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Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management Area

State Wildlife Management Area in Marshall County, West Virginia

Field	Value
name	Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management Area
iucn_category	V
iucn_ref
photo	Dunkard Fork WMA - Dunkard Fork Lake.jpg
photo_caption	Dunkard Fork Lake
map	USA West Virginia
map_caption	Location of Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
relief	1
location	Marshall, West Virginia, United States
coordinates
area_acre	470
area_ref
elevation	835 ft
operator	West Virginia Division of Natural Resources

Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management Area is located on 470 acre in Marshall County near Moundsville, West Virginia. Mixed hardwoods cover most of the former Jacob Crow (1815–1901) (later C.C. Mooney [d. 1970] farm, site, Construction was underway by 1991 and the Jacob Crow farm was ruined. Archeological digs were conducted and photographs taken to document the site before the structures were razed.

Hunting and Fishing

Hunting opportunities are limited by the small size of the area. Available hunting can include deer, grouse, squirrel, turkey and waterfowl while fishing opportunities in the 49 acre Dunkard Fork Lake include tiger musky, black bass, hybrid striped bass, bluegill and channel catfish, as well as stocked trout. A small portion of the lake headwaters extend into Pennsylvania.

Camping is prohibited on the Dunkard Fork WMA land. Only electric motors may be used on boats.

References

"Dunkard Fork Wildlife Management Area". IUCN.
[http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=39.952222,-80.524167&z=13&t=H&marker0=39.952222,-80.524167 Acme Mapper 2.0, Dunkard WMA, retrieved September 5, 2008]
"Dunkard Fork WMA page". WV Division of Natural Resources.
whose major focus is a [[flood control]] lake on [[Wheeling Creek (West Virginia)
"Jacob Crow Farm, Crow Creek Road, 1 mile south of intersection of Routes 15 & 28, Cameron, Marshall County, WV".

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