SCI Sues Virginia Over Sunday Hunting Ban Posted by Hunting Network Lawsuit Claims Virginia's Sunday Hunting Ban is Unconstitutional

West Virginia and Utah Consider Coyote “Bounties” Posted by Hunting Network Some states have been calling for a ban of coyote hunting contests, but legislators elsewhere are headed in the opposite direction. The coyote population in states such as West Virginia and Utah has grown so out of control, it is now threatening farm anim

Virginia Reports Single CWD Case Near W. Va. State Line Posted by Hunting Network A single new case of chronic wasting disease (CWD) has been detected very close to where CWD-infected deer were harvested in 2009, 2010, and 2011. This 3.5-year-old buck was killed by a hunter on November 17 in western Frederick county, Virginia, very clo

1-in-7 West Virginia Bowhunters Qualify as Disabled for Crossbow Use Posted by John McCoy - Charleston Gazette CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- According to the number of crossbow permits being issued, one in every seven West Virginia bowhunters is too disabled to draw a conventional hunting bow. Since January 2009, Division of Natural Resources officials have issued 18,0

Virginia Senate Passes Bill to Lift Ban on Sunday Hunting Posted by Mike Willand Late last week the Virginia Senate passed Bill 464 with a final vote of 29-11 which would allow Sunday hunting on private lands. Although typically pro-gun, eight out of the eleven votes against Sunday hunting were Republicans, including co-chair of the S

West Virginia Deer Harvest Up 20 Percent Over 2010 Posted by BowStaff The tally of whitetail deer killed during the various 2011 hunting seasons jumped 20% over the numbers from 2010.  The DNR this week released the tally after collecting all check tags from game checking stations across the state.  Hunters bagged a total o

West Virginia Bowhunter Uses Trailcameras to Help Take Possible NEW Record Buck Posted by Mike Willand West Virginia hunter David Miller has had much success over the course of his hunting life, taking 10 Pope and Young whitetail leading up to the 2011 season. But it’s his 11th that’s getting all the attention. It could challenge the state’s top spot for t