A second record blue catfish from the Kanawha River in just over a month

Steven Price of Lancaster, Ohio catches the new weight and length record for the blue catfish from the Kanawha River

National Safe Boating Week leads up to Memorial Day weekend

West Virginia's Natural Resources Police stress boating safety as the summer is ready to kick off.

Beagle owners from far and wide come to W.Va. for competition

Beagle owners from all over the country share their passion for breeding and running champion hunting dogs in a recent West Virginia field trial.

Pennsylvania angler lands a state record fish on a miserable day

Fishing in torrential rain, Ayden Minick of Mt. Pleasant, Pa. hooked into a beast while taking part in a fishing get together with friends on Summersville Lake.

They come from a long line of loggers

West Virginians continue to dominate competitive lumber jacking and will be at center stage this weekend when the 2022 Stihl Timbersports Series cranks up at Virginia Beach.

Kanawha County angler talks about catching record breaking catfish

Cody Carver of Dry Branch said the weather was so nasty, he almost didn't go fishing the day he caught the heaviest blue cat anyone has ever caught in West Virginia.

Multi-Million dollar upgrades at Bowden Hatchery near completion

DNR has spent close to $12 Million to modernize and improve the Bowden Trout Hatchery in Randolph County.

Buck limit vote won’t come until 2023

Natural Resources Commission approves 2022 big game hunting dates and bag limits. After public comment, DNR pulls back on three proposed fishing regulation changes

Proposed dam removal the next step in Cheat River’s amazing comeback

Years of work to clean up acid mine drainage has resulted in improved water quality and vastly better fishing. Conservation organization now sets sites on removing the one obstruction which impedes fish movement and fisherman access.

Angler lands new record blue catfish on Kanawha River

At 61.28 pounds it sets a new record for weight in West Virginia

Hunters ready for 2022 West Virginia spring gobbler season

Season opens the Monday after Easter and runs for five weeks.

Archery in Schools state tournament winners

Top shooters qualify for national tourney in Charleston

New law puts hunter education in W.Va. middle schools

Law calls for classes to be offered to every middle school student during the spring semester and more classes can be added if interest is high.

Burnsville angler lands monster muskie and breaks both standing records

Lucas King's trip to the Burnsville tailwaters to "kill some time" turned into the fishing trip of a lifetime .

Gold Rush stockings return for 2022

DNR will stock 50,000 golden trout in 62 waters over the next two weeks in a promotion known as the Gold Rush.

Hunter brings down an old duck in Lincoln County

Mike Ball of Alum Creek killed a drake mallard in January at the Upper Mud River Reservoir with quite a history.

DNR releases total deer harvest for 2021 seasons in W.Va.

Harvest figures down only slightly from previous year and remain consistent with five year average.

Justice chooses state parks veteran Brett McMillion to head DNR

Nicholas County native has been with state parks for 25 years.

Logan County native continues to make a name for himself with a bow and arrow

Chase Herndon of Logan, W.Va. shoots his way to a pair of national archery records shooting for Union College in Kentucky

Big changes near completion on Davis Creek at Kanawha State Forest

Longtime pond removed and crews rebuild the streambank to what it was before the CCC build the dam in the 1930's.