MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Black bear gun season with or without hunting dogs is underway in several Mountain state counties.
Hunters should purchase their bear damage stamp and an appropriate hunting license. Details are on pages 35-40 of the 2019-2020 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary.
Dates per county:
Aug. 31 – Sept.15:
-Logan
-McDowell
-Mingo
-Wyoming
Sept.21 – Sept. 27:
-Barbour (east of Route 92)
-Braxton (east of I – 79)
-Clay (south of Elk River)
-Grant
-Greenbrier
-Hardy
-Mineral (west of New Creek)
-Monroe (east of Route 219)
-Nicholas
-Pendleton
-Pocahontas
-Preston
-Randolph
-Tucker
-Upshur (east of Route 20)
-Webster.
Oct. 5 – Oct. 11:
-Boone
-Fayette
-Kanawha
-Raleigh