Well , let me start by saying that yes I know that the state of West Virginia is below the mason-dixon line but, no one from W.V> ever is on the south east or north east hunting sections except for me . I actually think that W.V. is like the forgotten state but, I will have you know we have some big game down here and we consider ourselves central east. HA! Well just kidding I think we are southeast but we are the first southern state people always when they say are you from the south they think florida or tennessee or georgia or somewhere like that . When a northern person ask are you from the south you say yes they say where you from you say West Virginia they say is that in the south? I always have to say yes we are below the Mason -Dixon Line so now you sxee the point I am asking . We have the weather of the northern states with the snow that falls across our mountians and we also have the balmy humidity with all the flies and skeeters of the more southern states including and not to mention lots of rain! I guess when it comes right down to it West Virginia just maybe the BEST OF the NORTH AND THE SOUTH COMBINED. Happy Hunting!!!

Stan H.

Good question! But what about the parts of WV above the Mason Dixon line like Wheeling. AAARRRGGGHHH! I've always considered WV to be part of the south even though we segregated from Virginia in 1863, during the Civil War. If you need further proof of our location be sure to look at the bumper stickers on most of the big trucks in your town. You will likely know what I am talking about.

Bill C.

Broncobill,
I supposed you were also talking about the jacked up trucks alot of us southerners have which usually has a confederate flag on its rear or the frront bumper.I myself am partial to West Virginia as being from the south but I guess I never realized that Wheeling was in the north very rarely have I ever been to Wheeling I suppose I was there One time in all of my 32 yrs. Good factoid!!I say south or is it north no no south yeah south!!

Well 454-hunter,

Most of the state is (if using the Mason-Dixon Line) in the South.Of course the entire state fought with the North during the last Civil War. And then there are the four counties, Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, and Marshall that are really in the North (good to see someone fought on the winning side).

Don't forget in the Southern part of West By God Virginia, "The Three R's" are taught. That is, reading, writting, and RT2 to Weirton.

Regards,
Hoopie

PS: I imagine you know what a hoopie is?

As for me......I don't give a flip where the M/D line is/was! Being Southern is a frame of mind, not a location......James @ Dixie Slugs

ATTA BOY JAMES !!! I AGREE !!!---pruhdlr

ATTA BOY JAMES !!! I AGREE !!!---pruhdlr

Put it in the "border state" catagory...not firmly in either camp, with a good number of men fighting on either side.

BTW: border states had some of the worst of it...the in-fighting being every bit as viscous as the "real" war.

It's east.... from Texas! :D

Thanks for clearing that up MikeG :)

Thanks for clearing that up MikeG :)

LOL... glad to be of service!

It's east.... from Texas! :D

Eh, yall are easterner's (including you Canucks) to me. Reckon nearly everyone would be Southerner's too.

Nuthin like stickin in the spoon an stirrin the pot.

Hoopie,

Hey 454-hunter,

How is fall turkey season shaping up back home?

Hoopie,

I consider West Virginia to be a southern state, but I also read this about the Mason-Dixie line. "The line distinguished the border of Delaware and Pennsylvania from the borders of Maryland and part of present-day West Virginia. It was laid down nearly a century before the Civil War began". So if thats true it has nothing to do with the M-D line after all.

I consider West Virginia to be a southern state, but I also read this about the Mason-Dixie line. "The line distinguished the border of Delaware and Pennsylvania from the borders of Maryland and part of present-day West Virginia. It was laid down nearly a century before the Civil War began". So if thats true it has nothing to do with the M-D line after all.

smotpoker,

Just where West Virginia fits into a hunting region, who knows. When asked where I'm from and reply "WEST Virginia", most people think I've said "Virginia". Small problem with geography showing through.

Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon were two experts brought here from England to resolve the dispute of land boundaries granted to the Calvert and Penn families, circa 1750. From 1763 until 1767 Mason and Dixon worked on surveying the Mason Dixon Line, their progress impeded by the real Americans, those who were here to greet the Pilgrims when they landed at Plymouth Rock.

The Missouri Compromise of 1820 established a boundary between the slave states of the south and the free states of the north. The boundary became to be known as the Mason Dixon Line.

Then due to the last Civil War, the war between the states, West Virginia became a state June 20, 1863. Wow, still remember some WV history, didn't get a Golden Horse Shoe in grade school though. Does the state still teach WV History and award the Horse Shoes?

And then there is the Mythical land of "Hoopie". Now there is a real piece of History, a real story to be told.

later guys....................
Hoopie,

mr hoop: you might also mention why the MD line makes a bee line north at a certain point.
if one looks at our state, it's so close that lots of folks catch the morning local into 'worschnin' and 'ballmer' for work every day. the eastern panhandle is becoming a bed room community for the capital. look at the northern tip. it is just a few miles from the great lakes. look at the southern part. it is just a few miles to n.c. and tenn. look at the western part. it's not that far to indiana. if you go around the state, folks from the eastern and northern panhandles have never seen, heard news about, watched tv station from the state capital. then there is the coal region that is a world unto itself. is not connected with north nor the central parts. there are about 5 regions and all are somewhat isolated. i have lived here all my life. wva is basically like a third world country. owned and operated by outsiders who come and extract the resources and put nothing back. but we do still have ramps.

deewight,

Know what you mean, things haven't changed at all. Lived most of my life in the northern panhandle (New Manchester), hunted the eastern panhandle (Needmoore). Loss of good jobs chased several of us to live elsewhere. I can remember turkey hunting in the mornings, then trout fishing in the afternoons at either Trout Pond or Rockcliff lake. In the 70's a serious 4WD was needed to get to Trout Pond. The road is paved now for the homeowner associations in the George Washington National Forest. That neighborhood went to ****.

Those living in the northern panhandle always complained about tax money going south (Charleston) and never returning.

There is nothing wrong with ramps, just have to be eating them along with everyone at the festival. Now you have others wondering what the heck is ramps?

Hoopie,

sorry to others this is not about guns per se. so quickly: as i said, WVa is 3rd world, virtually all the money that each region sends to the capital in charleston then leaves the state to regions unknown. an example: 98% of all the money from coal continues to the state. also, look up the 'battle of blair mountain' to find out where the name 'rednecks' came from. they were the wva coal miners that the coal companies were crushing.as for hoopies, we didnt have barrel factorys here in these hills - thus there were no hoopies. this was big timber mountain country so we had wood hicks. a term of endearment.
again, sorry for taking up space that is for guns.