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Blacktail Deer (Sitka) in West Virginia hunting regulations.
Hunting regulations change. The information on this page reflects what we know about species presence and hunt availability based on state agency listings. For current season dates, bag limits, weapon restrictions, tag requirements, and reporting obligations, verify directly with WV Division of Natural Resources. You are responsible for confirming current regulations before hunting.
What we know
Blacktail Deer (Sitka) is not huntable in West Virginia. WV Division of Natural Resources sets season dates, bag limits, and weapon restrictions. Verify with the agency before hunting — Bield Hunt does not yet ship those specifics.
About the species
Sitka blacktail deer inhabit Southeast Alaska and the islands of the Tongass — Admiralty, Chichagof, Baranof, Prince of Wales — plus Kodiak Island where they were transplanted in the 1920s. They're the smallest of the blacktail subspecies, mature bucks averaging 110-150 pounds. Adapted to coastal rainforest and alpine meadows, they shift seasonally between high-country summer range and low-elevation winter forage.
Alaska runs Sitka blacktails as a general-season hunt with relatively generous bag limits, especially on Kodiak. The rut is mid-November and concentrates bucks in alpine basins before the snow drives the herd to sea level. Access is the sport — float planes, skiffs, and long deck-stomping miles up creek bottoms. It's a bucket-list deer hunt for many serious whitetail hunters precisely because the country is unlike anything in the Lower 48.
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Pattern blacktail deer (sitka) in West Virginia.
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