Southeastern Season Dates
Southeastern NC
| Season | Open Date | Close Date | Days | Notes |
|---|
| Archery |
Sep 13, 2025 |
Oct 3, 2025 |
— |
archery |
| Blackpowder |
Oct 4, 2025 |
Oct 17, 2025 |
— |
muzzleloader |
| Gun |
Oct 18, 2025 |
Jan 1, 2026 |
— |
firearm |
Coastal Plain counties include Beaufort, Bertie, Bladen, Brunswick, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Duplin, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hoke, Hyde, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, New Hanover, Northampton, Onslow, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Pender, Perquimans, Pitt, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson.
Western Season Dates
Western NC
| Season | Open Date | Close Date | Days | Notes |
|---|
| Archery |
Sep 13, 2025 |
Nov 14, 2025 |
— |
archery |
| Blackpowder |
Nov 15, 2025 |
Nov 28, 2025 |
— |
muzzleloader |
| Gun |
Nov 29, 2025 |
Jan 1, 2026 |
— |
firearm |
| Youth Deer Hunting Days (Western Zone) |
Nov 27, 2025 |
Nov 28, 2025 |
— |
all |
Mountain counties (25): Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Stokes, Surry, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin, and Yancey.