Despite good weather in Webster County for the first week of the annual whitetail buck season, the kill numbers were down considerably from last year.
According to preliminary figures just released by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the total buck kill for the two week gun season was 812, down from the 1,063 killed in 2011. This year's 812 bucks killed compares nearly identical to the 807 bucks killed in 2010. The 2012 and 2010 buck kills are also down from the 901 killed in 2009 and the 887 killed in 2008.
Statewide, the buck kill in 2012 was 56,173, down from the 60,157 killed in 2011, a drop of seven percent.
When a small buck doesn't stand a chance in this state, why would anyone ever think it's going to get better. West Virginia needs a Pennsylvania type system that allows bucks to mature. And Joe Manchin is upset about reality TV program based on WV? Really?
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