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Applications for the 2010 antlerless deer season are now available at all West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (DNR) district offices, Elkins Operations Center and South Charleston headquarters, according to Curtis I. Taylor, chief of the DNR’s Wildlife Resources Section. Applications also may be downloaded from the DNR’s Web site at www.wvdnr.gov.
These limited permit areas provide antlerless deer hunting opportunities in counties or areas of the state where wildlife biologists have determined that limited numbers of antlerless deer permits are necessary to meet management objectives.
Seven counties or parts thereof, including Clay (private land only, north of Elk River), Lincoln, Mercer (east of I-77), Pocahontas (private land only), Randolph (private land only), Summers and Tucker and four wildlife management areas (WMAs) will have a limited number of Class N licenses for resident antlerless deer hunting from Nov. 22-23 (private land only), Nov. 24 through Dec. 11 and Dec. 29-31 on public and private land.
Applications must be received by the DNR before the close of business on Aug. 20. The 2010 limited resident antlerless deer season will provide an opportunity for 1,100 residents to participate on the four WMAs. An additional 1,850 residents will be selected to hunt antlerless deer in the seven counties or portions thereof that are restricted to resident hunters.
For complete information on antlerless deer season dates and bag limits, consult the 2010-2011 hunting and trapping regulations summary, which is available online at www.wvdnr.gov. The summary will be available at West Virginia hunting and fishing license agents and DNR offices in late July.
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The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) has announced that applications are now available and are being accepted for the special resident-only controlled deer hunt at the NRAO site. This controlled hunt is organized and planned in cooperation with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR).
Submitting an application enters the hunter in a drawing for a maximum of two days on the NRAO site. Applications for the drawing must be received by NRAO on or before Aug. 6. Successful applicants will be notified by mail and issued a special NRAO letter of authorization to deer hunt. Only hunters who have made application and have received a letter for a particular day or days can hunt. “Walk-ons” will not be permitted to hunt.
The controlled hunts, held for two days (Oct. 8 and 9) under the auspices of the WVDNR, will take place on four delineated areas ranging in size from 132 acres to 1,000 acres.
For information, call 304-456-2011 or 304-924-6211.
