Turkey Run Wildlife Management Area, is located immediately north of
Ravenswood, West Virginia in
Jackson County. Turkey Run WMA is located on , consisting of a fishing lake and some small wooded hills around the lake.
The WMA is accessed from State Route 68 on the north side of Ravenswood.
Hunting and Fishing
Hunting opportunities are very limited by the small size of the WMA and the nearby housing.
[
Turkey Run provides fishing opportunities ]largemouth bass
The largemouth bass (''Micropterus salmoides'') is a carnivorous freshwater gamefish in the Centrarchidae ( sunfish) family, a species of black bass native to the eastern and central United States, southeastern Canada and northern Mexico, bu ...
, bluegill, channel catfish, crappie, and stocked 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 ...
in the winter.
Camping is not available at the WMA.[
]
See also
*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 ...
*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 stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...
*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
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References
External links
West Virginia DNR District 6 Wildlife Management AreasWest Virginia Hunting RegulationsWest Virginia Fishing Regulations
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Wildlife management areas of West Virginia
Protected areas of Jackson County, West Virginia
IUCN Category V