Doddridge 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
- 1,937
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 · sourcedDoddridge County in northwestern West Virginia is classic oil-and-gas hill country, a patchwork of mixed hardwood forest, overgrown pasture, and active well pads threaded by pipeline rights-of-way along the Middle Island Creek drainage. White-tailed deer and wild turkey are the primary species, both thriving in the forest-ag edge that defines the county's rolling topography. Hunting access runs almost entirely through private landowner relationships, but those who secure permission tap into a deer herd that benefits from light hunting pressure and abundant food.
Rolling Appalachian plateau with moderate relief; Middle Island Creek drainage; mixed hardwood and old-field succession; widespread pipeline rights-of-way and well pad clearings create edge habitat throughout
moderate — strong deer numbers but limited public ground; pressure concentrates on accessible private land near county roads
OTC antlerless and buck tags; standard WV antler restriction applies
Wild turkey common; pipeline rights-of-way provide excellent strutting grounds in spring and browse edge in fall; small-game and grouse hunting available in maturing second-growth blocks
Agricultural and forest edge deer hunting where solid bucks go largely unpressured; pipeline corridor rights-of-way create natural food-plot and turkey habitat across the county
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: WVDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.