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Lewis 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
2,823

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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Lewis County in central West Virginia centers on the massive Stonewall Jackson Lake, a Corps of Engineers impoundment that anchors significant public land and diverse hunting habitat around its wooded shoreline. Rolling mixed-hardwood hills support solid whitetail deer and wild turkey populations throughout the county. The combination of Corps lake land and scattered WMA tracts makes Lewis one of the more accessible counties for public-land hunters in the region.

Terrain & elevation

Rolling Allegheny Plateau with mixed hardwood forest, agricultural bottomlands, and the 2,650-acre Stonewall Jackson Lake and surrounding Corps land

Hunting pressure

Moderate; Corps land absorbs pressure well across its acreage and the county lacks major population centers

Tags & permits

OTC archery and firearm licenses; statewide antler restrictions require 3 points on one antler or 15-inch inside spread

Species & seasons

Wild Turkey populations are strong in the mixed hardwood and agricultural interface; waterfowl hunting available on Stonewall Jackson Lake during fall migration

Highlights

Stonewall Jackson Lake WMA provides one of the largest contiguous blocks of public hunting land in central WV; timber-framed agricultural edges around Corps land hold excellent deer

Questions, tips & discussion

Ask anything about Lewis 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.