Proud Ashley Arthur with her first buck, an 8-pointer,
checked at Holbert's Store, Big Bend (Photo by Little Joe)

An 8-point buck killed at Orma by Gabriel Bennett of Parkersburg
(Photo by Tiffany Bennett)

Spencer insurance agent Keith Kerby kills 10-point in downtown Hur
(Photo by Bob Weaver)

West Virginia's hunting season for buck deer barely opened when nature dealt a blow to much of West Virginia.

Whatever the reason, the buck kill is still down in Calhoun, according to some of the check-in stations.

A really big buck was killed on the Fork yesterday by Richard Perkins of Chloe, according to Rick's Place, where the 18-point buck was checked.

Officials with the state Division of Natural Resources say a hunter shot himself in the foot while hunting in Roane County.

Rain, sleet and snow swept across part of the state Monday, putting a damper on more than 350,000 hunters' hopes of bagging a buck.

Calhoun's grocery, convenience stores, and restaurants have been packed with out-of-state hunters.