Center Branch Wildlife Management Area Explained

Center Branch Wildlife Management Area
Iucn Category:	V
Iucn Ref:	^[1]
Map:	USA West Virginia
Relief:	1
Location:	Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Coordinates:	39.2311°N -80.3272°W
Area Acre:	975
Elevation:	1175feet^[2]
Operator:	Wildlife Resources Section, WVDNR

Center Branch Wildlife Management Area is located on in Harrison County near Stonewood, West Virginia.^[3] The WMA is located on a former strip mine site, and contains several flat benches and high walls. Second growth oak-hickory and mixed hardwoods forests cover much of the land.

Center Branch is located along Turkey Run, a tributary of Elk Creek and the West Fork River.^{[4] [5]} The main entrance is via Turkey Run Road (County Route 20/11) off West Virginia Route 20 near Stonewood.

Hunting

Hunting opportunities include deer, grouse, squirrel, turkey and grouse. Camping is prohibited at this WMA.^[6]

See also

• Animal conservation
• Hunting
• List of West Virginia wildlife management areas

External links

• West Virginia DNR District 1 Wildlife Management Areas
• West Virginia Hunting Regulations
• West Virginia Fishing Regulations

Notes and References

1. Web site: Center Branch Wildlife Management Area. Protected Planet. IUCN. 30 April 2018.
2. http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=39.231111,-80.327222&z=13&t=T&marker0=39.231111,-80.327222 Acme Mapper 2.0, Turkey Run Road in Center Branch WMA, retrieved August 10, 2008
3. Web site: Center Branch WMA page . 2008-08-10 . WV Division of Natural Resources .
4. . Mount Clare, West Virginia quadrangle . 1976 . 1:24,000 . 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic) .
5. . Clarksburg, West Virginia quadrangle . 1996 . 1:24,000 . 7.5-Minute Series (Topographic) . 0-607-93811-0 .
6. Web site: West Virginia Wildlife Management Areas . 2008-08-10 . West Virginia Division of Natural Resources . https://web.archive.org/web/20080415014503/http://www.wvdnr.gov/Hunting/WMAAreas.shtm . 2008-04-15 . dead .