Rain

What began as a buck season with lots of promise has degenerated into a long, wet slog.


It has rained nearly every day of this year’s West Virginia firearm season for buck deer, and that much rain never augurs well for hunters’ success. At this point in the season, I wouldn’t be surprised to see the harvest fall short of last year’s total of 68,385. That would be a shame, as DNR officials were expecting a kill in the 70,000-to-75,000 range.