Game Lands INFORMATION Some 2,000,000 acres of public and private lands in North Carolina are managed by the Wildlife Resources Commission for public hunting, trapping and inland fishing. They are designated collectively as “game lands.” Hunting on the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge is managed by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission through a joint venture. Additional regulations apply to the Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge. Individual maps are available online at ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands . Game Lands License The use of game lands is now included with most annual and lifetime hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses. Please see the list of license privileges beginning on page 19 for more information. Training dogs using wildlife on any game land or participating in field trials using wildlife on any game land either requires the Game Lands License or a valid license that authorizes the use of the game lands. The Game Lands License is required to horseback ride on certain game lands (please see page 88 for rules specific to each game land). For commission-sanctioned field trials using wildlife scheduled on game lands by the Wildlife Resources Commission, judges are exempt and active participants (defined as anyone who handles a dog or uses a firearm) in possession of hunting licenses from their own states may participate without the license. For any other game land field trial using wildlife, both judges and active participants must possess a game lands license or other North Carolina license which conveys the game land use privilege. Persons who are only observing at field trials do not need any license.
Game Lands Hunting Seasons Unless otherwise indicated for a particular game land, game animal and game bird seasons are the same as the private land surrounding the game land. Unless otherwise provided by permit, hunting is allowed on game lands only during the open seasons for game animals and game birds and is restricted to weapons lawful for open game animal or game bird seasons. Game Lands Restrictions Waterfowl Hunting • On waterfowl impoundments with a posted perimeter boundary, it is unlawful on the legal hunting days for hunters to be within the posted impoundment area before 4 a.m., and hunting is prohibited after 1 p.m.; decoys may not be set out prior to 4 a.m. and must be removed by 3 p.m. each day. On desig- nated youth waterfowl days occurring after the end of the regular waterfowl seasons, youth under age 18 may hunt in these game lands impoundments until sunset (all other restrictions still apply). At all other times, youth are individuals under 18 years of age when hunting on game lands. • Waterfowl blinds may be constructed on most game lands; however, they become public property and can be used by anyone on a first-come, first-served basis. • Blinds on areas not owned by the state must be removed after the hunting season; and on some game lands, the property owners may prohibit construction of permanent hunting blinds by posting a sign at the entrances stating such restrictions. • It is unlawful to hunt in or within 100 yards of a designated Disabled Sportsman’s Water- fowl Blind during the waterfowl season, ex-
cept by a disabled access permit holder and his or her permitted companion or holders of applicable disabled waterfowl hunt permits. • It is unlawful to hunt with or have in pos- session any shotgun shell containing lead or toxic shot while hunting on any posted waterfowl impoundment on any game land, except shotgun shells containing lead buck- shot may be used while deer hunting. • It is unlawful to operate internal combus- tion engine-powered vessels or vehicles on posted waterfowl impoundments. • If a waterfowl impoundment has a posted scouting-only zone, all activities except hunt- ing and trapping are restricted to that zone from November 1 to March 15. • When open days for waterfowl include Christmas and New Year’s Day and those days fall on Sundays, the open waterfowl hunting day is the following Monday. Prohibited on Sundays • Hunting with a firearm between 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM. • The use of a firearm to take deer that are run or chased by dogs. • Hunting with a firearm within 500 yards of a place of religious worship, as defined by G.S. 14-54.1(b), or any accessory structure thereof. • Hunting migratory game birds. Vehicle Usage • Driving a motorized vehicle licensed for high- way use is allowed only on those roads con- structed, maintained and open for vehicular travel and those trails posted for vehicular use. This does not apply to participants in scheduled bird dog field trials held on the Sandhills Game Land. • Operation of any motorized land vehicle, including ATVs, not licensed for highway use is prohibited, except as otherwise expressly allowed. This does not apply to those areas specifically designated in national forests for unlicensed vehicle use. • On those game lands or parts thereof specifi- cally listed under the Disabled Access Program (page 94), persons holding a Disabled Veteran or Totally Disabled License, a Disabled Sports- man Hunt Certification, or a Disabled Access Permit may operate vehicles, including ATVs and all-terrain wheelchairs on: » any Wildlife Resources Commission- maintained road open for vehicular travel; » those trails posted for vehicular travel; » ungated and open-gated roads otherwise closed to vehicular traffic. • It is unlawful to block traffic or gates or otherwise prevent vehicles from using any roadway.
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