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The Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee (NWAC) will meet on Thursday, November 21, 2024 in the Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, from 10am to 1pm.Members of the public may join in person, or via Zoom by registering in advance.
Because of the changes to the 2024 deer season, this amendment is needed to remove the one day of introductory antlerless deer harvest during the gun season on the Needmore Game Land in Macon and Swain Counties, and will align Needmore Game Land to the same antlerless deer season structure as the adjacent Nantahala Game Land in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties.View the plan and submit comments online.You can also submit comments by email or postal mail:
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) has stated they will not open the recreational flounder harvest season in 2024 due to the recreational sector exceeding the 2023 harvest allotment. To be consistent with the annual quota management measure of the North Carolina Southern Flounder Fishery Management Plan Amendment 3 and with the NCDMF closure of the recreational season in coastal waters, the proposed amendments close the flounder harvest season in 2024.
The plan will guide the agency’s efforts to maintain and increase populations of five species of sea turtles that nest on North Carolina beaches, primarily from May to August, and are declining in the state. All five species are federally and state listed as either endangered or threatened and need additional assistance to persist and thrive. They are:
Wild Turkey Season Opens in North Carolina on April 1
If you suspect bats may be living in your home, biologists at the N.C.
Officials at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission have confirmed that students across the state will gather for North Carolina’s National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Tournament in Winston-Salem, Feb. 17 - 18. Over 1,100 students from 46 schools will compete in elementary, middle and high school divisions.