Some local county-by-county legislation also pertains to hunting, inland fishing and trap- ping activities in North Carolina. Following is a county-by-county listing of acts that might not violate the general laws and regulations, but that are prohibited by local legislation passed by the General Assembly. These laws do not reflect actions taken by the General Assembly after publication of this document. Fox Hunting and Trapping Fox hunting and trapping seasons, bag limits and restrictions vary by county in North Caro- lina. Some counties do not allow fox hunting or trapping at all, some allow only hunting. Before taking a fox, sportsmen should read the law for that county in the “Fox Seasons Hunting and Trapping Laws” publication available at ncwildlife.org or by calling 919-707-0050. Hunting and Trapping The following is unlawful in the counties indicated: Alamance • Hunt any wildlife with a firearm from the right-of-way of a public road. • Hunt a deer or fox by use of dogs at any time. • Unlawful to enter upon private lands of an- other to hunt or fish or with the intent to hunt or fish without the written permission of the owner or leasee. Written permission shall be dated and valid for one year. If permission is given to a hunt club to hunt by the owner or leasee of land, each member of the hunt club must carry a copy of the written permission along with certification from the hunt club des- ignating the person to be a person of said club. Alexander • Hunt, take or kill or attempt to hunt, take or kill any animal or bird on or from the right- of-way of any public road. Alleghany • Discharge a firearm from, on or across a pub- lic road without written permission from adjoining landowners. • Take any game or nongame animal or bird in Sam Brown Park. Anson • Unlawful to hunt on another’s land without having, on the person, written permission signed and dated by the owner, lessee, or club president (if applicable). Permission is good for one year unless otherwise stated. During the gun deer season, allowing a dog under one’s ownership, possession, or control to run upon or across another’s land constitutes hunting thereon. Local Laws AND INFORMATION
• Possess a firearm aboard a motor-propelled vessel on the Cape Fear River during open deer season. • Hunt any game from a public road adjoining posted land without having in possession written permission of the owner or lessee. • Hunt, take or kill any bird or animal or to at- tempt to hunt, take or kill any bird or animal on property adjacent to Bladen Lakes State Forest without written permission of the owner or lessee. • Hunt, take or kill any bird or animal or at- tempt to hunt, take or kill any bird or animal on, from or across the right-of-way of any public road adjacent to property adjacent to Bladen Lakes State Forest without written permission of the owner or lessee. Brunswick • Set or possess a trap or snare on another’s land not under written lease. • Set a leghold steel trap between March 1 and Jan. 1 or the last day of the deer-hunting season, whichever is later. • Hunt from the right-of-way of a public road, except by the owner or lessee of the abutting land or by a person with the permission of such owner or lessee. • Shine a light intentionally upon any wild animal, including, but not limited to, deer, coyotes, or feral swine, from the right-of- way of any public road, street, or highway between the hours of one-half hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise. Buncombe • Hunt deer on or from the right-of-way of I-26 or I-40. Burke • Hunt from the right-of-way of public roads any bird or animal except bear, without permission of the owner or lessee of the adjacent land. Cabarrus • Take deer with a centerfire rifle, except from a permanent or portable stationary stand at least nine feet above ground level and with the written permission of the landowner or lessee in one’s possession. • Hunt, take or kill with the use of firearms any bird or game animal from, on or across the right-of-way of any numbered highway. • Discharge a centerfire rifle on the property of another with-out having in one’s possession the written permission of the landowner or lessee. Caldwell • Take any wildlife, except bobcats, on Grand- father Mountain above the Yonahlossee Road (U.S. 221). • Hunt from the right-of-way of public roads any bird or animal except bear, without writ- ten permission of the owner or lessee of the adjacent land. Bear and boar may be hunted from any unpaved road.
• Hunt on, from or across any public road. • Hunt deer with dogs; except that dogs may be used to hunt deer during the last five weeks of the Gun Deer Season east of N.C. 742. This is calculated by counting back five weeks from the last day of the gun season. (Note: If the gun deer season ends on Jan. 1, this season will be Nov. 28 – Jan. 1. If the gun deer season ends on Jan. 2, this season will be Nov. 29 – Jan. 2) • Hunt deer with dogs unless the dog has a collar with owner’s identification. • Import and release a fox. Ashe • Hunt with a loaded gun or other lethal weapon from the right-of-way of a state- maintained road, or discharge a gun or lethal weapon across any such road. • Exceed a season bag limit of 20 raccoons. Avery • Take any wildlife, except bobcats, on Grand- father Mountain above the Yonahlossee Road (U.S. 221) on one side, or 4,000 feet elevation on the other. Beaufort • Hunt migratory wildfowl north of the Pam- lico River channel between Broad Creek and Washington City Limits. • To discharge, or attempt to discharge, a fire- arm or bow and arrow, from, on, or across the roadway or right-of-way of any public road. Bertie • Hunt, take or kill any wild animal or wild bird, or attempt to hunt, take or kill any wild animal or wild bird, with the use of a firearm or bow and arrow from, on, across or over the roadway or right-of-way of any public road, street or highway. • Discharge a firearm or bow and arrow from, on, across, or over the roadway of any pub- lic road, street, or highway, or to possess a firearm or bow and arrow outside the pas- senger compartment of a vehicle while on the roadway or right-of-way. • To hunt, fish, or trap on the land of another without the written permission of the land- owner or the landowner’s lessee. Written permission shall contain complete contact information for the landowner or the land- owner’s lessee. • To take deer from any vessel in the Roanoke River, or its tributaries, except for those por- tions of the river and its tributaries that are ad- jacent to the border with Washington County whether the vessel is under power or not. Bladen • Hunt deer with the aid of a boat or floating de- vice on the Cape Fear River or its tributaries.
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