North Carolina Deer Season 2023-2024: Latest Schedules, Licenses & Rules!

Shooters anxiously anticipate the beginning of deer season in North Carolina as the summer ends and the weather begins to cool. With various zones and times to suit different hunter tastes, the 2023 North Carolina deer hunting season looks thrilling for hunters. There are many chances for shooters to participate in this cherished custom, from archery-only seasons to black powder and firearms seasons. We’ll go over the details of the North Carolina deer hunting season in this article, including the beginning and ending dates for each zone and period, regulations, and licenses for having a successful hunt.

North Carolina Deer Season 2023

Central Season

North Eastern Season

South Eastern Season

North Western Season

Western Season

Urban Season

Urban Archery Season participating cities

Bag Limits

NC Deer License Cost

Hunting Regulations

• Either-Sex Deer Seasons: North Carolina hunters can take either-sex deer during deer hunting season. Under-18 hunters can take either-sex deer on Youth Deer Hunting Day. Some game sites have unique deer seasons, but all areas allow bow deer of either sex. Some game areas have special black powder rifle deer seasons, allowing the taking of either-sex deer on specific days. Gun either-sex deer season has four groups with defined days for harvesting. Maximum, 2-week “moderate,” 6-day “conservative,” and 1-day “introductory” either-sex gun seasons. Deer Zone Maps and General Game Lands Regulations can help hunters choose a season and follow hunting rules.

• Urban Archery Season: The January 14–February 19, 2023, Urban Archery Season provides more hunting chances to help cities and towns lower urban deer numbers. However, hunting during this season is only allowed in participating towns. Each city, town, or hamlet will decide if hunting is permitted on public land and if private property within the city bounds is restricted. Urban Archery Season hunters must obtain a map from the busy city or town to find legal hunting areas and limitations. The Urban Archery Season does not remove the legal necessity for hunters to seek written approval from landlords before hunting on private property. The Urban Archery Season follows the season and ownership limits for antlerless and antlered deer and Bonus Antlerless Harvest Report Cards of the general archery, black powder, and gun deer seasons. Urban Archery Season allows male and female deer hunting.

• Hunting deer in the state requires hunters to wear hunter orange visible from all sides during deer firearms season, Sunday archery hunting, and Youth Deer Hunting Day regardless of age or weapon, except for landholders, their spouses, and children on their land. Only antlerless deer can be taken during either-sex deer seasons. Commercial mineral additives for deer are allowed anywhere in the state except on game lands and CWD Surveillance Areas, but processed food items as lure for black bears are banned in areas with a black bear season. The Baiting and Attractants part of General Hunting Regulations prohibits hunters from possessing or using some natural deer excretions, including pee.

• Seasonal deer hunting guns are legal. Archery season allows bows, crossbows, and sling bows. Black powder guns and archery devices are permitted in the black powder season. General Hunting Regulations allow firearms, rifles, and pistols during gun season. Hunters should use legal weapons during the appropriate season to avoid penalties.

• Deer Zone Maps areas allow dog hunting during open deer seasons. Dogs can recover injured deer. The General Hunting Regulations cover deer hunting with pets.

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