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Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area

State Wildlife Management Area in McDowell County, West Virginia

Field	Value
name	Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area
iucn_category	V
iucn_ref
photo	Wild turkey closeup.JPG
photo_caption	Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) may be found at the Tug Fork WMA
map	USA West Virginia
map_caption	Location of Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
relief	1
location	McDowell, West Virginia, United States
coordinates
area_acre	2165
area_ref
elevation	1440 ft
operator	Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources

Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area (WMA) is located about 10 miles northwest of Welch, West Virginia in McDowell County. Tug Fork WMA is located on 2165 acre of steep terrain along hills above the Tug Fork River. The WMA is heavily forested, primarily with mixed hardwoods and yellow poplar/black cherry forests in the coves. The WMA is accessed from U.S. Route 52 at Premier. Several tracks and jeep trails provide walking access into the Tug Fork WMA from U.S. Route 52.

Hunting and fishing

Hunting opportunities in Tug Fork WMA include bear, deer, grouse, squirrel, and turkey.

Tug Fork provides fishing opportunities for warm-water species.

Camping is not available at the WMA.

References

"Tug Fork Wildlife Management Area". IUCN.
[http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=37.421111,-81.648333&z=14&t=R&marker0=37.421111,-81.648333 Acme Mapper 2.0, Tug Fork WMA, retrieved January 18, 2009]
"Tug Fork WMA page". WV Division of Natural Resources.

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