The Clifton F. McClintic Wildlife Management Area, known locally as "the TNT area", is a naturalized area located in Mason County about north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Located on of former wartime industrial land, the WMA is occupied by farmland, woodlands, and wetlands encompassing 31 ponds. The area still contains stored explosives.UPDATE: Munitions Risk Closes Part of Wildlife Area Again (retrieved 9 February 2012)]
In the late 1960s, the area was the location of supposed sightings of a paranormal Mothman creature.
Hunting and fishing
Hunting opportunities include deer, mourning dove, grouse, rabbit, raccoon, squirrel, waterfowl, woodcock, and turkey. Special regulations for deer hunting have been established for the WMA to create a "trophy buck hunting" area. Only bucks with an antler spread of or more may be killed in the WMA.
Trapping opportunities include beaver, mink, muskrat, and raccoon. A special permit from the District Wildlife Biologist is required to run traps on WMA land.
Fishing opportunities abound in the 29 ponds available for fishing and in the nearby Ohio River. Warmwater species fishing opportunities can include walleye, musky, tiger musky, channel catfish, hybrid striped bass, saugeye, sunfish, largemouth bass, and smallmouth bass.
Rustic camping is available seasonally in the WMA. A shooting range is also available.
See also Animal conservation Camping Fishing Hunting Mothman List of West Virginia wildlife management areas West Virginia Ordnance Works
References
External links West Virginia DNR District 5 Wildlife Management Areas West Virginia Hunting Regulations West Virginia Fishing Regulations