West Virginia

Deer hunting by county

All 55 counties, ranked by deer-harvest density (per square mile) from the state’s season-final report.

#CountyHarvestPer sq miCWD
1 Hancock 1,234 14.87 —
2 Brooke 976 10.97 —
3 Ohio 818 7.72 —
4 Upshur 2,575 7.25 —
5 Preston 4,570 7.04 —
6 Jefferson 1,442 6.9 Yes
7 Berkeley 1,990 6.2 Yes
8 Taylor 1,035 5.98 —
9 Mineral 1,948 5.94 Yes
10 Barbour 1,952 5.72 —
11 Monongalia 2,050 5.69 —
12 Monroe 2,677 5.66 —
13 Lewis 2,088 5.4 —
14 Morgan 1,216 5.31 Yes
15 Marion 1,577 5.1 —
16 Mason 2,193 5.09 —
17 Mercer 2,069 4.94 —
18 Summers 1,709 4.73 —
19 Raleigh 2,844 4.7 —
20 Harrison 1,921 4.62 —
21 Braxton 2,242 4.39 —
22 Grant 2,065 4.33 Yes
23 Marshall 1,285 4.21 —
24 Hardy 2,446 4.2 Yes
25 Calhoun 1,164 4.17 —
26 Fayette 2,673 4.04 —
27 Nicholas 2,616 4.04 —
28 Doddridge 1,291 4.03 —
29 Putnam 1,390 4.02 —
30 Tyler 982 3.84 —
31 Wetzel 1,374 3.84 —
32 Roane 1,760 3.64 —
33 Gilmer 1,209 3.57 —
34 Jackson 1,633 3.52 —
35 Greenbrier 3,577 3.51 —
36 Tucker 1,447 3.45 —
37 Lincoln 1,419 3.25 —
38 Cabell 905 3.22 —
39 Hampshire 2,010 3.14 Yes
40 Pendleton 2,187 3.14 —
41 Ritchie 1,365 3.02 —
42 Wirt 680 2.92 —
43 Randolph 3,004 2.89 —
44 Clay 923 2.7 —
45 Kanawha 2,338 2.59 —
46 Boone 1,250 2.49 —
47 Wyoming 1,227 2.46 —
48 Wayne 1,196 2.36 —
49 Webster 1,244 2.25 —
50 Pocahontas 1,862 1.98 —
51 Wood 619 1.69 —
52 McDowell 876 1.64 —
53 Pleasants 186 1.43 —
54 Mingo 602 1.42 —
55 Logan 602 1.33 —