City of Charleston
Urban Hunting
Rules and Regulations
Information
The Division of Natural Resources has yet to update their hunting season dates for the 2026 – 2027 season. Once updated we will post the dates for the 2026 Urban Hunt season. There will be no extended season this year. The City will accept tract applications between June 10th and July 10th, 2026. The hunter applications will be accepted from July 20th to August 21st, 2026. The cost remains $10.00 per hunter and copies of all documentation are required for the application to be processed.
The signed application, support document and payment must be attached to your application. The application can be mailed to the below address. Please write “Urban Deer Hunt” on the outside of the envelope.
Tommie Harless
City of Charleston
Urban Deer Hunt
P.O. Box 2749
Charleston, WV 25330
Cross Bow Hunting
Cross Bow Hunting Cross bow hunting is now permitted during the Urban Deer Hunt per Section 10-171 of the Municipal Code and falls under the same rules and regulations as bow and arrow hunting.
The list of UDH Tracts will be posted on this web page as they become approved. If a phone number or email address is not provided for the property owner, this indicates that the owner has chosen not to accept public inquiries.
The deadline for new tract and renewal applications is July 10th 2026.
Please contact the City Manager's Office Urban Deer Hunt Coordinator with any questions: (304) 348-8014 or urbandeer@cityofcharleston.org
Pending Hunting Tract Applications
*Open For Public Comment*
The below listed Urban Deer Hunt program tract designation application has been received by the Office of the City Manager and is open for the 30-day comment period ending August 31, 2025:
1671 & 1700 Loop Rd.
South Annex Tax Map 3, Parcels 9,13,18,18.1,& 22
1137 & 1139 Woodward Rd.
North Charleston Tax Map 5, Parcels, 7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,25
Please send any comments with your name, address, and contact information to:
Office of the City Manager
City of Charleston
501 Virginia Street East
Charleston, WV 25301
Approved Property Tracts
(URBAN DEER HUNT)