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HOT NEW PRODUCT Boaters Night Vision Cap-5 LED red & White Light

Fri, 22 Oct 2010 22:38:23 -0400

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We are excited to announce our new Pilot Series POWERCAP™ Night Vision Cap. The Pilot Series Night Vision Caps have (2) red LEDs and (3) white LEDs on separate circuits. The buttons are labeled under the cap brim (R = red and W = white.) (2) red LEDs have an on/off button. Three position switch options provide for improved functionality (high beam only, low beam only or both on simultaneously for (3) white LEDs.

Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:30:37 -0400

GRAFTON, W.Va. - Tygart Lake State Park near Grafton in Taylor County offers an interactive day of canine rescue training on October 28 from noon to 3 p.m.

Natural Resources Commission Quarterly Meeting

Fri, 27 Oct 2006 13:29:26 -0400

The next quarterly meeting of the Natural Resources Commission will be held Sunday, November 12, 2006, at 1 p.m.

West Virginia's Celebration of National Hunting And Fishing Day!

Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:48:54 -0400

Stonewall Jackson Lake State Park
(interstate 79 - Exit 91)

September 23 and 24, 2006

Enjoy these Exciting Outdoor Activities!

John Satterwhite - Shotgun Expert Demonstration
Over 100 Vendors and Exhibits
Archery
Youth Competition
Good Food
Sport Dogs
Care and Cooking of Fish And Game
Shotgun and Black Powder Shooting
Plus many, many more activities
and Door Prizes

$3 per adult $1 per child under 15 Children 3 and under Free

WVDNR Completes Spring 2006 Ohio River Fish Stockings

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 03:04:09 -0400

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has completed the spring stocking of largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, blue catfish, hybrid striped bass, and native walleye into the Ohio River , according to Bret Preston , Assistant Chief of the Wildlife Resources Section. These stockings are components of the DNR's Ohio River Fisheries Management Plan implemented in the spring of 2005. All fish were reared at the Apple Grove or Palestine state fish hatcheries and stocked during April, May and June.
A total of 96,090 largemouth bass fingerlings were stocked into the Racine , Belleville , and Willow Island pools. Smallmouth bass fingerlings (13,401), native walleye fingerlings (3,200), and hybrid striped bass fingerlings (15,834) were stocked into the Hannibal Pool. The Pike Island Pool received 3,300 native walleye fingerlings, as well as 15,920 hybrid striped bass fingerlings. Hybrid striped bass fingerlings were also stocked into the Willow Island Pool (15,107) and the R.C. Byrd Pool (4,126). In addition, 2,588 blue catfish advanced-sized fingerlings were stocked into the R.C. Byrd, Racine , and Belleville pools in April.

New State Record Bowfin Caught

Fri, 28 Jul 2006 03:03:13 -0400

A state record bowfin was caught by Matt Stender of Barboursville, according to Frank Jezioro, Director of the Division of Natural Resources. Stender caught the 28.43-inch, 9-pound, 4-ounce fish from the backwater areas of the Ohio at Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area in Cabell County on July 5, 2006 using fresh shad for bait. Stender’s catch establishes a new West Virginia record for weight. The previous weight record for bowfin was a 7.66-pound fish caught by Carl A. Jaegar, III from a pond in Berkeley County. The previous length record of 32.25 inches caught by Donald E. Newcomb, III still stands as the West Virginia bowfin length record.