Boone County, West Virginia
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Black Bear
- Group
- Northern & Metro
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Season & harvest data is published for no species so far. White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Black Bear also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedBoone County anchors the coalfields of southern West Virginia where steep wooded ridges, reclaimed surface mine areas, and the Big Coal River drainage create rugged terrain that holds strong populations of white-tailed deer, black bear, and wild turkey. The county is rural and sparsely populated outside of mining communities, and hunting remains a deep cultural tradition throughout the hollows and ridgelines. Surface mine reclamation has created unexpected browse habitat that has expanded deer populations in recent decades.
Rugged southern West Virginia coalfield terrain with steep ridges, narrow hollows, Big Coal River drainage, extensive surface mine reclamation areas providing early-successional browse, and mature mixed hardwood forest on steeper slopes.
Low. Population decline in the coalfields has reduced local hunting pressure in recent decades; outside hunters rarely target Boone County specifically, leaving this genuine wild country lightly hunted.
WV Class A hunting license required with deer and turkey tags. Bear permit by WVDNR drawing. Verify current season structure.
Black bear populations are genuine throughout the southern West Virginia coalfield mountain complex. Wild turkey occupy mature forest ridges and hollow bottoms throughout the county. Surface mine edge and brush created by reclamation activities concentrates deer and provides productive stand hunting locations.
Surface mine reclamation browse edges concentrate deer throughout Big Coal River drainages; southern WV black bear hunting with minimal pressure in deeply rural hollow country with genuine hunting tradition.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: WVDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 11d ago.