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Cabell County, West Virginia

Game found here
White-tailed DeerWild Turkey
Eastern HighlandsSee on map →0 questions

Unit info

Game species
White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
Group
Eastern Highlands
Area
N/A
Public land
N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
Reported harvest
1,161

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.

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Cabell County straddles the Ohio River in southwestern West Virginia, with the city of Huntington dominating the landscape and pushing hunting pressure onto a limited patch of forested ridgeland. White-tailed deer and wild turkey hold on in the forested hills south and east of the urban core, with Beech Fork State Park providing the most reliable public-land hunting in the county. Hunters willing to navigate the suburban fringe can capitalize on deer that have learned to exploit the agricultural and woodland edge around the metro.

Terrain & elevation

Ohio River floodplain transitioning to rolling forested ridges; Twelve Pole Creek drainage in the south; mixed agricultural and suburban landscape with remnant hardwood blocks

Hunting pressure

high — proximity to the Huntington metro concentrates hunting pressure on scarce public and accessible private land

Tags & permits

OTC antlerless and buck tags; standard WV antler restriction applies

Species & seasons

Wild turkey present in the Beech Fork corridor and forested southern ridges; ruffed grouse persist in limited numbers on steeper wooded slopes

Highlights

Beech Fork State Park WMA provides accessible public-land archery and gun hunting within reach of a major metro; suburban-edge deer can be surprisingly large

Questions, tips & discussion

Ask anything about Cabell 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.

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Boundaries: WVDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.