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Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations

2025-26 North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest

Effective August 1, 2025

2025-2026 North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping

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2025-2026 Inland Fishing Regulations in Spanish/Carolina del Norte Reglamento de la Pesca Continental

2025-2026 Season Dates At A Glance

2026-2027 Season Dates at a Glance

What's New with the Go Outdoors North Carolina Big Game Harvest Report Card?

Proposed Regulations

WATERFOWL, DOVES, OTHER MIGRATORY WEBLESS BIRDS

2026-2027 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons Survey

2025-2026 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons and Extended Falconry Hunting Seasons for Migratory Game Birds

Dove Hunting in North Carolina Provides a summary of regulations pertaining to dove hunting.

FOX

County Fox Hunting and Trapping Seasons (Maps, Laws and Dates) Only the N.C. General Assembly has the authority to allow fox harvest in a county through passage of a local law.

GINSENG

Ginseng Regulations in North Carolina

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