numbers?
Contributors to this thread:West Virginia
From: JayD
16-Dec-14
So what are the number of hunters in WV?
and what about the number of deer in WV?
hard to even googled and get the same or similar numbers anywhere....
From: JayD
16-Dec-14
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From: sundaynwv
16-Dec-14
I think you will purposely have a hard time getting deer numbers from any governing body. As far as hunters, I have read 350,000.
From: babysaph
16-Dec-14
I agree with Sunday. you won't hear the deer numbers. how do they tell how many deer we have anyway?
From: babysaph
16-Dec-14
I agree with Sunday. you won't hear the deer numbers. how do they tell how many deer we have anyway?
From: JayD
16-Dec-14
LOL I know about numbers! I can remember when they estimated there were a million deer in WV - almost every magazine you read had it in but I have not heard of an estimate on deer numbers for several years now.
From: gobbler
16-Dec-14
Yeah, that was back when we were killing a 100,000 bucks and over 200,000 total deer a year.
From: WVM&M
16-Dec-14
Dnr says 330,000 take to the woods for gun hunting....on dnr website under hunting news
I remember in early 90's they estimated 750,000
From: gobbler
16-Dec-14
Are you sure? I never remembered hearing a number over 350,000?
From: sundaynwv
16-Dec-14
We need a "landowner/DNR use tag" and can get more federal money and know how many hunters we have.
From: WVM&M
16-Dec-14
WVM&M's Link
Sorry. I meant 330,000 hunters take to the woods according to a DNR article i posted.
And in early 90's i remember them estimating 750,000 deer. Havent heard an estimate in a while.....and i could be remembering wrong.
From: M.P.
16-Dec-14
If they have the people who use our outdoor resources either buy a hunting and fishing license or a stamp (like a trout or the old state duck stamp) then the problem would be solved. If the state can charge a hunter a 20$ tag for the renewable animals we hunt then they can charge a rafter or hiker 5 dollars to use the rivers and trails
