Hunting & Fishing
The sands of lime
DNR program seeks to restore once-dead trout streams
John McCoy
Twenty-four tons of limestone sand, dumped earlier this week into the waters of Nicholas County's Laurel Creek, should keep trout in the stream alive for several months. The Division of Natural Resources' "limestone fines" program has restored trout fishing to more than 50 acid-damaged streams throughout West Virginia's highland counties.
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  • 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
  • Hunter dies of apparent heart attack
  • Hunters bag bucks on W.Va.'s opening day
  • Outdoors notes -- Nov. 18
  • Doe-hunting portion of buck season could play out differently
  • Keep a close eye on your deer carcass
  • It could be a big year for big bucks
  • State DNR says snow unlikely to hurt buck season
  • DNR: 18,000 crossbow permits issued
  • Concurrent deer-bear season a good chance for regular hunters to bag a bruin
  • Outdoors notes -- Nov. 11
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  • State officials open areas for disabled hunters
  • Hoover student wins youth world bass title
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  • Outdoors notes -- Nov. 4
  • DNR: Sandy's impact should be 'minimal'
  • Peak of 'rut' best time for bowhunters
  • Outdoors notes -- Oct. 28
  • W.Va. tops State Farm's deer-vehicle crash list
  • Wild boar season opens Oct. 27 in 4 counties
  • Hunters must adjust to Oct. doe season
  • Outdoors notes -- Oct. 20
  • DNR reminds trappers about tagging rules
  • 2013 W.Va. Wildlife Calendar goes on sale
  • W.Va. doe season on some land set for Oct. 25-27
  • DNR official a real bird brain
  • News for raccoon hunters not great, but could have been worse
  • Outdoors notes -- Oct. 14
  • Budget cuts could take bite out of state wildlife funds
  • W.Va. turkey season starts Saturday in 36 counties
  • DNR hoping changes boost interest in fall turkey season
  • Fall trout stocking to remain strong despite dry, hot summer
  • Outdoors notes -- Oct. 7
  • Taking a look at this year's mast report
  • Old steam locomotive chugs back to its roots
  • St. Albans man catches state record blue catfish
  • Mixed bag of wildlife food to affect W.Va. hunting
  • DNR officials expecting hunters to take advantage of earlier start to deer archery season
  • Late-summer outbreak kills hundreds of whitetails
  • Outdoors notes -- Sept. 30
  • Academy aims to help officers decipher hunting accidents
  • Ginseng poachers take to the woods as prices soar
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