Woodrum Lake Wildlife Management Area
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Woodrum Lake Wildlife Management Area, is located about 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Romance, West Virginia
in Jackson County. Woodrum Lake WMA is located on 1696 acres (686.3 ha) of hilly oak
-hickory
hardwood lots mixed with abandoned farmland.
Woodrum Lake WMA is accessed by County Route 42 (Romance-Advent Road) from Romance, or by County Route 19 from Kentuck
.
, rabbit
, squirrel
, turkey
, and waterfowl
.
Fishing opportunities in the 240 acres (97.1 ha) Woodrum Lake include largemouth
and spotted bass
, bluegill
, crappie
, muskellunge
.
Camping is not available at the WMA.
Romance, West Virginia
Romance is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.Romance is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia. It is located along Sugar Creek Rd . It used to have a post office with a zip code of 25248, but it closed on February 18, 1986...
in Jackson County. Woodrum Lake WMA is located on 1696 acres (686.3 ha) of hilly oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
-hickory
Hickory
Trees in the genus Carya are commonly known as hickory, derived from the Powhatan language of Virginia. The genus includes 17–19 species of deciduous trees with pinnately compound leaves and big nuts...
hardwood lots mixed with abandoned farmland.
Woodrum Lake WMA is accessed by County Route 42 (Romance-Advent Road) from Romance, or by County Route 19 from Kentuck
Kentuck, West Virginia
Kentuck is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along Kentuck Road southeast of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County. Its elevation is 922 feet .-References:Kentucky is bordered with 8 other states and is the 37...
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Hunting and Fishing
Hunting opportunities in the 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"...
, rabbit
Rabbit
Rabbits are small mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world...
, 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...
, 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...
, and waterfowl
Waterfowl
Waterfowl are certain wildfowl of the order Anseriformes, especially members of the family Anatidae, which includes ducks, geese, and swans....
.
Fishing opportunities in the 240 acres (97.1 ha) Woodrum Lake include largemouth
Largemouth bass
The largemouth bass is a species of black bass in the sunfish family native to North America . It is also known as widemouth bass, bigmouth, black bass, bucketmouth, Potter's fish, Florida bass, Florida largemouth, green bass, green trout, linesides, Oswego bass, southern largemouth...
and spotted bass
Spotted bass
The Spotted Bass , also called "Spotty", "Leeman", or "Spots" in various fishing communities, is a species of freshwater fish sunfish family of order Perciformes. One of the black basses, it is native to the Mississippi River basin and across theGulf States, from central Texas through the Florida...
, bluegill
Bluegill
The Bluegill is a species of freshwater fish sometimes referred to as bream, brim, or copper nose. It is a member of the sunfish family Centrarchidae of the order Perciformes.-Range and distribution:...
, crappie
Crappie
Crappie is a genus of freshwater fish in the sunfish family of order Perciformes. The type species is P. annularis, the white crappie...
, muskellunge
Muskellunge
A muskellunge , also known as a muskelunge, muscallonge, milliganong, or maskinonge , is a large, relatively uncommon freshwater fish of North America. Muskellunge are the largest member of the pike family, Esocidae...
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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...
- List of West Virginia wildlife management areas