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For up-to-date information on North Carolina licenses, regulations and other wildlife resources, please visit the agency’s website NCWildlife.org.
You can also call 800-I-GOT-ONE (800-446-8663) to report your harvest.
Review a list of your previous harvests with authorization numbers. You can also print a personalized harvest certificate for display.
Maps that have been compiled by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission as an aid to hunters, trappers and fishermen who use the two million acres of North Carolina game lands.
Black Bear
2022-2023 Seasons
White-tail Deer
2022-2023 Season/ Urban Archery
White-tail Deer Seasons
Limits Deer Urban Archery Season
Deer Zones Maps
Wild Turkey
2021-2022
Armadillo
No Closed Season
Hunting Regulations
Trapping Regulations
Beaver
Refer to Regulations Digest
Bobcat
Oct. 17, 2022 - Feb. 28, 2023
Coyote
Crow
Aug. 3, 2022 – Feb. 25, 2023
June 7 - July 29, 2023
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of each week. Crows may also be hunted on Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Independence Day; except when these days fall on a Sunday.
Feral Swine
Fox
Refer to “Fox Hunting & Trapping Seasons” publication at www.ncwildlife.org/foxseasons.
Fox Seasons by County
Groundhog
Grouse
Oct. 17, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023
Nutria
Opossum
Pheasant (Male Only)
Nov. 19, 2022 - Feb. 1, 2023
Quail
Nov. 19, 2022 - Feb. 28, 2023
Rabbit (Includes Box-Trapping)
General Information
Raccoon
Skunk (striped)
Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations
Squirrel - Gray and Red
Squirrel - Fox
Oct. 17, 2022 – Jan. 31, 2023
Regulations
Migratory Birds Regulations
Seasons/Limits
Extended Falconry Seasons
Sportsmen now need written permission, dated within the past 12 months, signed by the landowner or lessee, to hunt, fish, or trap on private lands posted with signs or purple paint.
Landowner Protection Act
Landowner Protection Act FAQ
Landowner Permission Form - Wallet Size
Landowner Permission Form - Full Size