CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The annual buck firearms season is expected to bring thousands of hunters to West Virginia's woodlands.
As sportsmen and women, we are blessed to live in a state that offers so many outdoor recreational opportunities.
HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Express mountain biking team has just three years under their tires but is already making a statement in competition.
At my home in southern West Virginia, we received our first frost of the fall last week. For many of us who choose to live the outdoor lifestyle, the first frost signifies the change is on its way.
A thousand pounds of rainbow trout were stocked into Blue Creek and the Elk River Friday morning, the second and final stocking of the year organized by the Kanawha County Commission.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A thousand pounds of rainbow trout will be released into streams in West Virginia this week.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia program allows hunters to help feed families and individuals in need.
PORTLAND, Maine — An 83-year-old from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago — and never stopped.
On the wall of my childhood home hung a mounted flying bird that was a result of a hunting trip my father went on with his bird dog Daisy. The bird was a ring-necked pheasant.
If you want to run the hills of West Virginia, there’s a race for almost anybody — everything from 1-mile (or less) fun runs to full, 26-mile marathons.
Back in my college years, I had a roommate who often talked about a family tradition during one of his favorite times of the year. Every fall, his family would head to the mountains on a fishing trip for trout.
As I peered out my office window this week, I could see leaves dropping from their summertime perches high in the trees, and I could see squirrels burying their cache of acorns across the yard, a sure indication that harvest time is near and winter is indeed coming.
PETERSBURG — With temperatures in the mid-40s and wind gusts strong enough to force visitors to take occasional stutter steps to maintain their balance, there was no doubt last Sunday that fall had arrived at the Dolly Sods Wilderness.
A recent flurry of rock-throwing incidents involving hikers on Endless Wall Trail in New River Gorge National Park and Preserve imperiled climbers in the Diamond Point area and prompted park officials to announce such activity “could kill climbers and hikers below.”
Growing up on Elk River, I consider myself blessed. Being fortunate enough to travel across this country and abroad, I have yet to run into a place or a region that I thought was an equal or a better place to spend my childhood.
Two sites in Canaan Valley have been designated West Virginia Natural Areas as part of a new Division of Natural Resources initiative designed to provide added protection for, and increased public awareness of, rare plant and animal species found on state-managed lands.
West Virginia’s 2021 archery and crossbow seasons for white-tailed deer, black bear and wild boar opened on Sept. 25 and will run through Dec. 31.
The presence of spotted lanternflies has been confirmed in a fourth West Virginia county, after a homeowner in the Capon Bridge area of Hampshire County spotted the invasive insect and reported its presence to the state Department of Agriculture.
On my morning walks this week, I could feel a crispness in the air. Not only could I feel a chill on my cheeks, I could also smell autumn in the air.
A freshwater mussel species last seen in the wild in the Kanawha River below Kanawha Falls is among 23 animals and one plant the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed on Wednesday to be removed from the federal endangered species list and officially declared extinct.
Funds to promote the premiere pedaling and paddling trails in 15 northern counties and connect Elk River Rail and Water Trail users with nearby amenities were included in more than $12 million in grants the Appalachian Regional Commission awarded to projects across West Virginia.
Archery season opened Saturday in West Virginia for two of our most popular big-game species, deer and bears, and hunting safety should be foremost on all our minds as we head afield.
As your local paper’s outdoors writer, I know I’m not supposed to fill this column with words based on my opinion.
For the last few years, Tracy Toler has been building trails at Ridenour Lake in Nitro. As a mountain biking enthusiast and Nitro resident, Toler gladly donated his time to help improve his community’s opportunities for outdoor pursuits.
