Permits Still Available for Limited Bear-Gun Season

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Hunters can still obtain permits for a limited bear-gun season in 17 counties.
 
     The Division of Natural Resources says a limited number of permits were left over following the first application period earlier this year.

Applications must be submitted to the DNR by Sept. 26.

A bear-gun season without dogs will run Nov. 24 through Dec. 6 concurrent with the state’s buck-gun season.

Where is hunting allowed?

• Barbour
• Braxton
• Clay
• Grant
• Greenbrier
• Hardy
• Lewis
• Mercer
• Monroe
• Pendleton
• Pocahontas
• Randolph
• Summers
• Taylor
• Tucker
• Upshur
• Webster