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North Carolina

Hunting

Hunting

Bear Hunting Seasons

Daily limit 1; Season limit 1

Season Dates

Applicable County or Counties

Mountain Bear Management Unit Seasons

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

Piedmont Bear Management Unit Seasons

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

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