Bear > Piedmont Bear Management Unit 2 | October 15, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Bear | General | None | Franklin, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Vance, Wake and Warren counties | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 80 |
Bear > Mountain Units 1 | October 17, 2022 | November 19, 2022 | Bear | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 34 |
Bear > Piedmont Bear Management Unit 1 | November 12, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Bear | General | None | Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Granville, Guilford, Lee, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, and Union counties. | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 52 |
Bear > Coastal Bear Mgmt. Unit 1 | November 12, 2022 | November 27, 2022 | Bear | General | None | Zone 1. | N/A | See regulations for specific counties | 16 |
Bear > Coastal Bear Mgmt. Unit 3 | November 12, 2022 | November 20, 2022 | Bear | General | None | Zone 2, Zone 3 | N/A | See regulations for specific counties | 9 |
Bear > Coastal Bear Mgmt. Unit 5 | November 14, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Bear | General | None | Zone 5. Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson and Sampson counties. | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 50 |
Bear > Coastal Bear Mgmt. Unit 4 | November 19, 2022 | December 18, 2022 | Bear | General | None | Zone 4. Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, Wayne and Wilson counties. | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 30 |
Bear > Piedmont Bear Management Unit 3 | November 19, 2022 | January 22, 2023 | Bear | General | None | Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Stokes and Yadkin counties. | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 65 |
Bear > Coastal Bear Mgmt. Unit 2 | December 10, 2022 | December 25, 2022 | Bear | General | None | Zone 1, Zone 2, Zone 3. | N/A | See regulations for specific counties | 16 |
Bear > Mountain Units 2 | December 12, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Bear | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 22 |
Bobcat | October 17, 2022 | February 28, 2023 | Bobcat | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | No limits. | Check state DNR for more details. | 135 |
Coyote | January 1, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | Coyote | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | No limit. | Check state DNR for more details. | 365 |
Deer > Archery W 1 | September 10, 2022 | October 2, 2022 | Deer | Archery | None | Western Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 23 |
Deer > Archery NW | September 10, 2022 | November 4, 2022 | Deer | Archery | None | Northwestern Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 56 |
Deer > Archery Central | September 10, 2022 | October 28, 2022 | Deer | Archery | None | Central Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 49 |
Deer > Archery NE & SE | September 10, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | Deer | Archery | None | Northeastern and Southeastern Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 21 |
Deer > Youth Hunting Day | September 24, 2022 | September 24, 2022 | Deer | General | Youth | Not specified. Check state resources. | N/A | On this day, youth under the age of 18 may use any legal weapon to hunt deer of either-sex. Refer to the Regulations Digest for a description of legal weapons. Youth ages 16 and 17 must be properly licensed to hunt deer. | 1 |
Deer > Blackpowder NE & SE | October 1, 2022 | October 14, 2022 | Deer | General | None | Northeastern and Southeastern Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 14 |
Deer > Black Powder W | October 3, 2022 | October 15, 2022 | Deer | General | None | Western Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 13 |
Deer > Gun NE & SE | October 15, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Deer | Gun | None | Northeastern and Southeastern Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 80 |
Deer > Archery W 2 | October 16, 2022 | November 20, 2022 | Deer | Archery | None | Western Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 36 |
Deer > Blackpowder Central | October 29, 2022 | November 11, 2022 | Deer | General | None | Central Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 14 |
Deer > Black Powder NW | November 5, 2022 | November 18, 2022 | Deer | General | None | Northwestern Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 14 |
Deer > Gun Central | November 12, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Deer | Gun | None | Central Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 52 |
Deer > Gun NW | November 19, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Deer | Gun | None | Northwestern Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 45 |
Deer > Gun W | November 21, 2022 | December 10, 2022 | Deer | Gun | None | Western Season | N/A | Check state DNR for more details. | 20 |
Deer > Archery W 3 | December 11, 2022 | January 2, 2023 | Deer | Archery | None | Western Season. | N/A | Antlered Deer Only | 23 |
Dove > Part 1 | September 3, 2022 | October 1, 2022 | Dove | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 15. | Check state DNR for more details. | 29 |
Dove > Part 2 | November 5, 2022 | November 26, 2022 | Dove | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 15. | Check state DNR for more details. | 22 |
Dove > Part 3 | December 10, 2022 | January 31, 2023 | Dove | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 15. | Check state DNR for more details. | 53 |
Duck > September Teal | September 13, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | Duck | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 6. | Check state DNR for more details. | 18 |
Duck > Inland Zone 1 | October 21, 2022 | October 22, 2022 | Duck | General | None | Zone 1 | Daily Limit 6 with the following restrictions: 4 scoters, 4 eiders, 4 long-tailed ducks, 3 wood ducks, 2 mallards (only 1 hen mallard), 2 black ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, and 1 fulvous whistling duck. | Check state DNR for more details. | 2 |
Duck > Coastal Zone 1 | October 28, 2022 | October 29, 2022 | Duck | General | None | Zone 1 | Daily Limit 6 with the following restrictions: 4 scoters, 4 eiders, 4 long-tailed ducks, 3 wood ducks, 2 mallards (only 1 hen mallard), 2 black ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, and 1 fulvous whistling duck. | Check state DNR for more details. | 2 |
Duck > Coastal Zone 2 | November 5, 2022 | November 26, 2022 | Duck | General | None | Zone 2 | Daily Limit 6 with the following restrictions: 4 scoters, 4 eiders, 4 long-tailed ducks, 3 wood ducks, 2 mallards (only 1 hen mallard), 2 black ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, and 1 fulvous whistling duck. | Check state DNR for more details. | 22 |
Duck > Inland Zone 2 | November 5, 2022 | November 26, 2022 | Duck | General | None | Zone 2 | Daily Limit 6 with the following restrictions: 4 scoters, 4 eiders, 4 long-tailed ducks, 3 wood ducks, 2 mallards (only 1 hen mallard), 2 black ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, and 1 fulvous whistling duck. | Check state DNR for more details. | 22 |
Duck > Coastal Zone 3 | December 17, 2022 | January 31, 2023 | Duck | General | None | Zone 3 | Daily Limit 6 with the following restrictions: 4 scoters, 4 eiders, 4 long-tailed ducks, 3 wood ducks, 2 mallards (only 1 hen mallard), 2 black ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, and 1 fulvous whistling duck. | Check state DNR for more details. | 46 |
Duck > Inland Zone 3 | December 17, 2022 | January 31, 2023 | Duck | General | None | Zone 3 | Daily Limit 6 with the following restrictions: 4 scoters, 4 eiders, 4 long-tailed ducks, 3 wood ducks, 2 mallards (only 1 hen mallard), 2 black ducks, 2 redheads, 2 canvasbacks, 1 pintail, 1 mottled duck, and 1 fulvous whistling duck. | Check state DNR for more details. | 46 |
Fox > Red & Gray | September 1, 2022 | February 28, 2023 | Fox | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily limit 2; Season 10 | Red & Gray | 181 |
Goose > Canada Goose | September 1, 2022 | September 30, 2022 | Goose | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 15. | Canada Goose | 30 |
Goose > Light Goose Regular Season | October 11, 2022 | February 11, 2023 | Goose | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 25. | Light Goose | 124 |
Goose > Canada & White-fronted 1 | October 21, 2022 | October 29, 2022 | Goose | General | None | Resident Population Zone. | Daily bag limit 5. | Canada & White | 9 |
Tundra Swan | November 5, 2022 | January 31, 2023 | Tundra Swan | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Bag limit 1 per season with valid permit | Check state DNR for more details. | 88 |
Goose > Canada & White-fronted 2 | November 5, 2022 | November 26, 2022 | Goose | General | None | Resident Population Zone. | Daily bag limit 5. | Canada & White | 22 |
Goose > Canada & White-fronted 3 | December 17, 2022 | February 11, 2023 | Goose | General | None | Resident Population Zone. | Daily bag limit 5. | Canada & White | 57 |
Goose > Brant | December 17, 2022 | January 31, 2023 | Goose | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 1 | Brant | 46 |
Goose > Canada and White-fronted 4 | December 28, 2022 | January 31, 2023 | Goose | General | None | Northeast Hunt Zone. | Daily bag limit 1 with valid permit. | Canada and White | 35 |
Goose > Light Goose Conservation Order Season | February 13, 2023 | March 31, 2023 | Goose | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | No daily bag limit. No posession Limit | Light Goose | 47 |
Grouse | October 17, 2022 | February 28, 2023 | Grouse | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 3. | Check state DNR for more details. | 135 |
Feral Swine | January 1, 2022 | December 31, 2022 | Feral Swine | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | No limit. | Check state DNR for more details. | 365 |
Pheasant | November 19, 2022 | February 1, 2023 | Pheasant | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily limit 3 (male pheasant only). | Check state DNR for more details. | 75 |
Quail | November 19, 2022 | February 28, 2023 | Quail | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily bag limit 6. | Check state DNR for more details. | 102 |
Rabbit and Hare | October 17, 2022 | February 28, 2023 | Rabbit and Hare | General | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | Daily limit 5; No possession or season limits. | Check state DNR for more details. | 135 |
Turkey > Youth Spring | April 1, 2023 | April 7, 2023 | Turkey | Youth Spring | None | Not specified. Check state resources. | N/A | Male or bearded Turkey only. | 7 |
Turkey > Spring | April 8, 2023 | May 6, 2023 | Turkey | Spring | None | Statewide | N/A | Bearded turkey only | 29 |