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West Virginia deer seasons harvest increases 12.7 percent

2/22/2023

​​SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Deer hunters in West Virginia have had a very good year, according to officials at the W.Va. Division of Natural Resources.


According to preliminary numbers released by the division, hunters harvested 118,606 deer during the 2022–2023 seasons, which is a 12.7 percent increase over the 2021 harvest and 12.2 percent above the five-year average of 105,718.
Division director Brett McMillion lauded the bountiful harvest as an endorsement of the state's fame as a destination for good deer hunting.

“From the start of the archery and crossbow seasons in September to our Mountaineer Heritage season in January and everything in between, West Virginia has some of the most incredible deer hunting opportunities in the eastern United States,” McMillion said.

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