By Damian Phillips, The Exponent Telegram
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The opportunity to harvest two big game species on the same day has been presented to West Virginia hunters this year.
Monday marked the first day of the concurrent bear and buck firearm hunting seasons across 42 counties.
“West Virginia has two big game species, (black) bear and white tail deer. In the counties where the concurrent seasons are observed, a properly licensed hunter can take one or both of those in a single day,” said West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Wildlife Resources Section Chief Paul Johansen.
The two seasons will run together until Dec. 8, when the gun buck season will end. However, bear season will continue until Dec. 31.
Concurrent seasons for deer and bear have been held for several years now as a part of a strategy to cull the maximum number of bears.