Hunting in North Carolina
Official agency resources
North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- Buy a license ↗
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/hunting/license-types-and-fees
- Hunting regulations ↗
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/hunting/fishing-hunting-trapping-regulations
- Draw / lottery applications ↗
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/hunting/types-hunts
- GMU map ↗
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/hunting/where-hunt-shoot/game-lands-maps
- Harvest reporting ↗
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/hunting/after-hunt/big-game-harvest-reporting
- Hunter education ↗
https://www.ncwildlife.gov/outdoor-skills/take-hunter-education-course
Authoritative source
For season dates, bag limits, draw deadlines, license costs, and unit-specific rules in North Carolina, go straight to the issuing agency.
North Carolina Wildlife Resources CommissionGame species in North Carolina
See all species →Click any species to see every state where it's on the books.
Big Game
Wild Turkey
Upland Birds
Waterfowl
Small Game
Unit boundaries
Game management unit boundaries for North Carolina are being verified against the state agency source. Outdoors won't publish them until the source has been hand-checked.
In the meantime, use the agency link above for the official unit maps and the parks below for huntable public land in North Carolina.
Huntable public lands in North Carolina
Wilderness areas, wildlife refuges, and state forest preserves where hunting is permitted.