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2022-2023 Seasons
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