State guide · 2026–2027 season

West Virginia Wildlife Refuge Hunting

West Virginia has 3 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges and stations in our database, 2 of which list hunting opportunities. The largest huntable refuge areas are Canaan Valley NWR (18.8K ac) and Ohio River Islands NWR (2.9K ac).

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3refuges & stations
32hunt units
21.2Khuntable acres
0WPAs

Map of refuges & WPAs in West Virginia

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West Virginia by the numbers

Hunt unit acreage by status
Open: 728 (3%)Special regulations: 20,484 (94%)Closed: 694 (3%)21.2Khuntable acres
  • Open728 ac 3%
  • Special regulations20,484 ac 94%
  • Closed694 ac 3%
Refuges offering each activity
🦌 Big Game
2
🦆 Waterfowl
2
🦃 Wild Turkey
2
🐦 Upland Birds
2
🕊️ Migratory Birds
2
🐇 Small Game
2
🐗 Feral & Exotic
1
🎣 Fishing
2
Hunt unit acres by refuge — open special regs closed
Canaan Valley NWR
19K
Ohio River Islands NWR
2.9K
White Sulphur Springs NFH
66

All refuges & stations in West Virginia

Canaan Valley NWR

Tucker County, WV

1 open3 special1 closed
🦌🦆🦃🐦🕊️🐇🎣

18.8K huntable acres

Ohio River Islands NWR

Adams County, OH · primary: OH

22 special8 closed
🦌🦆🦃🐦🕊️🐇🐗🎣

2.9K huntable acres

White Sulphur Springs NFH

Greenbrier County, WV

1 closed
No hunting listed

Counties with federal public hunting land

Hunting in West Virginia: what to know

Licenses & seasons

Refuge hunts follow West Virginia seasons, bag limits and license requirements set by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. Refuges may be more restrictive — never less — than state rules.

Refuge-specific rules

Each refuge publishes hunt regulations in 50 CFR Part 32 and in its hunt brochure. Units marked special regulations may limit species, dates, weapons, or require quota permits.

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