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West Virginia WMA Metal Detecting

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West Virginia WMA Metal Detecting

These records apply only to verified locations whose written rule and site-specific recreation footprint have been verified. A map pin is a public visitor/reference point, never a permission boundary.

96 verified records in this scope.

Universal map & navigation coverage0 independently verified coordinate pins · 36 records with safe map navigation
Plum Orchard Lake WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Pruntytown State Farm WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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R.D. Bailey Lake WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Ritchie Mines WMAWest VirginiaSensitive-site safe public reference map search
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Rollins Lake WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Sand Hill WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Sandy Creek WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Shannondale Springs WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Short Mountain WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Sideling Hill WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Slatyfork WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Sleepy Creek WMAWest VirginiaNamed public place map search
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Showing 12 quick navigation targets above. All 36 records in this scope include their own map-provider links below.

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Map meaning: verified coordinate pins identify independently grounded public visitor/access reference points. Query-only records can be resolved on demand as temporary provider search matches; sensitive records use a deliberately broader agency/locality query. Temporary search matches are not stored as verified coordinates. No map mode is a property boundary, detecting zone, archaeological target, or permission boundary.

Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Plum Orchard Lake WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Pruntytown State Farm WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

R.D. Bailey Lake WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Ritchie Mines WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Rollins Lake WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Sand Hill WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Sandy Creek WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Shannondale Springs WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Short Mountain WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Sideling Hill WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Slatyfork WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Sleepy Creek WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Smoke Camp WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Snake Hill WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

South Branch WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Stonecoal Lake WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Stonewall Jackson Lake WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Stumptown WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Summersville Lake WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Tate Lohr WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Teter Creek WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

The Jug WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Thorn Creek WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Toll Gate WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Tomblin WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Tug Fork WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Turkey Run WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Upper Deckers Creek WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Upper Mud River WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Valley Bend WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Walker Creek WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Wallback WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Warden Lake WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

White Horse Mountain WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Widmeyer WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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Recovery prohibited — WMA rules bar removal of man-made or natural objects other than lawfully taken game or fish Grade A · 100/100

Woodrum Lake WMA

West Virginia Division of Natural Resources — Wildlife Resources Section

WVDNR WMA rules make it unlawful to remove man-made or natural objects from a WMA, including historical or archaeological artifacts, rocks, minerals and other listed resources. A detector does not create target-recovery authority.

DecisionRecovery BlockedTrip readyNoPlanDo Not Plan Dug RecoveryEvidenceCurrentScopeControlling Rule Scope StoredPrecisionRecovery/excavation restriction only — detector operation separately unresolved
Permit: No ordinary recreational recovery pathway established by this rule Verified: 2026-08-29
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