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Title:The Hunting Notesfile
Notice:Registry #7, For Sale #15, Success #270
Moderator:SALEM::PAPPALARDO
Created:Wed Sep 02 1987
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1561
Total number of notes:17784

1032.0. "INPUT ON WEST VIRGINA REQUESTED" by SALEM::BOHANEK () Tue Sep 17 1991 12:20

    Has anybody ever hunted in West Virginia ? I am thinking about 
    going down and hunting there next instead of Maine. Deer population and
    is about 900,00 and Average dressed weight is 115 lbs.
    
     My concerns are relative to, are there lots of snakes, like a previous
    note mentioned I am not in to snakes.
    
     If there are snakes are they snoozing in WK2 OCT?
    
    How do the "GOOD OLE BOYS " treat Yankees ? I am hearing thru folks
    hear at work not to go, if I want to take a trip try Wyoming, Michigan
    or Montana, they at least realize that the civil war is over and harbor 
    no ill thoughts towards someone with NH or MASS plates.
    
    Some of this advise not to go is third hand from a guy who is from West
    VA. 
    
    
    Brian
    
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1032.1do you gator huntOASS::SOBCZYNSKI_LTue Sep 17 1991 12:319
    
    Brian
    
    Let me put it this way, if an offer to go gator hunting is made, and
    there is no bait in the flat bottom, don't go.
    
    Never hunted in W Va. but have been, folks are friendly.
    
    Leonard
1032.2yes'mODIXIE::RHARRISonly one shot, please!Tue Sep 17 1991 13:2311
    I can't speak for W. Virginia, but here in Georgia, the heart of the
    south, I have not experienced any problems with hunters on public land.
    I don't like to hunt public land, to many drunk idiots with big
    foreheads. Like their relatives are movie stars, Deliverance was the
    movie.  My friends have land that is private and I hunt that. Just 
    don't walk out all dressed in solid orange, unless it's the law.  Talk
    with a drawl, and put a massive hunk of chewin tobacco in yer mouth
    boy, and jus pass on through.  mercy!
    
    4 days for full draw.   bob
    
1032.3No problems in N. CarolinaCHRLIE::HUSTONTue Sep 17 1991 14:027
    
    I hunted N. Carolina a couple of years back, the only problem I had
    coming from New Hampshire was that they made me try Grits for
    breakfast one day, kinda like eating tasteless oatmeal :-).
    
    --Bob
    
1032.4West VirginiaCSOA1::VANDENBARKTue Sep 17 1991 14:389
    I would have to agree with Bob, chewing tobacco does wonders.  As long
    as you let them win in poker every-other night, you will be fine.  I am
    from Kentucky and hunted around Romney WV about 5 years ago.  There
    were 6 of us in our group, we tagged 3 bucks opening day.  They
    averaged 110-130lbs.  There were 2 guys from "Yankee-land" with us,
    they never had a bit of trouble, and from what I understand, still go
    almost every year.
    
    Wess
1032.5DATABS::STORMTue Sep 17 1991 15:0617
    I've never tried W. Virginia, but I've hunted on the Virginia side
    of the Allegany Mountains (within a few feet of the boarder).  That is
    beautiful country with a good deer population as well.  I've heard that
    this year Virginia will allow you to take 2 deer in one day.  I enjoyed
    hunting down there, but had to give it up.  It was just too long a
    trip, usually over the Thanksgiving holidays.
    
    I wouldn't worry about being a yankee hunter down there, as long as
    you can take a little good natured ribbing.  Re: .3, you were lucky
    if you only got to sample grits.  I was "treated" to breakfast at
    the landowner's house.  Didn't want to affend the host, so I graciously
    ate Deer brains and scrambled eggs.  It could have been worst, on other
    trips the crew were treated to mountain oysters.
    
    Enjoy your trip,
    Mark