McClintic Wildlife Management Area
| McClintic Wildlife Management Area | |
| West Virginia Wildlife Management Area | |
 North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) may be found in the McClintic WMA
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| Country | United States |
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| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Mason |
| Elevation | 585 ft (178 m) [1] |
| Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
| Area | 3,655 acres (1,479 ha) [2] |
| Management | Wildlife Resources Section, WV Division of Natural Resources |
| Owner | WVDNR |
| IUCN category | IV - Habitat/Species government Area |
| Nearest town | Point Pleasant, West Virginia |
  Location of McClintic Wildlife Management Area in West Virginia
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McClintic Wildlife Management Area, known locally as the "TNT area",[3] is located in Mason County about 5 miles (8 km) north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Located on 3,655 acres (1,479 ha) of former wartime industrial land, the WMA is occupied by farmland, woodlands, and wetlands encompassing 31 ponds.[2] The area still contains stored explosives.[4]
Hunting and fishing
Hunting opportunities include deer, mourning dove, grouse, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel, waterfowl, woodcock, and turkey.[2] Special regulations for deer hunting have been established for the WMA to create a "trophy buck hunting" area. Only bucks with an antler spread of 14 inches (360 mm) or more may be taken in the WMA.[5]
Trapping opportunities include beaver, mink, muskrat, and raccoon. A special permit from the District Wildlife Biologist is required to run traps on WMA land.[6]
Fishing opportunities abound in the 29 ponds available for fishing and in the nearby Ohio River. Warmwater species fishing opportunities can include walleye, musky, tiger musky, channel catfish, hybrid striped bass, saugeye, sunfish, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass.[7]
Rustic camping is available seasonally in the WMA. A 100-yard (90 m) shooting range is also available.
See also
- Animal conservation
- Camping
- Fishing
- Hunting
- Mothman
- List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
- West Virginia Ordnance Works
References
- ↑ Acme Mapper 2.0, McClintic WMA, retrieved November 13, 2008
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- ↑ UPDATE: Munitions Risk Closes Part of Wildlife Area Again (retrieved 9 February 2012)]
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