CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s elk herd stands at around 100 to 110 animals in the coalfields of southern West Virginia. The approximate figure was offered up to an interim committee of the ...

LOGAN COUNTY, WV (WVNS) — Construction for the first Elk Visitor Center in West Virginia will start in spring 2024 with an estimated opening date of 2025. Governor Justice and WVDNR welcome more elk ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s elk herd will get another boost of imported animals. Governor Jim Justice announced during his State of the State Address the state is in the process of bringing ...

LOGAN, W.Va. — The 2026 elk management tours sponsored by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will start Sept. 6 with tours continuing on weekends through Oct. 25. The tours are an ...

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources has welcomed another 23 elk to the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area in Logan County where they will be evaluated and held for a short period of time ...

George Noleff brings us outdoors headlines that include five men convicted of federal illegal duck hunting charges in Middleburg; West Virginia's elk herd restoration meeting with success; and ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources (WVDNR) will introduce 40 new elk to the state’s growing herd in 2024, Gov. Jim Justice announced on Wednesday during his ...

Elk are making a comeback in the Mountain State, and West Virginia University researchers are studying the genetics of the population in hopes of maintaining the health of the herd. In 2016, elk were ...

HOLDEN, W.Va. (AP) — On land where coal was once mined, officials have trumpeted the return of an elk herd to West Virginia for the first time in 141 years. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and officials from ...

West Virginia is one of the latest states to launch an elk restoration program patterned after a highly successful one in Kentucky and a budding one in Virginia that claims 150 to 200 animals, mostly ...

LOGAN, W.Va. (WBOY) — Tickets for West Virginia’s 2026 elk management tours are now available. According to West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Director Brett McMillion, the tours have become ...