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Sand Hill Wildlife Management Area is located near
Parkersburg, West Virginia Parkersburg is a city in and the county seat of Wood County, West Virginia, Wood County, West Virginia. Located at the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Little Kanawha River, Little Kanawha rivers, it is the state's fourth-largest city and ...
in Wood and
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counties. Sand Hill WMA is located on of rugged, hilly oak-
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woodlands interspersed with timber, oil and gas development sites. The WMA is located on both sides of U.S. Route 50 at the Wood/Ritchie county line, about east of Parkersburg. Access to the northern section is from old US 50 at the county line. Access to the southern end of the WMA is from Volcano Road off the Mountwood Park exit of US 50.


Hunting and Fishing

Hunting opportunities in Sand Hill WMA include deer, grouse,
rabbit Rabbits, also known as bunnies or bunny rabbits, are small mammals in the family Leporidae (which also contains the hares) of the order Lagomorpha (which also contains the pikas). ''Oryctolagus cuniculus'' includes the European rabbit speci ...
,
squirrel Squirrels are members of the family Sciuridae, a family that includes small or medium-size rodents. The squirrel family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels (including chipmunks and prairie dogs, among others), and flying squirrels. Squ ...
, and turkey. Although camping is not allowed at the WMA, camping is available at nearby
North Bend State Park North Bend State Park sits on along the North Fork of the Hughes River in Ritchie County near Harrisville, West Virginia. The park is named after the sharp bend in the river that the formed three sides of the original park boundary. The North ...
. A large firearm safety area is maintained around a mine on the northern section. Fishing is also available at North Bend.


See also

* Animal conservation *
Hunting Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...
* Fishing * List of West Virginia wildlife management areas


References


External links


West Virginia DNR District 6 Wildlife Management AreasWest Virginia Hunting RegulationsWest Virginia Fishing Regulations
{{Protected Areas of West Virginia Wildlife management areas of West Virginia Protected areas of Ritchie County, West Virginia Protected areas of Wood County, West Virginia IUCN Category V