Pocahontas County, West Virginia
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Black Bear
- Group
- Eastern Highlands
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 2,157
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, Black Bear also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedPocahontas County sits at the top of the Allegheny Highlands and is the crown jewel of West Virginia's backcountry hunting, with over 70 percent of its land in the Monongahela National Forest. The Cranberry Wilderness, Williams River, and headwaters of the Elk and Greenbrier Rivers carve through some of the most remote forested terrain in the eastern United States. Black bear hunting here is a bucket-list Appalachian experience and whitetail roam virtually unhunted in the deepest roadless drainages.
High plateau and ridge country in the Allegheny Highlands; elevations commonly exceed 3,500 feet with numerous peaks above 4,000 feet; headwaters of the Elk, Williams, Greenbrier, and Cranberry Rivers originate here; Cranberry Glades bog is a biological landmark
Low — remoteness and road scarcity make this one of the least-pressured whitetail and bear counties in the eastern US
Over-the-counter tags statewide; antler restrictions apply on bucks during firearm season
Black bear hunting is among the finest in the Appalachians with a large resident population in the roadless high-elevation forest; wild turkey abundant in creek drainages and farmland pockets; snowshoe hare present at higher elevations
Cranberry Wilderness backcountry black bear hunting is a bucket-list WV experience; high-elevation whitetail in roadless MonNF drainages that see almost no pressure
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas County.
Be the first — ask a question (“Best public access on the north end?”) or share a tip (“Glass the burn scars off the main ridge at first light”).
Boundaries: WVDNR county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.