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McClintic Wildlife Management Area West Virginia Wildlife Management Area 
American Beaver (Castor canadensis) may be found in the McClintic WMACountry United States State West Virginia Counties Mason Elevation 585 ft (178 m) [1] Coordinates 38°54′37″N 82°04′10″W / 38.91028°N 82.06944°W Area 3,655 acres (1,479 ha) [2] Management Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources Owner WVDNR IUCN category IV - Habitat/Species government Area Nearest town Point Pleasant, West Virginia 
Location of McClintic Wildlife Management Area in West VirginiaMcClintic Wildlife Management Area, known locally as the "TNT area",[3] is located in Mason County about 5 miles (8 km) north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Located on 3,655 acres (1,479 ha) of former wartime industrial land, the WMA is occupied by farmland, woodlands, and wetlands encompassing 31 ponds.[2]
Contents
Hunting and fishing
Hunting opportunities include deer, mourning dove, grouse, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel, waterfowl, woodcock, and turkey.[2] Special regulations for deer hunting have been established for the WMA to create a "trophy buck hunting" area. Only bucks with an antler spread of 14 inches (360 mm) or more may be taken in the WMA.[4]
Trapping opportunities include beaver, mink, muskrat, and raccoon. A special permit from the District Wildlife Biologist is required to run traps on WMA land.[5]
Fishing opportunities abound in the 29 ponds available for fishing and in the nearby Ohio River. Warmwater species fishing opportunities can include walleye, musky, tiger musky, channel catfish, hybrid striped bass, saugeye, sunfish[disambiguation needed
], largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass.[6]Rustic camping is available seasonally in the WMA. A 100-yard (90 m) shooting range is also available.
See also
- Animal conservation
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Mothman
- List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
- West Virginia Ordnance Works
References
- ^ Acme Mapper 2.0, McClintic WMA, retrieved November 13, 2008
- ^ a b c "McClintic WMA page". West Virginia DNR website. WV Division of Natural Resources. http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/D5WMAareas.shtm#64d5. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "TNT area photos". The Mothman Museum. http://www.mothmanmuseum.com/MothmanLives/mothmanhistory/history/areaphotoindex.html. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ John McCoy (2008-08-24). "'Trophy buck areas' begin growth phase". Charleston Gazzette. http://wvgazette.com/Outdoors/200808230633. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Frank Jezioro (2008). "West Virginia 2008-2009 Hunting and Trapping Regulations Summary" (PDG). West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/Regs0809/HUNTregs0809web.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ "West Virginia Warmwater Hatchery Program". West Virginia DNR website. West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. http://www.wvdnr.gov/Fishing/warmwater_hatchery.shtm. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
External links
- West Virginia DNR District 5 Wildlife Management Areas
- West Virginia Hunting Regulations
- West Virginia Fishing Regulations
Categories:- Wildlife Management Areas of West Virginia
- Protected areas of Mason County, West Virginia
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