Game Lands INFORMATION
Index to Game Land Map
ALLE- GHANY
15
31
ASHE
11
SURRY
STOKES
18
RO
19
4
10
WATAUGA
WILKES
YADKIN
1
FORSYTH
8
AVERY
MITCH- ELL
GUI
9
14
YANCEY
ALEX- ANDER
CALDWELL
DAVIE
23
MADISON
40
IREDELL
7
DAVIDSON
16
RAN
35
BURKE
13
45
CATAWBA
17
BUNCOMBE
HAYWOOD
MCDOWELL
ROWAN
SWAIN
21
46
2
LINCOLN
RUTHERFORD
5
GRAHAM
12
CABARRUS
HENDER- SON
22
JACKSON
STANLY
GASTON
POLK
MON
5
TRANS- SYLVANIA
CLEVELAND
3
CHEROKEE
MACON
MECKLEN- BURG
GOM
CLAY
6
20
39
UNION
ANSON
Each game land falls into one of five categories and is so designated in the individual game lands listings. A special permit may be required for some species on any of these areas (apply at gooutdoorsnorthcarolina.com ). The five designa- tions are as follows: • Three-days-per-week areas (3): Game lands on which game may be taken during the open seasons and hunting is limited to Mondays, Wednesdays, Saturdays, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. days when these holidays do not fall on a Sunday. • Four-day-per-week areas (4): Game lands on which game may be taken during the open seasons and hunting is limited to Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, Labor Day,
Veterans Day, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. These areas are closed to hunting on other days of the week, unless specifically opened under the individual game lands listings. • Six-day-per-week areas (6): Game lands on which game may be taken Monday through Saturday during the open seasons. • Seven-day-per-week areas (7): Game lands on which game may be taken Monday through Sunday during the open seasons. • Permit-only areas (P): Game lands on which a special permit is required to hunt or trap. To apply for any special permits in the listings below, visit ncwildlife.gov . • The hunting of migratory birds is prohibited on Sunday
Mountain Region 1. Buffalo Cove (7) 2. Cold Mountain (7) 3. DuPont State Forest (Permit) 4. Elk Knob (7) 5. Green River (6) 6. Headwaters State Forest (6) 7. Johns River (Permit) 8. Kerr Scott (6) 9. Kings Creek Game Land (6) 10. Little Fork State Forest (3) 11. Mitchell River (4) 12. Needmore (7) 13. North Bend Game Land (P) 14. Pisgah WRC (7) 15. Pond Mountain (7)
Piedmont Region 22. Brinkleyville (7) 23. Buckhorn (Permit) 24. Butner-Falls of Neuse (6) 27. Embro (7) 28. Harris (7) 29. Hill Farm (Permit) 30. Hyco (7) 31. Jordan (6) 32. Lee (7) 33. Linwood (7) 34. Lower Fishing Creek (7) 35. Mayo (7) 36. Nicholson Creek (3) 25. Chatham (7) 26. Dan River (3)
37. Pee Dee River (7) 38. Perkins (4) 39. R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell (3) 40. Rockfish Creek (3) 41. Sandhills (3) 42. Sandy Creek (7) 43. Second Creek (Permit) 44. Shocco Creek (7) 45. Tar River (Permit) 46. Tillery (7) 47. Upper Roanoke River (Permit) 48. Vance (6) 49. Yadkin River (7) 50. Uwharrie National Forest (7)
16. Sandy Mush (3) 17. South Mountains (7)
18. Three Top Mountain (7) 19. Thurmond Chatham (7) 20. Toxaway (7) 21. William H. Silver (7) 22. Nantahala National Forest (7) 23. Pisgah National Forest (7)
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