WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2025 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 2023
By Delegates Campbell, Toney, and Pritt
[Introduced March 18, 2025; referred to the Committee on Government Organization]
A BILL to amend and reenact ยง20-2-5l of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to creating a three-day muzzleloader season before traditional rifle season in November.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
## article 2. wildlife resources.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this code or any rule promulgated thereunder to the contrary, any person lawfully entitled to hunt may hunt with a singleshot muzzleloading pistol or singleshot muzzleloading rifle, having a bore diameter of not less than thirty-eight one-hundredths of an inch, using an encapsulated propellant charge that loads from the breech, with the projectile loaded from the muzzle, during any established muzzleloader season: Provided, That such muzzleloading pistol or muzzleloading rifle may not be used for hunting during the Mountaineer Heritage season: Provided, however, That there shall be established a three-day muzzleloader season to be scheduled on a Thursday, Friday, and Saturday before traditional rifle season in November.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to create a three-day muzzleloader season before rifle season in November.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.