Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area

Geobox|Protected Area
name = Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area
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category = West Virginia Wildlife Management Area
category_iucn = iv

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image_caption = White-tailed Deer, "(Odocoileus virginianus)", are found in the Big Ditch WMA
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country = United States
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state = West Virginia
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region = Webster
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lat_d = 38
lat_m = 24
lat_s = 23
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long_d = 80
long_m = 34
long_s = 19
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elevation_imperial = 2241
elevation_round = 1
area_unit = acre
area_imperial = 388
area_round = 1
area_note = [http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/D3WMAareas.shtm WVDNR District 3 Wildlife Management Areas, Accessed April 3, 2008] ]
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owner = West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Section
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public = Hunting, fishing,

no overnight camping.
free_type = Nearest town
free_label = Nearest town
free = Cowen, West Virginia
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map_caption = Location of Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
map_locator = West Virginia
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website = [http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/D3WMAareas.shtm WVDNR District 3 Wildlife Management Areas]

Big Ditch Wildlife Management Area is a protected area located in Webster County, West Virginia near the town of Cowen. The WMA is convert|388|acre in size and is centered around Big Ditch Lake, a convert|55|acre|adj=on reservoir.

Directions

Big Ditch located along Birch River Road (WV State Route 83) less than a mile west of the intersection of WV State Route 82 and WV State Route 20, on the southern edge of Cowen.

Hunting and Trapping

Activities include fishing for warm water species like largemouth bass, crappie, and channel catfish [ [http://www.wvdnr.gov/Fishing/public_access.asp?county=Webster&type=Lakes&point=I8 Lakes] West Virginia Division of Natural Resources] and picnics. Small game, waterfowl and bow hunting is permitted seasonally. [ [http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/WMAAreas.shtm Wildlife Management Areas] West Virginia Division of Natural Resources]

ee also

*Animal conservation
*List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
*Recreational fishing

References

External links

* [http://www.wvdnr.gov West Virginia Division of Natural Resources web site]
* [http://www.wvdnr.gov/hunting/hunting_regs.shtm West Virginia Hunting Regulations]
* [http://www.wvdnr.gov/fishing/fishing.shtm West Virginia Fishing Regulations]