Monongalia County, West Virginia
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
- 2,132
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 · sourcedMonongalia County surrounds Morgantown and West Virginia University along the Monongahela River, blending suburban development with solid forested hunting uplands on its eastern fringe. Coopers Rock State Forest on Chestnut Ridge provides the county's anchor public hunting ground with accessible terrain for deer, turkey, and grouse. The county sees above-average archery hunting activity driven by the large local population.
Monongahela River corridor with forested Chestnut Ridge rising to the east, transitioning between suburban and agricultural lowlands and more rugged timbered uplands toward Coopers Rock State Forest. Less mountainous than counties farther south and east.
Moderate to high near Morgantown and road-accessible portions of Coopers Rock. Backcountry Coopers Rock terrain receives lighter pressure. University community generates substantial archery hunting interest and participation.
OTC buck tags with West Virginia antler restrictions. Archery season popular given suburban interface hunting and the large population of bow hunters concentrated in the Morgantown area.
Wild Turkey common in Coopers Rock forest and surrounding ridge timber. Coopers Rock also supports ruffed grouse hunting in appropriate early-successional and mixed habitat areas throughout the forest.
Coopers Rock State Forest provides accessible public hunting minutes from Morgantown with quality deer and turkey populations. Creek drainages feeding the Monongahela hold solid local deer numbers with manageable access for local hunters.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Monongalia 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 Monongalia County.
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Boundaries: WVDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.