Hunting & Fishing
Tools of the trade
Every Mountain State bass angler has a favorite lure or bait
John McCoy
To catch West Virginia's largemouth or smallmouth bass, anglers employ lures of every shape, color and size. From flashy crankbaits and spinnerbaits to humble plastic tube baits and rubber worms, they all catch fish at one time or another.
  • Outdoors notes -- May 19
  • Tagged catfish stocked in Ohio River, state park lakes
  • Inaugural state trout festival set
  • 50 years later, golden rainbows still 'a treat' for Mountain State fishermen
  • Outdoors notes -- May 12
  • When hunting spring gobblers, it's better late than never
  • Catfish stockings beginning mid-May in state
  • Game of gobblers
  • This year's bear hunting regulations now set
  • Outdoors notes -- May 4
  • Saluting the lowly bluegill
  • Angler's motto: Just catch fish, baby
  • Outdoors calendar
  • DNR working to improve accuracy of turkey-brood data
  • Releasing a record
  • W.Va. DNR to discuss new hunting, trapping rules
  • DNR wildlife chief expects good spring gobbler season
  • Most turkey-hunting accidents can be avoided
  • Outdoors notes -- April 21
  • Hunting turkeys a battle of wits
  • Go muskie fishing for a good cause
  • Trophy muskies at home in New River
  • Fawns should be left alone in the wild
  • Outdoors notes -- April 14
  • Time to celebrate bug season
  • Volunteers sought for East Lynn Lake cleanup
  • W.Va. anglers will feel effects of sequestration
  • Road serving New River to be closed longer for repairs
  • Acrobatic rainbow trout remain immensely popular among W.Va. anglers
  • Big Game Bulletin available to hunters
  • Outdoors notes -- March 31
  • Remembering a TU pioneer and gentleman
  • DNR offers apprentice hunting licenses online
  • The sands of lime
  • Memories of a day filled with trout fishing firsts
  • W.Va. DNR to hold public meetings on hunting rules
  • 'An especially dedicated bunch'
  • Outdoors note -- March17
  • DNR staying the course with antlerless deer regulations
  • DNR confident muzzleloader kill will rebound
  • More free licenses could prove costly
  • Proposal would open limited number of bears to deer hunters
  • Stonewall Jackson Lake bass could become keepers
  • DNR proposes changes in bear-hunting season
  • Bighead, silver carp turning up in W.Va. waters
  • Outdoors notes -- Feb. 23
  • Scott Depot's Starks 32nd at Bassmaster Classic
  • New methods being used by fisheries biologists
  • Scott Depot native ready for next weekend's Bassmaster Classic
  • Little drama expected at DNR's sectional meetings
  • Outdoors notes -- Feb. 17
  • Research sheds light on Elk River muskies
  • Ducks, geese showing up in greater numbers
  • Outdoors notes -- Feb. 10
  • CWD problem showing no signs of going away
  • DNR's 'Wall of Shame' intended to curb poaching of big-antlered bucks
  • State wildlife agencies stand to benefit from increased gun, ammo sales
  • Outdoors notes -- Feb. 3
  • A few cures for cabin fever
  • Hunters experience a record black bear season
  • Outdoors notes -- Jan. 27
  • 'Healing Waters' for disabled vets
  • Seasoning key to muzzleloader care
  • Outdoors notes -- Jan. 20
  • National fishing show to honor slain trooper
  • W.Va. deer kills dip, fall turkey kills rise
  • Hunting and Fishing Show set to return
  • Anglers reap rewards of winter trout stockings
  • Outdoor notes -- Jan. 13
  • Senior lifetime license program remains a work in progress
  • Meeting of DNR biologists key to regulating deer herd
  • 'The gamest fish that swims'
  • Hurricane man catches W.Va. record yellow perch
  • Cable TV series features state trout fishing
  • Pocketknife sales soar on renewed popularity
  • Storms unlikely to affect trout stockings
  • Outdoors notes -- Dec. 30
  • Corps wants used Christmas trees for state lake
  • DNR produces graphic to help aid anglers in identifying fish
  • Big Chimney man surprised by seven-point doe
  • Outdoors notes -- Dec. 23
  • W.Va. gun-rights group 'quite displeased' with Manchin
  • Hunters Helping the Hungry program gets $70K
  • DNR exploring electronic licensing
  • Buck-kill decline might be tied to hunters' attitudes
  • Outdoors notes -- Dec. 16
  • Warm weather could make ducks harder to locate
  • Buck season too early on 2013 state DNR calendar
  • WVU mascot cited for failure to wear blaze orange
  • Buck kill down 6.6 percent in 2012 season
  • Amma man has good year of muskie fishing
  • Outdoors notes -- Dec. 9
  • There's still time to bag an antlerless deer
  • WVU mascot told not to use musket for hunting
  • Muzzleloader deer season starts Monday
  • Sandy sent some bears into early hibernation
  • Muzzleloader hunters to see a break with tradition
  • Outdoors notes -- Dec. 2
  • Outdoors notes -- Nov. 25
  • Discovery of paddlefish in Elk surprises DNR officials
  • Deer hunters who have their harvests looked at help state better manage herd
  • For many reasons, opening day was one for the ages
  • State rail trail users advised to wear orange
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