Calhoun men like Vere and Paige Downs of Arnoldsburg had to go to Webster County to kill a deer in 1930s, shown here on a porch at the Downs hotel and house (Photo provided by Harley Downs)
It's deer huntin' time come Monday morning with the opening of West Virginia's official gun season.
Calhoun's population will almost double the next few days as out-of-state hunters will descend to the backwoods, most of them in search of a big buck deer.
Despite reports of numerous deer diseases, the WVDNR is predicting a good buck kill.
The firearms season will be open through December 1.
Calhoun's deer kill was up in 2006 at 1,054, compared to 859 (2005); 1,125 (2004); 1,212 (2003); 1,611 (2001).
The county's game checking stations:
Cha-Tis, Rt. 5, Grantsville
Five Forks Store, Rt. 16 north
Nelly's General Store, Minnora, Rt 16 south
Parson's One Stop, Rt. 16 north
Holbert's Store, Big Bend, Rt. 5
Pit Stop, Rt. 16, Mt. Zion
Speedy Mart, Arnoldsburg US 33-119
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