Game Lands INFORMATION
Goose Creek Game Land (7) – Beaufort and Pamlico counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • Prior to Oct. 1, waterfowl may be taken only on Tuesdays and Saturdays and on the open- ing and closing days of the statewide water- fowl seasons on the posted impoundments. • Beginning on the first open waterfowl season day in October and through the end of the wa- terfowl season, waterfowl hunting is by permit only on posted waterfowl impoundments. • Hunting and vehicular access on the Parker Farm Tract is restricted from Sept. 1 – Jan. 1 and April 1 – May 15 to individuals that pos- sess a valid hunting opportunity permit. • Camping is restricted to Sept. 1 through the last day of February and March 31 – May 14 in areas both designated and posted as camping areas. • Harvesting of bear is prohibited on Sunday. • On the Beaufort County portion north of N.C. 33 except for that portion east of Smith Creek and south of Campbell Creek, the use of dogs for hunting deer or bear is prohibited. • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 23, except that portion in Henderson Co. where the season is Nov. 30. • Horseback riding is prohibited. This rule in- cludes all equine species. • Target shooting is prohibited. Green Swamp Game Land (6) – Brunswick County • Six-day-per-week area. • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • On the Little Macedonia Tract, the use of dogs for hunting deer or bear is prohibited and hunting and trapping is by permit-only. • Bear hunting is prohibited on the Designated Bear Management Area. Gull Rock Game Land (7) – Hyde County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • On posted waterfowl impoundments, hunt- ing of any species of wildlife is limited to Tuesdays and Saturdays; Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s and Martin Lu- ther King Jr. days; and opening and closing days of the applicable waterfowl seasons. • Bear may only be taken November 9, 11, 12 and December 21, 23, 24, except that portion of the game land in the Designated Bear Management Area. Bear hunting is prohibited on the Designated Bear Man- agement Area. Green River Game Land (6) – Henderson and Polk counties • Camping is restricted to Sept. 1 through the last day of February and March 31 – May 14 in areas both designated and posted as camp- ing areas.
Currituck Banks Game Land (7) – Currituck County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • Permanent waterfowl blinds in Currituck Sound adjacent to these game lands shall be hunted by permit only after Nov. 1. • Licensed hunting guides may accompany the permitted individual or party, but may not use a firearm. • The boundary of the game land shall ex- tend five yards from the edge of the marsh or shoreline. • Dogs shall be allowed only for waterfowl hunting by permitted hunters on the day of their hunt. • No screws, nails or other objects penetrating the bark shall be used to attach a tree stand or blind to a tree. • Harvesting of bear is prohibited on Sunday. Dan River Game Land (3) – Rockingham County • Deer and turkey hunting by permit-only. • Target shooting is prohibited. • Horseback riding is prohibited, except on those areas posted for equestrian use. Per- sons age 16 or older horseback riding must possess a Game Land License. Dare Game Land (7) – Dare and Hyde counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Oct. 18 (conservative season). • No hunting on posted parts of bombing range. Selected roads may be closed for military training. • The use and training of dogs is prohibited from March 1 – June 30. • Bear hunting is by permit only on the Dare Designated Bear Management Area. Dover Bay Game Land (6) – Craven County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • Target shooting is prohibited. DuPont State Forest Game Land (P) – Henderson and Transylvania counties • Permit-only area. (Apply at ncwildlife.org .) • Target shooting is prohibited. • Training and the use of dogs is prohibited except during scheduled permit hunts. Elk Knob Game Land (7) – Watauga County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 23 – Nov. 29 (conservative season). Embro Game Land (7) – Halifax and Warren counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Oct. 25 (moderate season). • Horseback riding, including all equine spe- cies, is prohibited. • Target shooting is prohibited.
• Target shooting is prohibited. • Except for hunters engaged in the act of hunting, bicycle riding is prohibited. Chowan Game Land (7) – Chowan County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • Harvesting of bear is prohibited on Sunday. Chowan Swamp Game Land (6) – Bertie, Gates and Hertford counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • Bear may only be taken on November 9, 11, 12 and December 21, 23, 24, except that on the portion of Chowan Swamp Game Land in Gates County east of Highway 158/13, south of Highway 158, west of Highway 32, and north of Catherine Creek and the Chowan Riv- er the bear season is November 9, 11–16 and December 14, 16–21 and December 23–28. • Camping is restricted to Sept. 1 through the last day of February and March 31 – May 14 in areas both designated and posted as camp- ing areas. • Horseback riding is prohibited except dur- ing May 16 – Aug. 31 and on Sundays only Sept. 1 – May 15 on those roads that are open to vehicular traffic and those gated roads and trails posted for equestrian use. • Target shooting is prohibited. Cold Mountain Game Land (7) – Haywood County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 30 (intro- ductory season). • Horseback riding is prohibited except on designated trails May 16 – Aug. 31, and all horseback riding is prohibited from Sept. 1 – May 15. This rule includes all equine species. • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Open days during Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • Deer hunting on the Campbell Tract is by permit only. Croatan Game Land (7) – Carteret, Jones and Craven counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 12 – Jan. 1 (maximum season). • Waterfowl may be taken only on Tuesdays and Saturdays; on Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and Martin Luther King Jr. days; and on the opening and closing of the ap- plicable waterfowl seasons. • On the first two open days of dove season, a permit is needed to hunt on posted areas. • Hunting from Disabled Sportsmen blinds on the Catfish Lake waterfowl impoundment is by permit only. • Harvesting of bear is prohibited on Sunday. • Bear hunting is prohibited on the Designated Bear Management Area. Columbus County Game Land (4) – Brunswick and Columbus Counties
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