Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area
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Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area, is located about 7 miles south of Franklin, West Virginia
in Pendleton County
. Thorn Creek WMA is located on 528 acres (213.7 ha) of steep terrain along hills above Thorn Creek.
The WMA is accessed from Thorn Creek Road about 4 miles off of U.S. 219, south of Franklin.
, and turkey
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Thorn Creek is limited to fly fishing in the trout
-filled Thorn Creek.
Rustic camping is not available at the WMA.
Franklin, West Virginia
Franklin is a town in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 797 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Pendleton County...
in Pendleton County
Pendleton County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
. Thorn Creek WMA is located on 528 acres (213.7 ha) of steep terrain along hills above Thorn Creek.
The WMA is accessed from Thorn Creek Road about 4 miles off of U.S. 219, south of Franklin.
Hunting and Fishing
Hunting opportunities in Thorn Creek WMA include deer, squirrelSquirrel
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...
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Thorn Creek is limited to fly fishing in the trout
Trout
Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater and saltwater fish belonging to the Salmoninae subfamily of the family Salmonidae. Salmon belong to the same family as trout. Most salmon species spend almost all their lives in salt water...
-filled Thorn Creek.
Rustic camping is not available at 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...
- fishing
- List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
