Carrying in a WV National Forest

**blur** · May 8th, 2016, 08:03 PM

I'm planning on a hiking/camping trip in a few weeks in the Monongahela NF and I'm having trouble finding information regarding concealed and open carry. If I have a PA LTCF can I open carry or only carry concealed? What if you do not have a permit WV recognizes? Since the laws with this stuff can be confusing I was going to make some phone calls during the week but didn't know if anyone knew of any useful links.

**ckellyme3** · May 8th, 2016, 08:38 PM

Your PA LTCF is valid there. For the rest of your questions here is a helpful link.

http://www.handgunlaw.us/
Click on WV and a PDF will open stating all their rules and what not. This should awnser all of your questions.

**Bill67** · May 8th, 2016, 08:48 PM

didn't WV pass Permitless carry? I thought it went into effect May 1. ETA: 6/5/16 effective date.

**Cyclops** · May 8th, 2016, 10:53 PM

It gets complicated because NFS policy and State laws both apply. Generally you can carry on NFS land if the state allows carrying in some form. Check this link for a start.

**blur** · May 9th, 2016, 06:08 PM

Thanks for the help.

I'm pretty confident I can carry concealed without a problem but would prefer to open carry since it would be a little more comfortable with a pack. I was also curious for some of my buddies from Maryland. Of course they can't get a MD permit and didn't know if they would be good to open or conceal carry.