Big Ugly Wildlife Management Area is located on 3061 acres (1,238.7 ha) near Logan

Logan, West Virginia

Logan is a city in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 1,779 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Logan County.-History:...

 in Lincoln County

Lincoln County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 22,108 people, 8,664 households, and 6,532 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 9,846 housing units at an average density of 22 per square mile...

, West Virginia

West Virginia

West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...

. The Big Ugly's steep terrain is covered with mixed hardwoods second growth woodlands. Camping

Camping

Camping is an outdoor recreational activity. The participants leave urban areas, their home region, or civilization and enjoy nature while spending one or several nights outdoors, usually at a campsite. Camping may involve the use of a tent, caravan, motorhome, cabin, a primitive structure, or no...

 is not allowed at Big Ugly WMA, but is available at nearby Chief Logan State Park

Chief Logan State Park

Chief Logan State Park is located on about north of Logan in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The park, the town and the county were all named after Chief Logan, a Mingo Native American leader who lived in the region before the American Revolutionary War...

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Directions

From West Hamlin

West Hamlin, West Virginia

West Hamlin is a town in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States, along the Guyandotte River. The population was 696 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Hamlin is located at ....

 in Lincoln County, follow County Route 100 south to County Route 7. Turn north on County Route 7 (Greenshoal Road)
to the community of Leet. At Leet, turn onto Laurel Fork Road and continue about 1 miles (1.6 km) to the Big Ugly WMA.

Hunting

Hunting opportunities include deer, grouse

Ruffed Grouse

The Ruffed Grouse is a medium-sized grouse occurring in forests from the Appalachian Mountains across Canada to Alaska. It is non-migratory.The Ruffed Grouse is frequently referred to as a "partridge"...

, raccoon

Raccoon

Procyon is a genus of nocturnal mammals, comprising three species commonly known as raccoons, in the family Procyonidae. The most familiar species, the common raccoon , is often known simply as "the" raccoon, as the two other raccoon species in the genus are native only to the tropics and are...

, squirrel

Squirrel

Squirrels belong to a large family of small or medium-sized rodents called the Sciuridae. The family includes tree squirrels, ground squirrels, chipmunks, marmots , flying squirrels, and prairie dogs. Squirrels are indigenous to the Americas, Eurasia, and Africa and have been introduced to Australia...

, and turkey

Wild Turkey

The Wild Turkey is native to North America and is the heaviest member of the Galliformes. It is the same species as the domestic turkey, which derives from the South Mexican subspecies of wild turkey .Adult wild turkeys have long reddish-yellow to grayish-green...

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See also

• Animal conservation
• Hunting
  Hunting
  Hunting is the practice of pursuing any living thing, usually wildlife, for food, recreation, or trade. In present-day use, the term refers to lawful hunting, as distinguished from poaching, which is the killing, trapping or capture of the hunted species contrary to applicable law...
  
  
• List of West Virginia wildlife management areas
• Recreational fishing
  Recreational fishing
  Recreational fishing, also called sport fishing, is fishing for pleasure or competition. It can be contrasted with commercial fishing, which is fishing for profit, or subsistence fishing, which is fishing for survival....
  
  

External links

• West Virginia Division of Natural Resources web site
• West Virginia Hunting Regulations
• WVDNR Map of Big Ugly Wildlife Management Area