Bear Hunting Seasons
Daily limit 1; Season limit 1 |
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Season Dates |
Applicable County or Counties |
Mountain Bear Management Unit Seasons |
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Oct. 17 – Nov. 19 |
In and west of Surry, Wilkes, Caldwell, Burke, Cleveland. Note: Further game land restrictions may apply. See the “Game Lands” section for specific game land rules. |
Dec. 12 – Jan. 2, 2023 |
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Piedmont Bear Management Unit Seasons |
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Oct. 15, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023 |
Franklin, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Vance, Wake, Warren |
Nov. 12, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023 |
Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Granville, Guilford, Lee, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, Union |
Nov. 19, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023 |
Alexander, Catawba, Davie , Forsyth, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Stokes, Yadkin |
Coastal Bear Management Unit Seasons |
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Nov. 12 – Nov. 27 and Dec. 10 – Dec. 25, 2022 |
Zone 1: Dare, Hyde, Tyrrell |
Nov. 12 – Nov. 20 and Dec. 10 – Dec. 25, 2022 |
Zone 2: Camden*, Chowan*, Currituck, Gates, Pasquotank*, Perquimans |
Nov. 12 – Nov. 20 and Dec. 10 – Dec. 25, 2022 |
Zone 3: Beaufort, Bertie, Craven, Hertford, Jones, Martin, Washington |
Nov. 19 – Dec. 18, 2022 |
Zone 4: Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Lenoir, Nash, Northampton, Pitt, Wayne, Wilson |
Nov. 14, 2022 – Jan. 2, 2023 |
Zone 5: Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico (use of dogs for hunting bears prohibited in this county), Pender, Robeson, Sampson |
