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Deer Zone Maps

Crosshatching indicates CWD Surveillance Areas.

Color-coded map of North Carolina showing the state’s deer hunting zones divided into Western, Northwestern, Central, Northeastern, and Southeastern regions. An inset map highlights portions of Buncombe and Henderson counties included in the Western Zone, with major highways and rivers marked for reference.
Map of North Carolina’s deer hunting zones established by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. The state is divided into Western, Northwestern, Central, Northeastern, and Southeastern zones, each with specific hunting seasons and regulations. The inset details boundaries in Buncombe and Henderson counties for accurate zone identification.

Antlered Deer Seasons

Zone

Archery

Blackpowder

Gun

Western

Sept. 13 – Nov. 14, 2025

Nov. 15 – Nov. 28, 2025

Nov. 29, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026

Northwestern

Sept. 13 – Nov. 7, 2025

Nov. 8 – Nov. 21, 2025

Nov. 22, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026

Central

Sept. 13 – Oct. 31, 2025

Nov. 1 – Nov. 14, 2025

Nov. 15, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026

Northeastern

Sept. 13 – Oct. 3, 2025

Oct. 4 – Oct. 17, 2025

Oct. 18, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026

Southeastern

Sept. 13 – Oct. 3, 2025

Oct. 4 – Oct. 17, 2025

Oct. 18, 2025 – Jan. 1, 2026

Antlerless Deer Seasons

Season

ARCHERY

BLACKPOWDER

GUN


All open days of applicable antlered archery season

All open days of applicable antlered blackpowder season

All open days of applicable antlered gun season


All open days of applicable antlered archery season

All open days of applicable antlered blackpowder season

Nov. 22 – Dec. 20, 2025


All open days of applicable antlered archery season

All open days of applicable antlered blackpowder season

Nov. 29 – Dec. 13, 2025


All open days of applicable antlered archery season

All open days of applicable antlered blackpowder season

Nov. 29 – Dec. 6, 2025


All open days of applicable antlered archery season

Nov. 22 – Nov. 28, 2025

Nov. 29, 2025


All open days of applicable antlered archery season

Nov. 22, 2025

None

Deer Seasons on Game Lands

Permit requirements and allowable hunt days often differ on each game land. See “Game Lands” section for specific information on each game land before your visit.

Antlered deer seasons on game lands are the same as the surrounding private land, except on Buffalo Cove, Nicholson Creek, Rockfish Creek, Sandhills, and South Mountains game lands. Refer to the “Game Lands” section of this digest for specific antlered deer seasons and allowable hunt days on these game lands.

Antlerless deer seasons on game lands for archery and blackpowder seasons are the same as the surrounding private land, except on Buffalo Cove, Nicholson Creek, Rockfish Creek, Sandhills, and South Mountains game lands. Additionally, antlerless gun seasons are often more limited than surrounding private land. Refer to the “Game Lands” section of this digest for specific antlerless gun seasons and allowable hunt days on each game land.

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