Creating a three-day Muzzleloader season for deer hunting to be scheduled the Thursday, Friday and Saturday before the traditional rifle season in November.

HB 2023 creates a new three-day muzzleloader deer hunting season in West Virginia, scheduled on the Thursday, Friday, and Saturday immediately before the traditional November rifle season. This season directly affects hunters using single-shot muzzleloading rifles or pistols with specific bore requirements (minimum 0.38 inches) during the designated dates. The bill amends existing law to establish this separate hunting period, allowing muzzleloader use while excluding the Mountaineer Heritage season. It does not change equipment rules or other hunting seasons but adds this specific timeframe for muzzleloader hunters.