West Virginia Concurrent Black Bear Hunting Opportunities During Deer Season

West Virginia deer hunters are reminded that a concurrent bear season without dogs will occur from Nov. 21 through Dec. 3, 2016, in 33 counties. Seventeen counties in the eastern mountains will be open to concurrent deer and bear hunting on private and public land. Hunters in those counties are required to have applied for and received a limited bear firearms season permit to participate, or be a resident landowner hunting on their own property. The counties open to limited bear hunting on private and public land during the buck-gun season include... READ MORE