page_title: Hughes River Wildlife Management Area
hierarchical_section_title: Hughes River Wildlife Management Area
caption_attribution_description: English: Bluegill from Lake Lanier, Landrum, South Carolina.
context_page_description: Hughes River Wildlife Management Area is located in Wirt County and Ritchie County near Parkersburg, West Virginia. Located on 10,000 acres that border both the Little Kanawha River and the Hughes River. The WMA terrain varies from river bottom to steep hillsides covered with second growth oak-hickory hardwood stands and younger pine-hardwood woodlots.
  To reach the Hughes River WMA from Parkersburg follow West Virginia Route 47 east about 15 miles to the Wirt County and Ritchie County line. The Hughes River WMA is located on both sides of the road at the Wirt/Ritchie county line.
context_section_description: Hughes River Wildlife Management Area is located in Wirt County and Ritchie County near Parkersburg, West Virginia.  Located on 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) that border both the Little Kanawha River and the Hughes River.  The WMA terrain varies from river bottom to steep hillsides covered with second growth oak-hickory hardwood stands and younger pine-hardwood woodlots.
  To reach the Hughes River WMA from Parkersburg follow West Virginia Route 47 east about 15 miles (24 km) to the Wirt County and Ritchie County line.  The Hughes River WMA is located on both sides of the road at the Wirt/Ritchie county line.
caption: Panfish, such as this bluegill (OLepomis macrochirus) may be found in the Hughes River WMA
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