This interactive Regulations Digest outlines the 2025-2026 laws and rules governing inland fishing, hunting, and trapping in North Carolina.
Contents | 2 |
What's New | 8 |
License Information | 10 |
General Information | 10 |
License Requirement and Exceptions | 10 |
License Type and 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 |
Dear Seasons and Maps | 64 |
Chronic Wasting Disease | 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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