About the Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia Market Research Report
Definition of the Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia?
This industry includes commercial trappers, commercial game preserves, hunting preserves, fishing preserves and game propagation companies. Hunting with the intent to sell animal carcasses is illegal according to federal law. Exceptions include the hunting of reptiles, amphibians and fish, as well as the sale of antlers, hides and other specific animal parts obtained via hunting.
What’s included in the Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia?
The Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia includes commercial animal trapping, operating fishing preserves, operating commercial game preserves, operating game propagation facilities, operating game retreats and operating hunting preserves. Related terms covered in the Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia industry report includes an individual who traps animals for their fur, a person who fishes with a rod and line, a bird that is of a nomadic nature and does not stay in one place, in the context of this industry, it is a maintained private area that is stocked with game or fish, the hair, fur or wool that covers an animal's skin that has been stripped off the animal, an individual who participates in hunting or fishing, a hunt in which the animal being hunted is kept in a fenced-in area, increasing the chances that the animal will be killed, hunting in a way that does not give the hunter an unfair advantage over the animal being hunted and a device that provides game bird chicks with food, water and warmth into order to raise them to be able to be released on a hunting and game preserves.
Industry Performance of the Hunting & Trapping industry in West Virginia
Benchmark the Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia industry performance with all WV county and national performance.
Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia
#43 in Highest Revenue 0.1% of state's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Hunting & Trapping in the US
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Hunting & Trapping industry in West Virginia
See how key industry drivers, such as population, median houshold income, new business formation, total recreation expenditure, per capita meat consumption and per capita disposable income are impacting Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia
West Virginia Economic Indicators
Population
Median Houshold Income
New Business Formation
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US Key External Drivers
Total recreation expenditure
Per capita meat consumption
Per capita disposable income
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County Data of the Hunting & Trapping industry in West Virginia
Access proprietary data on county in the Hunting & Trapping in West Virginia, such as Jefferson County, Jackson County and Raleigh County. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by counties.
Key Statistics of the Hunting & Trapping industry in West Virginia
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