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Deer season zone

Western D deer zone, 2026-27

Every deer date for these 1 counties.

Deer zonesDeer pageDeer gear
Sep 12–Nov 13Archery
Nov 14–Nov 27Blackpowder
Nov 28–Jan 1Gun
1682025-26 harvest

Photo: GlacierNPS (Public Domain Mark 1.0)

Western D: who hunts these dates

1 county share the Western D deer dates: archery Sep 12–Nov 13, blackpowder Nov 14–Nov 27 and gun Nov 28–Jan 1.

Graham

NCWRC deer seasons, checked October 25, 2026.

Western D deer season dates

SeasonOpensClosesDays
ArcherySep 12, 2026Nov 13, 202663
BlackpowderNov 14, 2026Nov 27, 202614
GunNov 28, 2026Jan 1, 202735
Youth Deer Hunting Days (Western deer season)Nov 26, 2026Nov 27, 20262
Youth Deer Hunting DaysSep 26, 2026Sep 27, 20262
Youth Deer Hunting Days (Western deer season)Nov 26, 2026Nov 27, 20262

Western D antlerless calendar

Weapon seasonAntlerless days
ArcheryAll open days
BlackpowderNov. 21, 2026 only
GunNo antlerless days

NCWRC deer seasons and Season Dates at a Glance, checked October 25, 2026.

Western D deer harvest by county

168 deer in 2025-26 across 1 counties, 42 by blackpowder.

CountyTotalAntlered bucksDoesGunBow and crossbowGame lands
Graham1681472010224106
Western D reported deer by season05010015020019-20: 10410419-2020-21: 898920-2121-22: 808021-2222-23: 11111122-2323-24: 13313323-2424-25: 13713724-2525-26: 16816825-26deer reported

NCWRC 2025-26 deer harvest by county; earlier seasons from the Harvest Statistics page, checked October 25, 2026.

Western D county rules

CountyLocal deer notesBear unit
Graham–Mountain BMU

Deer dog rules in the Western D counties: the digest bans dog hunting for deer in and west of the Rockingham-Guilford-Randolph-Montgomery-Stanly-Union line and in listed eastern counties or parts; check each county before running hounds.

NCWRC deer regulations, NCWRC CWD pages and 15A NCAC 10B .0115, checked October 25, 2026.

Public deer ground in Western D

1 game lands with deer touch Western D.

Game landDaysAcresCounties in zone
Nantahala7 days527,696Graham

Game land records from NCWRC, checked October 25, 2026. Game land hunting days.

Neighbouring zones to Western D

Western C7 counties, gun Nov 28Western B3 counties, gun Nov 28Western A6 counties, gun Nov 28Northwestern12 counties, gun Nov 21
Every season rowDuck and goose zonesGame land days
Young white-tailed buck in velvet among summer leaves
Young white-tailed buck in velvet among summer leavesPhoto: Sarah and Jason (CC BY-SA 2.0)
White-tailed buck feeding at the edge of an open field
White-tailed buck feeding at the edge of an open fieldPhoto: FieldsportsChannel.tv (CC BY 2.0)
White-tailed buck and doe on a woods trail
White-tailed buck and doe on a woods trailPhoto: Casavell (CC BY 2.0)

Questions about Western D

Western D antlerless gun rule?

No antlerless days

Where does Western D apply?

Graham.

When does gun season open in the Western D zone?

Nov 28, 2026; the last gun day is Jan 1, 2027.

Western D deer harvest total?

168 in 2025-26.