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Reason for Proposed Action:The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) has been responsible for managing North Carolina's wildlife resources since 1947. Rules are one means of managing these resources to serve the interests of the State’s citizens.Each year, the NCWRC reviews and adjusts seasons, bag limits, and land management regulations, as needed, to achieve conservation management goals, comply with statutory changes, and respond to constituent requests and suggestions.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) at its July business meeting adopted an emergency rule and initiated temporary rulemaking at White Lake in Bladen County that will require motorboats to travel perpendicular to the shore and at no wake speed within the restricted area at White Lake.
The board will meet in the Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 9:00 a.m.Members of the public may join in person or via Zoom by registering in advance.
The following committees will meet in the Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, on Wednesday, July 24, 2024: 9:00 am – 9:45 am Ad Hoc Agency Supplemental Funding Model 9:45 am – 10:15 am Boating Safety 10:15 am – 10:45 am Land Acquisition & Property 10:45 am – 12:00 pm Small Game & Wild Turkey 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Fisheries 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Committee of the Whole 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Executive (Closed Session)
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.
Public notice for June 6, 2024 Committee Meeting. (PDF). For more information on Committee and Commission Meetings, visit the agency's Meetings page.
Public notice for June 5, 2024 Committee Meetings (PDF). For more information on Committee and Commission Meetings, visit the agency's Meetings page.
Public Notice of Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee Meeting
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are accepting public comments on temporary rules to implement mandatory harvest reporting requirements passed by the N.C.