Pruntytown State Farm Wildlife Management Area, is located near
Pruntytown, West Virginia
Pruntytown is an unincorporated community at the junction of the Northwestern Turnpike (U.S. Route 50) and U.S. Route 250 in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. It is the site of the former West Virginia Industrial Home for Boys, now the ...
in
Taylor County. The WMA is managed as a beef cattle farm by the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. Located on gently sloping farmland with hay and pasture fields and woodlots on the steeper slopes.
Access to Pruntytown State Farm WMA is from U.S. Route 50 about 1/2 mile west of Pruntytown or from County Route 38 south of Pruntytown.
Hunting and Fishing
Hunting opportunities in Pruntytown State Farm WMA include
coyote
The coyote (''Canis latrans'') is a species of canis, canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the wolf, and slightly smaller than the closely related eastern wolf and red wolf. It fills much of the same ecologica ...
,
deer
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...
,
grouse,
mourning dove,
rabbit
Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...
, and
turkey
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.
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Although camping is not allowed at the WMA, camping is available at nearby ]Tygart Lake State Park
Tygart Lake State Park sits on along the shores of Tygart Lake in Taylor County near Grafton, West Virginia, United States.
Facilities
* 20-room Tygart Lake Lodge
* Lodge restaurant
* 2 gift shops
* 11 cabins
* 40 camp sites (10 with electric ...
.[ A firearm safety zone is maintained around the barns and other farm buildings.
]
See also
* Animal conservation
*Hunting
Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...
* List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
References
External links
West Virginia DNR District 1 Wildlife Management AreasWest Virginia Hunting RegulationsWest Virginia Fishing Regulations
{{Protected Areas of West Virginia
Wildlife management areas of West Virginia
Protected areas of Taylor County, West Virginia