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Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area, is located about 7 miles south of
Franklin, West Virginia Franklin is a town in Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 486 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Pendleton County. Franklin was established in 1794 and named for Francis Evick, an early settler. History ...
in Pendleton County. Thorn Creek WMA is located on of steep terrain along hills above Thorn Creek. The WMA is accessed from Thorn Creek Road about 4 miles off U.S. 219, south of Franklin.


Hunting and Fishing

Hunting opportunities in Thorn Creek WMA include
deer Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the re ...
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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. ...
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. Thorn Creek is limited to fly fishing in the
trout Trout are species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera '' Oncorhynchus'', '' Salmo'' and '' Salvelinus'', all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word ''trout'' is also used as part of the name of some non-salm ...
-filled Thorn Creek. Rustic camping is not available at the WMA.


See also

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Animal conservation Conservation biology is the study of the conservation of nature and of Earth's biodiversity with the aim of protecting species, their habitats, and ecosystems from excessive rates of extinction and the erosion of biotic interactions. It is an int ...
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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, ...
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fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from fish stocking, stocked bodies of water such as fish pond, ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. ...
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List of West Virginia wildlife management areas This is a list of wildlife management areas in West Virginia. West Virginia wildlife management areas References See also * List of West Virginia state parks * List of West Virginia state forests {{Protected areas of West Virginia 01 Wi ...


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External links


West Virginia DNR District 2 Wildlife Management AreasWest Virginia Hunting RegulationsWest Virginia Fishing RegulationsWVDNR map of Thorn Creek Wildlife Management Area
{{Protected Areas of West Virginia Wildlife management areas of West Virginia Protected areas of Pendleton County, West Virginia IUCN Category V