As publishedOct 17, 2026 - Feb 28, 2027
WVDNR's flagship combined "Hunting Outlook and Mast Survey" (deer/bear/turkey/boar/squirrel/ruffed grouse together, incorporating the state's own Ruffed Grouse Hunter Cooperator Survey flush-rate data) publishes annually in late September (2025 edition Sept 23, 2025; 2025-26 cooperator data cited hunters should see harvests "similar" to 2024). A fresh WebSearch on 2026-08-19 confirmed no 2026 edition has published yet -- consistent with the registry's expected ~late-September window, about five weeks out from this capture.