New electronic system
Contributors to this thread:West Virginia
From: hookman
01-Jan-15
Well what does everybody think of our new electronic system? My only complaint was that we had to wait till after midnight to purchase our 2015 license, otherwise I felt it went pretty smooth with the purchase.
From: gobbler
01-Jan-15
I talked to Turk and his friend couldn't get a license today. The website wouldn't let them complete the transaction. They went to a couple of vendors and they said the DNR hadn't installed the software yet. They were going grouse hunting and he wasn't able to hunt.
From: Ron Miller
02-Jan-15
It sucks---Only in West Virginia !
From: Babysaph
02-Jan-15
I thought you could buy you license onine last year.,
From: Little Bear
02-Jan-15
It's a new system and as with all new systems there will be some rough spots. It's already off to a 100% better start than Healthcare.gov
JR, I think you've got a new member for the WV Pessamist Club.
From: bowfisher
02-Jan-15
I tried purchasing my license yesterday as well and was not able to buy it. Gonna call today and see if the system is up. Irked me and everyone else there trying to get our license but one bump in the road for a better system is something I can deal with
From: gcolephone
02-Jan-15
If I wanna hunt this week where do I get license?
From: Little Bear
02-Jan-15
No lifetime license George? Call DNR, they will tell you what agents are connected and selling licenses.
You might want to try on-line again.
From: Little Bear
02-Jan-15
As long as your Walmart has an internet connection, they should be able to sell the license.
From: gobbler
02-Jan-15
If people were having problems getting a license I bet there was a lot of illegal hunting and trapping yesterday.
From: hookman
02-Jan-15
I got mine online 5 minutes after midnight New Year's Eve and my brother-in-law and nephew got theirs at Walmart in the morning of New Year's Day ..
From: gobbler
02-Jan-15
Hopefully it worked for most people
From: Babysaph
02-Jan-15
So is this the first time that a hunter could buy an online license?
From: gobbler
02-Jan-15
Yes for the rest of the state except the eastern panhandle. They have been able to do it for years. Internet is just now starting to show up in the rest of the state. A few people are finally getting computers. They are on a party line system like the old telephones used to be, but that is expected to change in the next 5-10 years.
From: hookman
02-Jan-15
Greg you are a riot at times. Luckily I have had a computer for years and have been buying online .
From: Babysaph
03-Jan-15
So I thought that you could previously buy your license online like Hookman said. I know guys that have too despite living in the eastern panhandle. Lol. My question is why is the system down all of a sudden at the beginning of the year? Am I missing something? And I tried to check a Pendleton county spike in today on the new system and it rejected it.
From: Babysaph
03-Jan-15
And don't laugh Gobbler. I have friends in Pendleton county that have no internet access. For real. I guess they won't have to check in deer. I have no internet access at my cabin. I can get it off my mobile plan so I will be able to check it my deer electronically. The ones without it will just have to check their deer into the freezer. Lol
From: ken
03-Jan-15
when did you kill it jr.tele check goes into effect in april during spring gobbler season
From: gobbler
03-Jan-15
As I understand it you can phone it in too.
From: hookman
03-Jan-15
If he killed it Dec. 31 he had 24 hours to check it in.
From: gobbler
03-Jan-15
But today is the 3rd
From: Babysaph
03-Jan-15
Never mind guys . It was a joke. So as I understand it. This was the first time ever that you could buy your license online.,
From: hookman
04-Jan-15
We all guessed it was a joke, at least I did. This was not the first time you could buy license online. I've been doing it for years. This is not a joke.
From: sswv
04-Jan-15
starting April 1st, 2015 there will be (3) ways to check game...
1. Internet- www.wvhunt.com
2. Telephone- Call 1-844-824-3251 (1-844-UCHECK1).
3. License Agent- stop at a license agent. You will not have to bring the animal with you.
You MUST have a new DNR ID Number (valid for your lifetime) to use the electronic game checking system.
this info (and more) was on a card give to me at a gun show yesterday by a DNR officer. He spent several hours giving them out and talking with people. Super nice guy by the way.
From: gobbler
04-Jan-15
JR, people have been able to buy licenses on line for years. However this is a new or revamped system that allows people to check in electronically also. Before you could just buy a license , now you can do both. The system is now all interfaced so officers can get real time data on who has a license, what tags they have, how any deer they have checked in.
Limited licenses like doe tags, bear tags, and in the future elk applications can be applied for online .
From: Traditional Beagle
04-Jan-15
You gotta set up an account now before you can purchase on line. You will get a user ID and password for future use. Just start by logging in at wvhunt.com
From: Babysaph
04-Jan-15
So why the big deal about the new system being down? Sounds like the old system was down at an inpportune time.
From: Babysaph
04-Jan-15
Ok thanks gobbler. Didn't read your post before I posted. What about lifetime license hunters?
From: gobbler
04-Jan-15
You should be able to set up an account but you will probably need your lifetime card for your number.
From: Babysaph
04-Jan-15
Ok. I will set up an account.
From: Bennett2012
05-Jan-15
Got another ? On this topic if you call and check one in and plan on having someone process it don't they require a tag and the same goes for a taxidermist as well and if that's the case what do you do?
From: sswv
05-Jan-15
good question Bennett. like to know the answer to that myself.
From: gobbler
05-Jan-15
Tag always was supposed to stay with meat. You didn't have to have tag for taxidermist(which was stupid). I think they will give you a number now. Just have to keep that number I guess
From: Bennett2012
05-Jan-15
All the taxidermist round here that I know of won't take it unless ya have a tag atleast that's been my experience anyway
From: Traditional Beagle
05-Jan-15
Yep, I always had to have a tag for mounted game. The wardens actually came by taxidermist shops to check for the tags and possibly get leads of illegal kills.
From: gobbler
05-Jan-15
I might be wrong but they only give you one tag and I think by law it's supposed to stay with meat.
From: gobbler
05-Jan-15
Most western states have perforated tags. Part is supposed to stay with meat, part with antlers or horns with cape, and part for you to keep. I always wondered why WV didn't do that
From: hookman
06-Jan-15
My son had a lifetime license and when he set up his account his id number came up beside his name.
From: ken
06-Jan-15
mine did to Donald id say there programed to do that
From: hookman
06-Jan-15
Thats a good thing.
From: Traditional Beagle
17-Jan-15
Ok. So I purchased my license with some issues. I thought with all of my work experience on computers that this would be a breeze. The old system worked great when paying and printing. I have found while setting up my wives account that I cannot log in with the password that had already been approved in the system. Had to use the social security number option and the same thing with mine when I tried to log in to buy additional trout stamp. Which I was unsuccessful at. I believe the system needs some serious adjustments. Tab buttons don't respond correctly. The print option after paying didn't work. I had to log off and log back on and go to history to print. Way to much grief. Probably just my bad luck.
From: J Myers
17-Jan-15
I tried to buy hunting license on the 16th. After I entered all of my info the system said I would receive an e-mail and click on the activation link. I never received an e-mail to do this. I went to good ole Wal-Mart today and the guy looked it up and I was in the system some how. He was able to print of my license there. I hope everything will be ok from this point.
From: hookman
19-Jan-15
On the issue of having a tag to give the taxidermist, you just give him your ID number and the DNR officer cann check it.
From: gobbler
21-Jan-15
I set mine up today from my I-phone. Took less than 5 minutes. Worked like a charm.
