Brooke County, West Virginia
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Northern & Metro
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 991
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for White-tailed Deer so far. Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedBrooke County occupies the narrow northern tip of the West Virginia panhandle along the Ohio River, making it the smallest county in the state and one of the most densely developed. Whitetail deer and wild turkey persist in the steep wooded hillsides above the river bottomlands, though hunting opportunity is tightly constrained by private ownership and suburban encroachment. Hunters who secure private land access find quality bucks working the agricultural and forest edge habitat that remains between the communities.
Narrow strip of Ohio River bottomland transitioning abruptly to steep forested hillsides; mixed agricultural fields and creek hollows; lowest-elevation terrain in the northern panhandle
high relative to available land — small county footprint and dense population severely limit viable hunting acreage
OTC antlerless and buck tags; standard WV regulations apply
Wild turkey present but habitat is fragmented by development; Ohio River corridor offers incidental waterfowl opportunity during migration periods
Agricultural edge habitat produces quality bucks for hunters fortunate enough to hold private access; early archery season finds deer in Ohio River bottomland strips
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Brooke County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Brooke County.
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Boundaries: WVDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.