W. Va. Code R. § 58-11G-3

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 58-11G-3 - Wild Boar Hunting Rules

3.1. A person may hunt small game during the wild boar seasons in those counties, or portions thereof, designated by the commission as boar hunting areas if the hunter uses either a shotgun or a-bow. During this period a hunter may carry slugs and number 4 or smaller shot with a shotgun prior to killing a boar.

3.2. A hunter may legally take boar during the firearms wild boar season with a bow or with a firearm using ammunition legal in West Virginia for the taking of deer.

3.3. No person may kill or wound a boar while the boar is in any stream, lake, or pond.

3.4. The use of dogs to hunt wild boar is prohibited.

3.5. A person killing a wild boar must, within twenty-four (24) hours, transport the boar to a conservation officer or an official game checking station in the County where it was killed for retagging.

W. Va. Code R. § 58-11G-3