Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area
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Tate Lohr Wildlife Management Area, is located in Mercer County
near the community of Oakvale, West Virginia
. Tate Lohr WMA is located on 500 acres (202.3 ha) of sloping terrain varying from 2100 feet (640.1 m) to 3500 feet (1,066.8 m).
The WMA is accessed from Pigeon Creek Road south of Oakvale off of U.S. Route 460.
, raccoon
, squirrel
, and turkey
. Hunting opportunities are limited by the small size of the WMA.
Camping is not allowed in the WMA.
Mercer County, West Virginia
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near the community of Oakvale, West Virginia
Oakvale, West Virginia
Oakvale is a town in Mercer County, West Virginia, along the East River. The population was 142 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area which has a population of 107,578.-Geography:...
. Tate Lohr WMA is located on 500 acres (202.3 ha) of sloping terrain varying from 2100 feet (640.1 m) to 3500 feet (1,066.8 m).
The WMA is accessed from Pigeon Creek Road south of Oakvale off of U.S. Route 460.
Hunting
Hunting opportunities in Tate Lohr WMA include deer, grouseRuffed Grouse
The Ruffed Grouse is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is non-migratory.The Ruffed Grouse is frequently referred to as a "partridge"...
, raccoon
Raccoon
Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are...
, squirrel
Squirrel
Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...
, and turkey
Wild Turkey
The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which derives from the South Mexican subspecies of wild turkey .Adult wild turkeys have long reddish-yellow to grayish-green...
. Hunting opportunities are limited by the small size of the WMA.
Camping is not allowed in the WMA.
See also
- Animal conservation
- HuntingHuntingHunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
- List of West Virginia wildlife management areas