Hughes River Wildlife Management Area
From West Virginia (WV) Cyclopedia
Hughes River WMA (10,000 acres) Ritchie and Wirt counties. The area is located on both sides of state Route 47, 15 miles east of Parkersburg. Topography ranges from river bottoms to steep slopes. Cover types include both mature oak-hickory and patchwork of young pine-hardwood stands created by even-aged timber management. Good food and cover conditions exist for turkey, deer and grouse. Squirrel and rabbit hunting can also be rewarding. A section has been designated for handicapped hunter access, with graveled road, turn-arounds and pull-offs for sportsmen with Class Q licenses. Good smallmouth bass, muskellunge, channel catfish and panfish fishing is available in the Little Kanawha and Hughes rivers, which border part of the area. Camping is not permitted. Owned by Westvaco Corporation and leased to the WVDNR. Recently, Martin Marietta leased an adjacent 278 acres to the DNR and this land has been made part of the area.
WMA Maps: Topo Map (http://www.topozone.com/map.asp?lat=39.11806&lon=-81.32639), Aerial Photo (http://terraserver-usa.com/image.aspx?S=12&T=1&lat=39.11806&lon=-81.32639)
