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Little Canaan is Big on Scenery

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Don�t let the name �Little Canaan� Wildlife Management Area (LCWMA) fool you. This place is big on scenery.  Little Canaan Wildlife Management Area The LCWMA is 3,168 acres of forest, meadow, and wetlands located just east of Davis, WV. It�s accessed by SR 32 south of Davis and on Camp 70 road (CR 32/18) east of Davis. In addition about 3 miles of the Blackwater River runs through it providing fishing for trout, rock bass, and other species. A forested area lies south of the river and provides hunting opportunities for deer, bear, grouse, woodcock and turkey. Little Canaan Wildlife Management Area But my interest in the LCWMA is hiking and photography. About mid-September is a good time to visit this area. The ferns are just changing color then, and the cottongrass is out in full display. In fact, one of my favorite landscape subjects is cottongrass. To me a field of cottongrass is magical. The tiny puffs of white seem to hover weightlessly above the earth. But cottongrass needs a ...