Former WVU shooter Mary Tucker takes aim at the gold in Paris

Mary Tucker who was the past season NCAA smallbore national champion for WVU will shoot three events for Team USA in Paris

WVU partners with DNR to map the genetics of W.Va. elk herd

WVU graduate student is working on analysis of the DNA makeup of the growing southern West Virginia elk herd

West Virginia 4-H shooting team places in in national competition

Three members of the state 4-H Air Rifle team have a great showing at the National 4-H shooting competition in Grand Island, Nebraska

DNR unveils new dive team for West Virginia

Ten members of the Natural Resources Police make up the new dive team which will serve any water emergency or investigation in all 55 counties.

Researchers find popular heart medicine showing up in W.Va. fish

A study at West Virginia University shows tract levels of statin and beta blocker drugs are making their way into our streams and rivers and causing various alterations in fish health

New state record for redear sunfish caught at Plum Orchard Lake

The first record for the redear sunfish in West Virginia caught by an Oak Hill angler at Plum Orchard Lake

Remembering West Virginian Melvin Forbes: a legend in modern hunting rifles

The late Morgantown native created the world's most accurate and dependable lightweight hunting rifle, which nobody since has been able to truly copy

DNR releases 2024 spring gobbler figures

2024 harvest down slightly from 2023, but well over the long term average

Roane County angler catches the inaugural black crappie record

Black crappie is one of the new recognized record fish in West Virginia

Angler works to spread the word of trout conservation

Angler and conservationist J.P. Hurn wants everybody to understand the importance of naturally reproducing trout populations in the headwaters of southern West Virginia

No license required to fish West Virginia this weekend

DNR hopes waiving the requirement for a fishing license this weekend will lure some to the riverbank to give fishing a try.

Jefferson County teen plans a life’s work in a trout stream

Washington High School grad Anna Sedlock plans to pursue her degree in fish biology in the Big Sky Country of Montana after inspiration from a program sponsored by Trout Unlimited

Trail system continues to draw visitors and investment to Southern W.Va.

Mercer County's Pocahontas Trail on the Hatfield McCoy Trail continues to help generate new investment into the region

Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer boating season

Life jackets, boat maintenance, and a sober skipper are keys to an enjoyable day on the water

The South Branch of the Potomac yields big fish in 2024 after some lean years

A float through the Trout offers not only spectacular West Virginia scenery, but some big smallmouth haunt the deep boulders on those steep banks

DNR opens new stream access point in Wyoming County

New ramp improves angler and paddler access to Guyandotte River

Public access grows the popularity of the Buckhannon River

Create Buckhannon helps build public access to the Buckhannon River and the county's business owners are reaping the rewards

DNR proposes lifting C-and-R restrictions for bass on four popular lakes

DNR proposes a harvest creel limit on bass at Woodrum, O'Brien, Elk Fork, and North Bend Lakes as numbers in the impoundments have grown too abundant

Allowing either sex on youth hunting days continues to draw opinions

Natural Resources Commission approved 2024 big game regulations, but other than comments and discussion there was no action on whether the youth deer hunting season will become an either sex opportunity.

Taking shed antler hunting to a whole new level

Training dogs to find and retrieve shed antlers is a growing activity among clubs across the nation. West Virginia has some of the best dogs in the world and seeking out the cast off headgear of whitetail bucks