Game Lands INFORMATION
Pisgah Game Land (7) – Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Transylvania, Watauga and Yancey counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 28, except that portion in Watauga County where the season is Nov. 21. • Hunting raccoon, opossum and bobcat on the Harmon Den and Sherwood Designated Bear Management Areas in Haywood County is allowed. • Entry on the Lutz tract (Caldwell County) for purposes other than for hunting, fishing, trapping, and posted use of trails and parking areas is prohibited. • Bear hunting on Daniel Boone, Mt. Mitchell and Pisgah Designated Bear Management Areas is by permit only. • Horseback riding, including all equine spe- cies, is prohibited on the Black Bear (McDow- ell County), Linville River (Burke County), and Little Tablerock tracts (Avery, McDowell and Mitchell counties). • Biking is restricted to designated trails on the Linville River tract (Burke Co.). This restric- tion does not apply to hunters engaged in the act of hunting. • Target shooting is prohibited on the Black Bear (McDowell County), Linville River (Burke County), and Little Tablerock tracts (Avery, McDowell, and Mitchell counties). • Alcohol and fires are prohibited on the Lutz track and Wilson Creek portions. Pond Mountain Game Land (7) – Ashe County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 21 – Nov. 27. • Horseback riding, including all equine species, is prohibited except on designated trails and allowed only from May 16 – Aug. 31 and on Sundays only from Sept. 1 – Oct. 31. All horse- back riding is prohibited from Nov. 1 – May 15. Pungo River Game Land (6) – Hyde County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 17 – Jan. 1. Rhodes Pond Game Land (P) – Cumberland and Harnett counties • Swimming is prohibited. Roanoke Island Marshes Game Land (P) – Dare County Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land (P) – Bertie, Halifax, Martin and Northampton counties • Vehicles are prohibited on roads or trails, except those vehicles operated on official Wildlife Resources Commission business or by permit holders. • Camping is restricted to Sept. 1 through the last day of Feb. and March 31 – May 31. (Camping is allowed anytime within 100 yards of the Roanoke River.) • Target shooting is prohibited.
North Bend Game Land (P) • Target shooting is prohibited. • Horseback riding is prohibited.
• Placement of docks, piers, and personal property for more than 24 consecutive hours on the shoreline or lakebed of Mayo Lake is prohibited. Mitchell River Game Land (4) – Alleghany and Surry counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season Surry County: Nov. 14 – Nov. 24 • Gun Antlerless Deer Season Alleghany County: Nov 21 – Dec. 1. • Deer with antlers may be taken on August 22 and 23 on the Surry County portion of the game land. • Horseback riding is prohibited except on des- ignated trails. May 16 – Aug. 31. All horse- back riding is prohibited. Sept. 1 – May 15. This rule includes all equine species. Nantahala Game Land (7) – Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon and Swain counties • There is no Gun Antlerless Deer season. • Dogs may be used to hunt feral swine during the open bear season and from January 1 – 31. • Bear Hunting on the Panthertown - Bonas Defeat and Standing Indian Designated Bear Management Areas is by permit only. • There is no Gun Antlerless Deer season. • Horseback riding is prohibited except on des- ignated trails May 16 – Aug. 31. All horseback riding is prohibited from Sept. 1 – May 15. This rule applies to all equine species. • On posted dove fields, dove hunting on the opening day of dove season is by permit only. Neuse River Game Land (6) – Craven County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 17 – Jan. 1. • Camping is allowed but restricted to within 100 yds of the Neuse River on the Turkey Quarter Creek Island Tract (west of N.C. 43). New Lake Game Land (7) – Hyde and Tyrrell counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 17 – Jan. 1. • Harvesting of bear is prohibited on Sunday. Nicholson Creek Game Land (3) – Hoke County • Gun Deer Season: Open days during Nov. 14 – Dec. 12. • Archery Season: Open days during Sept. 12 – Oct. 30. • Blackpowder Season: Open days during Oct. 31 – Nov. 13 (Antlered or antlerless deer may be taken on these days.) • Gun Antlerless Season: Nov. 14. • The use of dogs for hunting deer is prohibited. • Turkey hunting is by permit only. (Apply at ncwildlife.gov .) • Swimming and internal combustion engines are prohibited at Lake Upchurch. • Target shooting is prohibited. Needmore Game Land (7) – Macon and Swain counties
• Except for hunters in engaged in the act of hunting, bicycle riding is restricted to des- ignated trails only. • Camping is restricted to Sept. 1 through the last day of Feb. and March 31 – May 31 in areas both designated and posted as camping areas. • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 17 – Jan. 1. • The boundary of the game land shall extend five yards from the edge of the marsh or shoreline. • Hunting on the posted waterfowl impound- ment is by permit only. • Harvesting of bear is prohibited on Sunday. • Bear hunting is prohibited in the Designated Bear Management Area, except by permit only. • All activities on the North River Game Land Waterfowl Impoundments, except waterfowl hunting and trapping during the trapping sea- son, are restricted to the posted Scouting- only Zone from Nov. 1 through March 15. Northwest River Marsh Game Land (7) – Currituck County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Oct. 17 – Jan. 1. • The boundary of the game land shall extend five yards from the edge of the marsh or shoreline. • Harvesting of bear is prohibited on Sunday. Paynes Branch Game Land (3) – Forsyth and Stokes counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 14 – Nov. 25. • Horseback riding prohibited. • Target shooting prohibited. • Deer with antlers may be taken on August 22. Pee Dee River Game Land (7) – Anson, North River Game Land (7) – Camden and Currituck counties Montgomery, Richmond and Stanly counties • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 14 – Nov. 27 except that part in Richmond Co. where the season is Oct. 17 – Oct. 30. • The use of dogs to hunt or pursue deer or bear is prohibited except on that portion north of US-74 and east of Pee Dee River, where hunting deer with use of dogs shall be by permit only . • Target shooting is prohibited. • Horseback riding is allowed seven days per week from May 16 – Aug. 31, and on Sundays only from Sept. 1 – May 15 only on roads open to vehicular traffic and gated roads and trails posted for equestrian use. Perkins Game Land (4) – Davie County • Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 21 – Dec. 1. • Horseback riding is prohibited from Nov. 1 – Jan. 1. • Target shooting is prohibited.
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North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations
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