Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area

Beury Mountain WMA
Wildlife Management Area
Wild turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, is found in the Beury Mountain WMA
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Fayette

Elevation	2,850 ft (868.7 m)
Coordinates	37°58′6″N 80°58′24″W / 37.96833°N 80.97333°W / 37.96833; -80.97333Coordinates: 37°58′6″N 80°58′24″W / 37.96833°N 80.97333°W / 37.96833; -80.97333

Area	9,232 acres (3,736.1 ha) ^[1]^[2]

Management	WVDNR, Wildlife Resources Section
Owner	WV Division of Natural Resources and Nature Conservancy

For public	Hunting, trapping, camping

IUCN category	IV - Habitat/Species government Area

Nearest town	Landisburg, West Virginia

Location of Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
Website: WVDNR District 4 Wildlife Management Areas

Beury Mountain Wildlife Management Area is located on 9,232 acres (3,736 ha)^[1]^[2] near Babcock State Park and New River Gorge National River in Fayette County, West Virginia. Beury Mountain's sloping terrain is covered with mixed hardwoods and oak-hickory second growth woodlands overlooking New River Gorge. Camping is not allowed at Beury Mountain WMA, but is available at nearby Babcock State Park.

Expansion

In January 2008, The Nature Conservancy and West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced they had acquired 4,584 acres (1,855 ha) of land adjacent to New River Gorge from Mountain Top Management, Inc.^[3] The land, which borders the Gorge for 4.5 miles (7.2 km), was purchased by the Nature Conservancy for $1,000 an acre^[4] and leased to the Division of Natural Resources. The State has committed to purchase the land and reimburse the Conservancy over a period of three years. WVDNR has expressed interest in constructing a rifle range and improving habitat along upper Buffalo Creek in the tract.^[5]

In February 2010, The Nature Conservancy and WVDNR again announced plans for an expansion of Beury Mountain through a new land purchase. In this new agreement, 1,585 acres (641 ha) were purchased from Greenbrier Wood Products by The Nature Conservancy. The land borders New River Gorge National River for 6 miles (9.7 km) and sits between National Park Service property and the existing WMA land. WVDNR will take title control of the land as it reimburses The Nature Conservancy for the purchase price through 2012.^[2]

Directions

Beury Mountain WMA is immediately south of Babcock State Park. To reach the area from U.S. Route 60, turn south on WV Route 41 at Lookout, and turn onto Sewell Road (County Road 19/33) and follow 3 miles (4.8 km) to the Beury Mountain WMA. Alternatively, take West Virginia Route 41 to Chestnut Knob Road at Layland, and then follow Beury Mountain Road to access the newer tract.^[5]

Hunting

Hunting opportunities include deer, squirrel, and turkey.^[6]

References

1 2 "Beury Mountain WMA in Fayette County Extended; National Wild Turkey Federation Supports Land Acquisition". West Virginia Division of Natural Resources. 2008-10-17. Archived from the original on 2009-03-14. Retrieved 2009-03-14.
1 2 3 "New River Gorge land to be added to preserve". Charleston Gazette. February 2, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
↑ Pace, Fred (February 12, 2008). "Conservancy adds land for Beury Mountain WMA". The Fayette Herald. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
↑ Tuckwiller, Tara (January 10, 2008). "Nature Conservancy buys Gorge land". Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
1 2 Steelhammer, Rick (February 7, 2008). "Tract nearly doubles wildlife area". Charleston Gazette. Archived from the original on November 26, 2008. Retrieved November 26, 2008.
↑ Wildlife Management Areas West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

External links

West Virginia Hunting Regulations

Protected areas of West Virginia

Federal

National Historical Parks	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Harpers Ferry

National Forests	George Washington and Jefferson Monongahela

National Recreation Areas	Gauley River (NPS) Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks (USFS)

National Wildlife Refuges	Canaan Valley Ohio River Islands

National Trails System	Appalachian National Scenic Trail

Wilderness Areas	Big Draft Wilderness Cranberry Wilderness Dolly Sods Wilderness Laurel Fork North Wilderness Laurel Fork South Wilderness Mountain Lake Wilderness Otter Creek Wilderness Roaring Plains Wilderness Spice Run Wilderness

National Rivers	Bluestone NSR New River Gorge

State

State parks	Audra Babcock Beartown Beech Fork Berkeley Springs Blackwater Falls Blennerhassett Island Bluestone Cacapon Resort Camp Creek Canaan Valley Resort Carnifex Ferry Battlefield Cass Scenic Railroad Cathedral Cedar Creek Chief Logan Droop Mountain Battlefield Fairfax Stone Greenbrier River Trail Hawks Nest Holly River Little Beaver Lost River Moncove Lake North Bend Rail Trail North Bend Pinnacle Rock Pipestem Resort Prickett's Fort Stonewall Jackson Lake Tomlinson Run Tu-Endie-Wei Twin Falls Resort Tygart Lake Valley Falls Watoga Watters Smith Memorial

State forests	Cabwaylingo Calvin Price Camp Creek Coopers Rock Greenbrier Kanawha Kumbrabow Seneca

Wildlife management areas	Allegheny Amherst-Plymouth Anawalt Lake Bear Rock Lakes Becky Creek Beech Fork Lake Berwind Lake Beury Mountain Big Ditch Big Ugly Bluestone Burches Run Burnsville Lake Castleman Run Lake Cecil H. Underwood Center Branch Cheat Canyon Chief Cornstalk Conaway Run Lake Cross Creek Dents Run Dunkard Fork East Lynn Lake Edwards Run Elk Creek Elk River Fairfox Pond-Rehe Fort Mill Ridge Fox Forest Frozen Camp Green Bottom Handley Hilbert Hillcrest Horse Creek Hughes River Huttonsville State Farm Lantz Farm and Nature Preserve Laurel Lake Lewis Wetzel Little Indian Creek McClintic Meadow River Mill Creek Moncove Lake Morris Creek Nathaniel Mountain Panther Pedlar Pleasant Creek Plum Orchard Lake Pruntytown State Farm R.D. Bailey Lake Ritchie Mines Sand Hill Shannondale Springs Short Mountain Slatyfork Sleepy Creek Smoke Camp Snake Hill South Branch Stonecoal Lake Stonewall Jackson Lake Stumptown Summersville Lake Tate Lohr Teter Creek Lake The Jug Thorn Creek Tug Fork Turkey Run Upper Deckers Creek Upper Mud River Valley Bend Wetlands Wallback Widmeyer Woodrum Lake

Other WVDNR sites	West Virginia State Wildlife Center

Non-
governmental

Nature Conservancy preserves	Brush Creek Bear Rocks Cranesville Swamp Greenland Gap Hungry Beech Ice Mountain Mount Porte Crayon Murphy Panther Knob Pike Knob Slaty Mountain Upper Shavers Fork Yankauer

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