Raccoon daily limit 3: No possession or season limits

• Field possession limit while hunting is the same as the daily bag limit. No person shall possess more than one daily bag limit while in the field or while returning from the field to one’s vehicle, hunting camp or residence.
• Axes and saws may not be carried when raccoon or opossum hunting.
• It is unlawful to shoot raccoon during the daytime, west of U.S. 1, except in Richmond County.
• It is unlawful to carry firearms or climbing irons when training dogs during closed seasons, except under special field-trial regulations.

Oct. 14 – Feb. 29

(hunting and box-trapping*)

• Hunters may use electronic calls for coyotes and feral swine.
• Feral swine may be hunted at night with lights.
• Coyotes may be hunted at night with artificial lights except in the counties of Beaufort, Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell and Washington. In those five counties, the following apply:
  • Hunting hours are 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset in the above listed five counties
  • All coyote hunting in the above listed five counties requires a permit
  • Permits can be obtained at ncwildlife.org or by calling 888-248-6834
  • All coyote harvests in the above listed five counties must be reported.

• Must be taken with dogs only; no limits.
• Local laws may restrict hunting foxes with dogs. Visit ncwildlife.org/FoxSeasons for restrictions.

• Foxes may be taken in the counties listed below by legal weapons and may be sold after being properly tagged (refer to Other Licenses & Permits for more information on fox tags):Clay, Henderson, Tyrrell, Graham, Macon
• Hunters must possess fox tags prior to harvesting foxes during
  this season.

There is no open weapons hunting season in any other county except where provided by local laws. To see if your county has a hunting season on foxes, visit ncwildlife.org/FoxSeasons, or call 919-707-0050 to request a copy.

No wild turkey may be taken.