National Carry AcademyOpen Carry
January 13, 2016
§20-2-6a. Carrying a handgun while afield.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, a person who is not prohibited at the time from possessing a firearm pursuant to the provisions of section seven, article seven, chapter sixty-one of this code or by any applicable federal law may carry a handgun for self-defense purposes while afield hunting, hiking, camping or in or on a motor vehicle.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not exempt any person from obtaining any hunting or fishing license or stamp required by the Division of Natural Resources.
Note: In West Virginia, a person carrying a firearm without a valid permit/license, the firearm must visible and/or in plain view especially inside a vehicle.
Open Carry
January 13, 2016
§20-2-6a. Carrying a handgun while afield.
(a) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, a person who is not prohibited at the time from possessing a firearm pursuant to the provisions of section seven, article seven, chapter sixty-one of this code or by any applicable federal law may carry a handgun for self-defense purposes while afield hunting, hiking, camping or in or on a motor vehicle.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not exempt any person from obtaining any hunting or fishing license or stamp required by the Division of Natural Resources.
Note: In West Virginia, a person carrying a firearm without a valid permit/license, the firearm must visible and/or in plain view especially inside a vehicle.