Skip to main content
🌲 WildPass

🦆 Big South Wildlife Management Area

Wildlife Mgmt Area📍 West Virginiaauto-imported (OSM)
Cost of access
Unknown — check official site
🦉 Birdwatching🥾 Hiking🦌 Hunting
Amenities: Not documented — check the official site.
🧭 Navigate there
Google MapsApple MapsWaze
Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Fees and rules change — always confirm with the managing agency. Public land ≠ unlimited harvest: state licenses apply for hunting/fishing, and foraging rules vary by unit.

🧭 Keep exploring nearby

All public land in West Virginia →

The closest public places to Big South Wildlife Management Area, straight-line distance.

8 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Tomblin Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
11 mi away · ATV / OHV Trails
🛞 Hatfield-McCoy Trail System
Permit $26.50/yr WV res, $50/yr non-res
13 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Laurel Lake Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
15 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Chief Logan Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
18 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 R.D. Bailey Lake Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
22 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Panther Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
22 mi away · Wildlife Mgmt Area
🦆 Horse Creek Wildlife Management Area
Unknown — check official site
24 mi away · State Forest
🌲 Cabwaylingo State Forest
Unknown — check official site

🎫 Entry requirements — WV state lands

Required passNone — state parks are free
WV residentsFree
Out-of-state visitorsFree

Typical published rates — fees change; confirm at the official site before travel. Hunting/fishing licenses are always separate from entry passes.

📋 Standard rules — Wildlife Mgmt Areas

The publicly posted baseline for this land type. Individual units add their own rules — the official page always controls.

  • Managed FOR hunting: expect hunters in season, wear blaze orange, and check season dates before hiking
  • State hunting/fishing license (and sometimes a WMA stamp) required for take; some states require it just to enter
  • Dog training, target shooting, and camping rules vary — check the area's page