2024-2025 North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping…

This interactive Regulations Digest details the 2024-2025 laws and rules for inland fishing, hunting and trapping in North Carolina.


Contents
3

What's New
8

License Information
10

General Information
10

License Requirements and Exceptions
10

License Type Descriptions
14

License Type and Privilege Charts
21

Inland Fishing Regulations and Information
24

General Information
24

Inland Game Fish
24

Fish Species Identification
26

Warmwater Game Fish
30

Mountain Trout
34

Public Mountain Trout Waters
35

Nongame Fish
43

Special Fishing Devices
46

Miscellaneous Prohibitions
49

Other Fishing Information
50

Nongame Regulations and Information
53

Trapping Regulations and Information
54

Hunting Regulations and Information
56

Manner of Taking
56

Other Restrictions
59

Big Game Harvest Reporting
60

Wild Turkey Seasons
61

Bear Seasons and Maps
62

Deer Seasons and Maps
64

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) Surveillance Areas and Special Regulations
69

Small Game and Other Seasons
71

Migratory Birds
73

Migratory Game Bird Seasons
74

Federal Regulations
76

Game Lands Information
80

Game Lands License
80

Game Lands Restrictions
80

Index to Game Land Map
84

Regional Game Land Tables
86

Antlerless Deer Seasons and Other Rules
90

Disabled Access and Opportunities
96

Local Laws and Information
98

Hunting and Trapping
98

Sunrise and Sunset Table
106

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