage Season during which deer and bear could be hunted with percussion or flintlock rifles without scopes or with long or recurve bows.
• Extend three-day antlerless deer hunts in October and December to four days by adding Sundays.
• Allow four days of bear gun hunting without the use of dogs Oct. 25-28 in some counties including Berkeley, Hampshire, Jefferson, Morgan and Preston.
• Create in some counties, including Hampshire, Hardy and the eastern portion of Mineral a new “earn-a-buck” rule that applies season-long, not to specific seasons such as bow or modern firearm.
The state’s natural resources commissioners will make decisions about these proposals in April.
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