2025-2026 North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping

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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