Hunting Regulations AND INFORMATION
2026–2027 Bear Seasons
Alleghany
Northampton
Gates
Ashe
Surry
Stokes
Rockingham
Caswell
Warren
Person
21
Vance
Hertford
Halifax
Watauga
Wilkes
13
7
Yadkin
Forsyth
Avery
17
Bertie
Orange
Franklin
Guilford
Caldwell
Nash
10
Yancey
Davie
1
Edgecombe
Madison
4
Tyrrell
Dare
Iredell
Martin
Wake
Davidson
12
Washington
Burke
Randolph
Wilson
Chatham
McDowell
Catawba
5
Rowan
Buncombe
16
Haywood
Pitt
Beaufort
Swain
18
Hyde
Johnston
Lincoln
Greene
Lee
Jackson
Graham
Henderson
Rutherford
9
Cabarrus
14 15
Harnett
Wayne
Polk
Cleveland
Macon
Stanly
Gaston
Moore
22
Lenoir
Cherokee
6
Clay
Pamlico
Jones
Cumberland
19
Hoke
Union
Sampson
20
Anson
Duplin
Craven
Onslow
3
Robeson
– Oct. 3 – Nov. 21, 2026 and Dec. 12, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027 – Nov. 21, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027 – Nov. 14, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027 – Oct. 17, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027 – Nov. 9, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027 – Nov. 21 – Dec. 20, 2026
Bladen
Pender
2
Columbus
8
Brunswick
11
Designated Bear Management Areas 1. Bachelor Bay 2. Columbus County 3. Croatan 4. Daniel Boone* 5. Dare* 6. Fires Creek 7. Flat Top 8. Green Swamp 9. Gull Rock 10. Harmon Den 11. Juniper Creek 12. Mount Mitchell*
13. North River 14. Panthertown – Bonas Defeat* 15. Pisgah* 16. Pungo River 17. Rich Mountain
18. Sherwood 19. Standing Indian* 20. Suggs Mill Pond 21. Thurmond Chatham 22. Wayah
– Nov. 14 – 22 and Dec. 12 – 27, 2026 – Nov. 14 – 22 and Dec. 12 – 27, 2026 – Nov. 13 – 22 and Dec. 12 – 27, 2026 – Nov. 14 – 29 and Dec. 12 - 27, 2026
*Bear hunting by permit only on these areas. It is unlawful to hunt bear on other Designated Bear Management Areas.
Hunting Bear with Dogs
– Use of dogs allowed – Use of dogs prohibited
DOGS. Hunting bears with dogs is prohibited in the following counties or parts of counties: Alamance south of I-85, Anson west of N.C. Hwy 742, Cabarrus, Chatham, Davie, Davidson, Forsyth, Gaston, Guilford, Lee, Lincoln, Mecklen- burg, Montgomery, Orange south of I-85, Pamlico (per local law), Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Union, and Wake south of N.C. Hwy 98. In all other counties, hunting bears with the use of dogs is legal during open bear seasons, but restrictions may apply on game lands. See “Game Land” section on page 79 for further information.
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North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations
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