The NC Wildlife Resources Commission opened earlier blackpowder and gun seasons in the northwestern CWD area, dropped carcass transport restrictions and sped up testing for 2026-27.
North Carolina confirmed 33 CWD-positive deer in the 2025-26 season, bringing the state's total to 67 since 2022. Surry County accounts for nearly half.
Most of North Carolina's 2026-27 waterfowl seasons are unchanged, but goose hunters get a few notable changes, including more light goose opportunities.
Proposed North Carolina rules for 2027-28 would ban hunting on game lands while impaired, restrict shining lights from vehicles while armed, and drop the raccoon bag limit. Commissioners vote in October.
Falls from tree stands injure and kill hunters every season, and most involve hunters who weren't wearing a harness. Here is how to hunt from height safely.
Good venison starts the moment your deer hits the ground. Here is how to field dress, cool and handle a deer, plus North Carolina's carcass disposal rules.
A whitetail's nose is its best defense. You can't beat it with sprays alone, but you can beat it with wind, access routes and stand placement.
Every hunter started somewhere. Here is how to get a son, daughter, friend or neighbor through hunter education and into the woods for a safe, positive first hunt.
The rut is when mature bucks let their guard down. Here is how to read the phases, where to hunt, and how to stay in the woods when it counts.
Hunters can turn a surplus deer into hundreds of meals for families in need. Here is how North Carolina's venison donation programs work.
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