Permit Hunting Opportunities Program · 2026-27

North Carolina Permit Hunts

Every hunt item in the 2026-27 Permit Hunt Book: 286 hunts in 704 hunt areas on 56 properties, with quotas, party sizes, weapons and the 8 application deadlines, grouped by species.

Deadlines Hunts by species Tundra swan

286Hunt items

704Hunt areas

$8Application fee

4,853Tundra swan permits

Photo: USFWS Mountain Prairie (Public domain)

How the North Carolina drawings work

Applications cost $8 each and are drawn at random by party. Deadlines run from Aug. 1, 2026 for the first hunts to Mar. 1, 2027 for spring turkey, and leftover permits are sold after the draws.

Permit Hunting Opportunities Program: random drawings by party (1-5 or as listed) through Go Outdoors North Carolina (online, 833-950-0575, agents); applications usually open July 1; non-refundable; $8 per application ($10 for all disabled hunts in one transaction); point-of-sale permits and leftovers sold after draws; youth/adult hunts require both to apply as a party. Tundra swan uses preference points (50% of permits to parties with points). Includes game lands, some private lands and federal partners (Currituck NWR, Roanoke River NWR, Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest, Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation). Mattamuskeet NWR hunts moved to Recreation.gov this fall. Sandhills Game Land dog-deer permit: parties of 10-40, apply by Oct. 1, valid Mon/Wed/Sat in assigned zone.

Application deadline	Hunt items
Aug. 1, 2026	1
Aug. 10, 2026	47
Sep. 1, 2026	79
Oct. 1, 2026	70
Nov. 1, 2026	16
Dec. 1, 2026	7
Jan. 1, 2027	4
Mar. 1, 2027	62

Hunt category	Items
General	207
Youth	33
Disabled Sportsman	25
Youth & Adult	21

NCWRC region	Items
Coastal	148
Piedmont	78
Mountain	60

Apply on Go Outdoors North Carolina Permit-only game lands

Sources: NCWRC permit hunting opportunities; Permit Hunt Book, verified October 25, 2026.

Permit hunt items by species

Deer hunts lead with 122 items, from archery and either-sex hunts on game lands to youth shotgun hunts on educational state forests. Turkey and waterfowl follow with 62 and 62.

122deer hunts

13bear hunts

62turkey hunts

62waterfowl hunts

1tundra swan hunt

12dove hunts

9coyote & feral hog hunts

1small game hunt

1quail & webless migratory bird hunt

1small game & webless migratory bird hunt

2trapping hunts

284 of the 286 hunt items link to a public land page below; the rest are statewide, falconry or multi-property items.

Deer (122) · Bear (13) · Turkey (62) · Waterfowl (62) · Tundra Swan (1) · Dove (12) · Coyote & Feral Hog (9) · Small Game (1) · Quail & Webless Migratory Bird (1) · Small Game & Webless Migratory Bird (1) · Trapping (2)

All 286 hunt items in the 2026-27 book

Sorted by species, then NCWRC region and property. Property names open the land page where one exists; the area column gives each hunt area's quota and how many date choices it offers.

Deer permit hunts (122 items, 3,285 total quota) White-tailed Deer guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Bladen Lakes State Forest Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	5-10	Tract 1-Bladen Lakes: 2 parties (4 date choices) Tract 2-Bladen Lakes: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Bladen Lakes State Forest Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	5-10	Tract 1 – Bladen Lakes: 2 parties (4 date choices) Tract 2 – Bladen Lakes: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Bladen Lakes State Forest Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	5-10	Tract 1 – Bladen Lakes: 2 parties (2 date choices) Tract 2 – Bladen Lakes: 1 partie (2 date choices)
Columbus County Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Campbell Tract: 5 hunters (4 date choices)
Columbus County Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Campbell Tract: 5 hunters (4 date choices)
Columbus County Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Campbell Tract: 5 hunters (2 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Bate Bay River Tract: 5 parties (4 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Parker Farm Tract: 10 hunters (4 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Bate Bay River Tract: 5 parties (4 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Parker Farm Tract: 10 hunters (4 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-3	Bate Bay River Tract: 5 parties (2 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Parker Farm Tract: 10 hunters (3 date choices)
Green Swamp Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Little Macedonia Tract: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Green Swamp Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Little Macedonia Tract: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Green Swamp Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-3	Little Macedonia Tract: 1 partie (2 date choices)
Holly Shelter Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Nov/Dec Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Bear Garden Tract: 1 hunter (9 date choices) Holly Shelter Game Land: 1 hunter (9 date choices) Pender 4 Tract: 1 hunter (8 date choices)
Holly Shelter Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer October Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Bear Garden Tract: 1 hunter (4 date choices) Holly Shelter Game Land: 1 hunter (5 date choices) Pender 4 Tract: 1 hunter (4 date choices)
Holly Shelter Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Sept Hunts	Archery	Disabled Sportsman	Aug. 10, 2026	1	Bear Garden Tract: 1 hunter (3 date choices) Holly Shelter Game Land: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Pender 4 Tract: 1 hunter (3 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Nov/Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Conoho Farms Tract: 1 hunter (8 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer October Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Conoho Farms Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 10 hunters (4 date choices) Conoho Farms Tract: 50 hunters (4 date choices) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 60 hunters (4 date choices) Roquist Pocosin Tract: 10 hunters (4 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 10 hunters (4 date choices) Broadneck Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 60 hunters (2 date choices) Company Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 30 hunters (2 date choices) Conine Island Tract/Askew Tract: 60 hunters (2 date choices) Conoho Farms Tract: 50 hunters (4 date choices) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 60 hunters (4 date choices) Great/Goodman Isl&Hampton Swmp (Boat Access Only): 50 hunters (2 date choices) Roquist Pocosin Tract: 10 hunters (4 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 10 hunters (2 date choices) Broadneck Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 60 hunters (2 date choices) Conine Island Tract/Askew Tract: 60 hunters (2 date choices) Conoho Farms Tract: 50 hunters (2 date choices) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 60 hunters (2 date choices) Great/Goodman Isl&Hampton Swmp (Boat Access Only): 50 hunters (2 date choices) Roquist Pocosin Tract: 10 hunters (2 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 10 hunters (2 date choices) Broadneck Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 60 hunters (2 date choices) Conine Island Tract/Askew Tract: 60 hunters (2 date choices) Conoho Farms Tract: 50 hunters (2 date choices) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 60 hunters (2 date choices) Great/Goodman Isl&Hampton Swmp (Boat Access Only): 50 hunters (2 date choices) Roquist Pocosin Tract: 10 hunters (2 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-10	Company Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 30 hunters (2 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-10	Company Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 30 hunters (2 date choices)
Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer October Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Tier III Commission Facilitated Hunt: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
Rocky Run Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Rocky Run Game Land: 7 hunters (4 date choices)
Rocky Run Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Rocky Run Game Land: 7 hunters (4 date choices)
Rocky Run Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Rocky Run Game Land: 7 hunters (3 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Nov/Dec Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	SMP Blind 1: 1 hunter (9 date choices) SMP Blind 2: 1 hunter (9 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer October Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Sep. 1, 2026	1	SMP Blind 1: 1 hunter (4 date choices) SMP Blind 2: 1 hunter (4 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Sept Hunts	Archery	Disabled Sportsman	Aug. 10, 2026	1	SMP Blind 1: 1 hunter (3 date choices) SMP Blind 2: 1 hunter (3 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 40 hunters (4 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 40 hunters (4 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 40 hunters (2 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Texas Plantation Game Land: 15 hunters (4 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Texas Plantation Game Land: 15 hunters (3 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Texas Plantation Game Land: 15 hunters (2 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Texas Plantation Game Land: 15 hunters (2 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Either-Sex Deer	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Sep. 1, 2026	2	Texas Plantation Game Land: 14 hunters (3 date choices)
Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Either-Sex Deer	Designated Weapon	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Sep. 1, 2026	2	Turnbull Creek Educ. State Forest: 10 hunters (2 date choices)
Voice of America Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Voice of America Game Land: 10 hunters (2 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Nov/Dec Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Huggins Tract: 1 hunter (8 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer October Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Huggins Tract: 1 hunter (4 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Sept Hunts	Archery	Disabled Sportsman	Aug. 10, 2026	1	Huggins Tract: 1 hunter (3 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Designated Weapon	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Huggins & Morton Tracts: 9 hunters (4 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Designated Weapon	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Huggins & Morton Tracts: 9 hunters (4 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Huggins & Morton Tracts: 9 hunters (2 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Designated Weapon	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Huggins & Morton Tracts: 9 hunters (2 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	East Arcadia Tract: 3 hunters (4 date choices) McEachern Tract: 3 hunters (4 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Long Ridge Tract: 5 hunters (4 date choices) Marshall Tract (Still Hunting Only): 20 hunters (4 date choices) McFayden Tract: 5 hunters (4 date choices) Whitehall Tract: 20 hunters (4 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	East Arcadia Tract: 3 hunters (4 date choices) McEachern Tract: 3 hunters (4 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Long Ridge Tract: 5 hunters (4 date choices) Marshall Tract (Still Hunting Only): 20 hunters (4 date choices) McFayden Tract: 5 hunters (4 date choices) Whitehall Tract: 20 hunters (4 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-3	East Arcadia Tract: 3 hunters (2 date choices) McEachern Tract: 3 hunters (2 date choices) McFayden Tract: 3 hunters (2 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Long Ridge Tract: 5 hunters (2 date choices) Marshall Tract (Still Hunting Only): 20 hunters (2 date choices) Whitehall Tract: 20 hunters (2 date choices)
Belews Creek (mountain region)	Youth Either-Sex Deer October Hunts	Shotgun	Youth, 12 or older, but less than 16	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Belews Creek: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 1: 85 hunters (4 date choices)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Archery	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 2 (Archery Only): 6 hunters (4 date choices)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 1: 85 hunters (2 date choices) DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 2 (Archery Only): 6 hunters (4 date choices)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Blackpowder	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 1: 85 hunters (2 date choices)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 1: 85 hunters (8 date choices) DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 2 (Archery Only): 6 hunters (8 date choices)
Johns River Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-3	Loop Road Unit: 5 hunters (2 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Corpening Bridge Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land-Corpening Bridge Unit: 10 hunters (4 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Corpening Bridge Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land – Corpening Bridge Unit: 15 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land-Corpening Bridge Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land – Corpening Bridge Unit: 10 hunters (2 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Corpening Bridge Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Designated Weapon	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land – Corpening Bridge Unit: 10 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land-Corpening Bridge Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land – Corpening Bridge Unit: 15 hunters (8 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Loop Road Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Nov/Dec Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Loop Road Unit Blinds 5 & 7: 1 hunter (5 date choices) Loop Road Unit Blinds 6 & 10: 1 hunter (5 date choices) Tier III Commission Facilitated Hunt – 1: 5 hunters (1 date choice) Tier III Commission Facilitated Hunt – 2: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land-Loop Road Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-3	Loop Road Unit: 5 hunters (5 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Loop Road Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Youth Either-Sex Deer Nov-Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Johns River Game Land – Loop Road Unit: 5 hunters (5 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Loop Road Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Youth Either-Sex Deer Nov-Dec Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	Youth, Under 16	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Johns River Game Land-Loop Road Unit: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land-Loop Road Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Youth Either-Sex Deer September Hunts	Designated Weapon	Youth, Under 16	Aug. 10, 2026	1	Johns River Game Land – Loop Road Unit: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit: 20 hunters (4 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land – Lower Creek Unit: 30 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land – Lower Creek Unit: 20 hunters (2 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Designated Weapon	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit: 20 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Johns River Game Land – Lower Creek Unit: 30 hunters (8 date choices)
North Bend Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Archery	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	North Bend Game Land (Archery Only): 12 hunters (4 date choices)
North Bend Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	North Bend Game Land (Archery Only): 12 hunters (4 date choices)
North Bend Game Land (mountain region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-3	North Bend Game Land (Archery Only): 12 hunters (7 date choices)
North Bend Game Land (mountain region)	Youth Either-Sex Deer Nov-Dec Hunts	Archery	Youth, Under 16	Oct. 1, 2026	1	North Bend Game Land (Archery Only): 12 hunters (1 date choice)
Tuttle Educational State Forest (mountain region)	Youth Either-Sex Deer Nov-Dec Hunts	Shotgun	Youth, 12 or older, but less than 16	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Tuttle Educ. State Forest: 10 hunters (1 date choice)
Warrior Creek Recreational Area (mountain region) W. Kerr Scott Reservoir	Youth Either-Sex Deer Nov-Dec Hunts	Shotgun	Youth, 12 or older, but less than 16	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Warrior Creek: 7 hunters (1 date choice)
Buckhorn Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Archery	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-2	Buckhorn Game Land: 4 hunters (4 date choices)
Buckhorn Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-2	Buckhorn Game Land: 4 hunters (4 date choices)
Buckhorn Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-2	Buckhorn Game Land: 4 hunters (7 date choices)
Dan River Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-2	Dan River Game Land: 8 hunters (4 date choices)
Dan River Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-2	Dan River Game Land: 8 hunters (2 date choices)
Dan River Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-2	Dan River Game Land: 8 hunters (2 date choices)
Dan River Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-2	Dan River Game Land: 8 hunters (7 date choices)
Hill Farm Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-2	Hill Farm Game Land: 4 hunters (4 date choices)
Hill Farm Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-2	Hill Farm Game Land: 4 hunters (2 date choices)
Hill Farm Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-2	Hill Farm Game Land: 4 hunters (2 date choices)
Hill Farm Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-2	Hill Farm Game Land: 4 hunters (6 date choices)
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation (piedmont region) Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Nature Preserves	Either-Sex Deer Mecklenburg Co. Park & Rec. Hunts	Archery	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Steven's Creek Nature Preserve: 18 hunters (1 date choice)
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation (piedmont region) Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Nature Preserves	Either-Sex Deer Mecklenburg Co. Park & Rec. Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: 39 hunters (1 date choice)
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation (piedmont region) Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Nature Preserves	Either-Sex Deer Mecklenburg Co. Park & Rec. Hunts	Shotgun/Blackpowder/Archery	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Cowan's Ford Wildlife Refuge: 39 hunters (1 date choice)
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation (piedmont region) Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Nature Preserves	Either-Sex Deer Mecklenburg Co. Park & Rec. Hunts	Blackpowder	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Latta Nature Preserve: 35 hunters (1 date choice) McDowell Nature Preserve: 24 hunters (1 date choice)
Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation (piedmont region) Mecklenburg County Park & Recreation Nature Preserves	Either-Sex Deer Mecklenburg Co. Park & Rec. Hunts	Shotgun/Blackpowder	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Latta Nature Preserve: 35 hunters (1 date choice) McDowell Nature Preserve: 24 hunters (1 date choice)
Mountain Island Educational State Forest (piedmont region)	Youth Either-Sex Deer October Hunts	Shotgun	Youth, 12 or older, but less than 16	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Mountain Island Educ. State Forest: 10 hunters (1 date choice)
Pee Dee River Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	10-40	Pee Dee River GL (Dog Hunting): 1 partie (5 date choices)
Pee Dee River Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	10-40	Pee Dee River GL (Dog Hunting): 1 partie (4 date choices)
Pee Dee River Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	10-40	Pee Dee River GL (Dog Hunting): 1 partie (3 date choices)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Nov/Dec Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 1: 1 hunter (2 date choices) R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 2: 1 hunter (2 date choices) R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 3: 1 hunter (2 date choices) R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 4: 1 hunter (2 date choices) R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 5: 1 hunter (2 date choices)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer October Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Tier III Commission Facilitated Hunt: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Sept Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Aug. 10, 2026	1	Tier III Commission Facilitated Hunt: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth & Adult Either-Sex Deer	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Sep. 1, 2026	2	R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land Blind 1: 2 hunters (1 date choice) R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land Blind 2: 2 hunters (1 date choice) R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land Blind 3: 2 hunters (1 date choice) R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land Blind 4: 2 hunters (1 date choice) R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land Blind 5: 2 hunters (1 date choice)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth Either-Sex Deer Nov-Dec Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	Youth, Under 16	Oct. 1, 2026	1	R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 1: 1 hunter (1 date choice) R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 2: 1 hunter (1 date choice) R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 3: 1 hunter (1 date choice) R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 4: 1 hunter (1 date choice) R. Wayne Bailey – Caswell Game Land Blind 5: 1 hunter (1 date choice)
Sandhills Game Land (piedmont region)	Deer – Sandhills Game Land Dog Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	10-40	Field Trial Grounds: 3 parties (3 date choices) Zone A1: 1 partie (5 date choices) Zone A2: 2 parties (5 date choices) Zone B: 4 parties (5 date choices) Zone C: 2 parties (5 date choices) Zone D: 1 partie (5 date choices)
Sandhills Game Land (piedmont region)	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer October Hunts	Designated Weapon	Disabled Sportsman	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Sandhills Game Land – Blind 1: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Sandhills Game Land – Blind 2: 1 hunter (2 date choices)
Sandhills Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Sandhills Game Land (Party Size Min1/Max1): 120 hunters (1 date choice)
Second Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Second Creek Game Land: 10 hunters (4 date choices)
Second Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Second Creek Game Land: 10 hunters (2 date choices)
Second Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Second Creek Game Land: 10 hunters (2 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Disabled Antlered & Antlerless Deer Nov/Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Blind 1 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Blind 2 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Blind 3 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Blind 4 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Blind 5 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Boone Tract: 20 hunters (2 date choices) Cypress Swamp Tract: 20 hunters (4 date choices) Garibaldi Tract: 14 hunters (4 date choices) Odom Tract: 12 hunters (4 date choices) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 30 hunters (4 date choices) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 15 hunters (4 date choices) Woods Island Tract – Boat Access Only: 15 hunters (4 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Boone Tract: 20 hunters (2 date choices) Cypress Swamp Tract: 20 hunters (4 date choices) Garibaldi Tract: 14 hunters (4 date choices) Odom Tract: 12 hunters (4 date choices) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 30 hunters (4 date choices) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 15 hunters (4 date choices) Woods Island Tract – Boat Access Only: 15 hunters (4 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Archery/Blackpowder	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Boone Tract: 20 hunters (2 date choices) Cypress Swamp Tract: 20 hunters (2 date choices) Garibaldi Tract: 14 hunters (2 date choices) Odom Tract: 12 hunters (2 date choices) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 30 hunters (2 date choices) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 15 hunters (2 date choices) Woods Island Tract – Boat Access Only: 15 hunters (2 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Either-Sex Deer Sept/Oct Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Cypress Swamp Tract: 20 hunters (2 date choices) Garibaldi Tract: 14 hunters (2 date choices) Odom Tract: 12 hunters (2 date choices) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 30 hunters (2 date choices) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 15 hunters (2 date choices) Woods Island Tract – Boat Access Only: 15 hunters (2 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Youth & Adult Either-Sex Deer	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Sep. 1, 2026	2	Blind 1 – Boone Tract: 2 hunters (2 date choices) Blind 2 – Boone Tract: 2 hunters (2 date choices) Blind 3 – Boone Tract: 2 hunters (2 date choices) Blind 4 – Boone Tract: 2 hunters (2 date choices) Blind 5 – Boone Tract: 2 hunters (2 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Youth Either-Sex Deer October Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Blind 1 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Blind 2 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Blind 3 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Blind 4 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Blind 5 – Boone Tract: 1 hunter (2 date choices)

Bear permit hunts (13 items, 124 total quota) Black Bear guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Carteret County Game Land (coastal region)	Bear Nov-Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Salters Creek Tract: 15 hunters (7 date choices)
Dare Game Land (coastal region)	Bear Nov-Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	5-10	Dare Game Land – Dog Bear Hunting Only: 2 parties (2 date choices)
Dare Game Land (coastal region)	Bear Nov-Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Dare Game Land – Still Bear Hunting Only: 35 hunters (2 date choices)
J. Morgan Futch Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Bear	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Sep. 1, 2026	1	JMF Game Land – Tier II: 2 hunters (1 date choice)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Bear Nov-Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Texas Plantation Game Land: 2 parties (2 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Bear Nov-Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Whitehall Plantation Game Land: 3 parties (3 date choices)
Nantahala National Forest Game Land (mountain region) Nantahala Game Land	Bear – Standing Indian Dog Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	5-20	Standing Indian DBMA (Dog Hunting Only): 1 partie (9 date choices)
Nantahala National Forest Game Land (mountain region) Nantahala Game Land	Bear – Standing Indian Still Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Standing Indian DBMA (Still Hunting Only): 10 hunters (10 date choices)
Nantahala National Forest Game Land (mountain region) Nantahala Game Land	Bear October Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-10	Panthertown-Bonas Defeat DBMA (Still Hunting Only): 20 hunters (3 date choices)
Pisgah Game Land (mountain region)	Bear Nov-Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Pisgah Bear Management Area – Zone 1 (Still Hunting Only): 15 hunters (6 date choices)
Pisgah Game Land (mountain region)	Bear Nov-Dec Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	5-20	Pisgah Bear Management Area – Zone 2 (Dog Hunting Only): 2 parties (5 date choices)
Pisgah Game Land (mountain region)	Bear October Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Pisgah Bear Management Area – Zone 1 (Still Hunting Only): 15 hunters (3 date choices)
Pisgah Game Land (mountain region)	Bear October Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	5-20	Pisgah Bear Management Area – Zone 2 (Dog Hunting Only): 2 parties (3 date choices)

Turkey permit hunts (62 items, 1,100 total quota) Wild Turkey guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Cape Fear Area Game Lands (coastal region) Bladen Lakes State Forest Game Land, Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land, Holly Shelter Game Land, Suggs Mill Pond Game Land	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Pender 4 Tract: 4 hunters (4 date choices) Roan Island Tract: 6 hunters (4 date choices) Singletary Tract: 6 hunters (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 8 hunters (4 date choices)
Cape Fear Area Game Lands (coastal region) Bladen Lakes State Forest Game Land, Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land, Holly Shelter Game Land, Suggs Mill Pond Game Land	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Pender 4 Tract: 4 hunters (1 date choice) Roan Island Tract: 6 hunters (1 date choice) Singletary Tract: 6 hunters (1 date choice) Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 8 hunters (1 date choice)
Cape Fear Area Game Lands (coastal region) Bladen Lakes State Forest Game Land, Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land, Holly Shelter Game Land, Suggs Mill Pond Game Land	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Pender 4 Tract: 4 hunters (1 date choice) Roan Island Tract: 6 hunters (1 date choice) Singletary Tract: 3 hunters (1 date choice) Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Bate Bay River Tract: 12 hunters (4 date choices) Parker Farm Tract: 3 hunters (4 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Bate Bay River Tract: 2 hunters (1 date choice) Parker Farm Tract: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Youth Turkey	Shotgun	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Bate Bay River Tract: 3 hunters (1 date choice)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Parker Farm Tract: 3 hunters (1 date choice)
Green Swamp Game Land (coastal region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Little Macedonia Tract: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Green Swamp Game Land (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Little Macedonia Tract: 1 partie (1 date choice)
Green Swamp Game Land (coastal region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Little Macedonia Tract: 1 hunter (1 date choice)
Lantern Acres Game Land (coastal region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Lantern Acres Game Land: 5 hunters (4 date choices)
Lantern Acres Game Land (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Lantern Acres Game Land: 6 hunters (1 date choice)
Lantern Acres Game Land (coastal region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Lantern Acres Game Land: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 3 hunters (4 date choices) Broadneck Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 16 hunters (4 date choices) Company Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 6 hunters (4 date choices) Conine Island Tract/Askew Tract: 9 hunters (4 date choices) Conoho Farms Tract: 10 hunters (4 date choices) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 12 hunters (4 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-2	Roquist Pocosin Tract: 2 hunters (4 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 4 hunters (1 date choice) Conoho Farms Tract: 10 hunters (1 date choice) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 12 hunters (1 date choice) Roquist Pocosin Tract: 2 hunters (1 date choice)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 3 hunters (1 date choice) Broadneck Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 12 hunters (1 date choice) Company Swamp Tract (Boat Access Only): 6 hunters (1 date choice) Conine Island Tract/Askew Tract: 9 hunters (1 date choice) Conoho Farms Tract: 10 hunters (1 date choice) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 12 hunters (1 date choice) Roquist Pocosin Tract: 2 hunters (1 date choice)
Rocky Run Game Land (coastal region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Rocky Run Game Land: 4 hunters (4 date choices)
Rocky Run Game Land (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Rocky Run Game Land: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
Rocky Run Game Land (coastal region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Rocky Run Game Land: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Texas Plantation Game Land: 4 hunters (3 date choices)
Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Turnbull Creek Educ. State Forest: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Lower White Oak River Game Land: 6 hunters (4 date choices) Upper White Oak River Game Land: 6 hunters (4 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Lower White Oak River Game Land: 6 hunters (1 date choice) Upper White Oak River Game Land: 6 hunters (1 date choice)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Lower White Oak River Game Land: 6 hunters (1 date choice) Upper White Oak River Game Land: 6 hunters (1 date choice)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Whitehall Plantation Game Land: 8 hunters (4 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Whitehall Plantation Game Land: 8 hunters (1 date choice)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Whitehall Plantation Game Land: 8 hunters (1 date choice)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 1: 30 hunters (4 date choices)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Turkey	Archery	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 2 (Archery Only): 3 hunters (4 date choices)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 1: 30 hunters (1 date choice)
DuPont State Forest Game Land (mountain region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	DuPont State Forest GL – Hunt Unit 1: 30 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land (mountain region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Corpening Bridge Unit: 6 hunters (5 date choices) Lower Creek Unit: 10 hunters (5 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Corpening Bridge Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Johns River Game Land-Corpening Bridge Unit: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land-Loop Road Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Disabled Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Loop Road Unit: 1 hunter (4 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Loop Road Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Loop Road Unit: 2 hunters (6 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
North Bend Game Land (mountain region)	Turkey	Archery	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	North Bend Game Land (Archery Only): 4 hunters (5 date choices)
North Bend Game Land (mountain region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	North Bend Game Land: 3 hunters (1 date choice)
Dan River Game Land (piedmont region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Dan River Game Land: 4 hunters (4 date choices)
Dan River Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Dan River Game Land: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
Dan River Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Dan River Game Land: 2 hunters (1 date choice)
Hill Farm Game Land (piedmont region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-2	Hill Farm Game Land: 2 hunters (4 date choices)
Hill Farm Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Hill Farm Game Land: 2 hunters (1 date choice)
Hill Farm Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Hill Farm Game Land: 1 hunter (1 date choice)
Nicholson Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-2	Nicholson Creek Game Land: 2 hunters (4 date choices)
Raleigh-Durham Area Game Lands (piedmont region) Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land, Chatham Game Land, Harris Game Land, Jordan Game Land	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Butner-Falls Game Land: 40 hunters (4 date choices) Chatham/Harris Game Land: 25 hunters (4 date choices) Jordan Lake Game Land: 40 hunters (4 date choices)
Raleigh-Durham Area Game Lands (piedmont region) Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land, Chatham Game Land, Harris Game Land, Jordan Game Land	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Butner-Falls Game Land: 40 hunters (1 date choice) Chatham/Harris Game Land: 24 hunters (1 date choice) Jordan Lake Game Land: 40 hunters (1 date choice)
Raleigh-Durham Area Game Lands (piedmont region) Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land, Chatham Game Land, Harris Game Land, Jordan Game Land	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Butner – Falls Game Land: 40 hunters (1 date choice) Chatham/Harris Game Land: 25 hunters (1 date choice) Jordan Lake Game Land: 40 hunters (1 date choice)
Rockfish Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-2	Rockfish Creek Game Land: 2 hunters (4 date choices)
Sandhills Game Land (piedmont region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Sandhills Game Land: 50 hunters (4 date choices)
Sandhills Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Sandhills Game Land: 50 hunters (1 date choice)
Sandhills Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Sandhills Game Land: 50 hunters (1 date choice)
Second Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Second Creek Game Land: 5 hunters (4 date choices)
Second Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Second Creek Game Land: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
Tar River Game Land (piedmont region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Tar River Game Land: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Tillery Game Land (piedmont region)	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Tillery Game Land: 15 hunters (4 date choices)
Tillery Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Tillery Game Land: 16 hunters (1 date choice)
Tillery Game Land (piedmont region)	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Tillery Game Land: 15 hunters (1 date choice)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Mar. 1, 2027	1-3	Boone Tract: 6 hunters (4 date choices) Cypress Swamp Tract: 5 hunters (4 date choices) Garibaldi Tract: 4 hunters (4 date choices) Odom Tract: 3 hunters (4 date choices) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 8 hunters (4 date choices) Urquhart Tract-Boat Access Only: 4 hunters (4 date choices) Woods Island Tract-Boat Access Only: 3 hunters (4 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Youth & Adult Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth & Adult, Youth under 16, Adult 18 or older	Mar. 1, 2027	2	Boone Tract: 6 hunters (1 date choice) Cypress Swamp Tract: 6 hunters (1 date choice) Garibaldi Tract: 4 hunters (1 date choice) Odom Tract: 4 hunters (1 date choice) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 8 hunters (1 date choice) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 4 hunters (1 date choice) Woods Island Tract-Boat Access Only: 4 hunters (1 date choice)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Youth Turkey	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Mar. 1, 2027	1	Boone Tract: 6 hunters (1 date choice) Cypress Swamp Tract: 5 hunters (1 date choice) Garibaldi Tract: 4 hunters (1 date choice) Odom Tract: 3 hunters (1 date choice) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 8 hunters (1 date choice) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 4 hunters (1 date choice) Woods Island Tract-Boat Access Only: 3 hunters (1 date choice)

Waterfowl permit hunts (62 items, 629 total quota) Ducks guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Currituck Banks Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Parker's Bay Blind: 1 partie (2 date choices) Southeast Island Blind: 1 partie (2 date choices) Spot Blind: 1 partie (2 date choices) Waterlily Blind: 1 partie (2 date choices)
Currituck Banks Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Parker's Bay Blind: 1 partie (5 date choices) Southeast Island Blind: 1 partie (5 date choices) Spot Blind: 1 partie (5 date choices) Waterlily Blind: 1 partie (5 date choices)
Currituck Banks Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Parker's Bay Blind: 1 partie (4 date choices) Southeast Island Blind: 1 partie (4 date choices) Spot Blind: 1 partie (4 date choices) Waterlily Blind: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Late Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Spring Crk Handicap Blind: 1 hunter (21 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Campbell Creek 1 Imp: 4 parties (1 date choice) Campbell Creek 2 Imp: 4 parties (1 date choice) Hobucken Imp: 1 partie (1 date choice) Hunting Creek Imp: 1 partie (1 date choice) Pamlico Point 2 Imp: 2 parties (1 date choice) Pamlico Point 4 Imp: 3 parties (1 date choice) Parker Farm Tract: 6 parties (1 date choice) Smith Creek Imp: 1 partie (1 date choice) Spring Creek Imp: 4 parties (1 date choice)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Campbell Creek 1 Imp: 4 parties (5 date choices) Campbell Creek 2 Imp: 4 parties (5 date choices) Hobucken Imp: 1 partie (5 date choices) Hunting Creek Imp: 1 partie (5 date choices) Pamlico Point 2 Imp: 3 parties (5 date choices) Pamlico Point 4 Imp: 3 parties (5 date choices) Parker Farm Tract: 6 parties (5 date choices) Smith Creek Imp: 1 partie (5 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 01: 1 partie (5 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 02-Boat Access Only: 1 partie (5 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 03: 1 partie (5 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 04-Boat Access Only: 1 partie (5 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 05: 1 partie (5 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Campbell Creek 1 Imp: 4 parties (9 date choices) Campbell Creek 2 Imp: 4 parties (9 date choices) Hobucken Imp: 1 partie (9 date choices) Hunting Creek Imp: 1 partie (9 date choices) Pamlico Point 2 Imp: 3 parties (9 date choices) Pamlico Point 4 Imp: 3 parties (9 date choices) Smith Creek Imp: 1 partie (9 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 01: 1 partie (9 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 02-Boat Access Only: 1 partie (9 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 03: 1 partie (9 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 04-Boat Access Only: 1 partie (9 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 05: 1 partie (9 date choices)
Goose Creek Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Campbell Creek 1 Imp: 4 parties (7 date choices) Campbell Creek 2 Imp: 4 parties (7 date choices) Hobucken Imp: 1 partie (7 date choices) Hunting Creek Imp: 1 partie (7 date choices) Pamlico Point 2 Imp: 3 parties (7 date choices) Pamlico Point 4 Imp: 3 parties (7 date choices) Parker Farm Tract: 6 parties (7 date choices) Smith Creek Imp: 1 partie (7 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 01: 1 partie (7 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 02 – Boat Access Only: 1 partie (7 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 03: 1 partie (7 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 04 – Boat Access Only: 1 partie (7 date choices) Spring Crk Blind 05: 1 partie (7 date choices)
Gull Rock Game Land (coastal region)	Early Season Waterfowl – Willow Point Tract	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	5-12	Willow Point Tract: 1 partie (1 date choice)
Gull Rock Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl – Willow Point Tract	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	5-12	Willow Point Tract: 1 partie (10 date choices)
J. Morgan Futch Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Late Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	JMF Blind 21 – Handicap Blind: 1 hunter (11 date choices)
J. Morgan Futch Game Land (coastal region)	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	JMF1 Imp: 3 parties (1 date choice) JMF2 Imp: 3 parties (1 date choice) JMF3 Imp: 3 parties (1 date choice)
J. Morgan Futch Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	JMF Blind 01: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 02: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 03: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 04: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 05: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 06: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 07: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 08: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 09: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 10: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 11: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 12: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 13: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 14: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 15: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 16: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 17: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 18: 1 partie (2 date choices) JMF Blind 19: 1 partie (2 date choices)
J. Morgan Futch Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	JMF Blind 01: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 02: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 03: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 04: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 05: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 06: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 07: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 08: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 09: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 10: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 11: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 12: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 13: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 14: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 15: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 16: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 17: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 18: 1 partie (5 date choices) JMF Blind 19: 1 partie (5 date choices)
J. Morgan Futch Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	JMF Blind 01: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 02: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 03: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 04: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 05: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 06: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 07: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 08: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 09: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 10: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 11: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 12: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 13: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 14: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 15: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 16: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 17: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 18: 1 partie (4 date choices) JMF Blind 19: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Lantern Acres Game Land (coastal region)	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Lantern Acres Game Land: 4 parties (1 date choice)
Lantern Acres Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Lantern Acres Game Land: 4 parties (5 date choices)
Lantern Acres Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Lantern Acres Game Land: 4 parties (9 date choices)
Lantern Acres Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Lantern Acres Game Land: 4 parties (7 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 2 parties (1 date choice) Conine Island Tract: 7 parties (1 date choice) Conoho Farms Tract: 3 parties (1 date choice) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 5 parties (1 date choice)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 2 parties (5 date choices) Conine Island Tract: 7 parties (5 date choices) Conoho Farms Tract: 3 parties (5 date choices) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 9 parties (5 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 2 parties (9 date choices) Conine Island Tract: 7 parties (9 date choices) Conoho Farms Tract: 3 parties (9 date choices) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 9 parties (9 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Beach House Tract (Boat Access Only): 2 parties (7 date choices) Conine Island Tract: 7 parties (7 date choices) Conoho Farms Tract: 3 parties (7 date choices) Deveraux Swamp Tract: 8 parties (7 date choices)
North River Game Land (coastal region)	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	NR1 Imp: 1 partie (1 date choice) NR2 Imp: 1 partie (1 date choice) NR3 Imp: 1 partie (1 date choice)
North River Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	NR1 Imp: 1 partie (5 date choices) NR2 Imp: 1 partie (5 date choices) NR3 Imp: 1 partie (5 date choices)
North River Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	NR1 Imp: 1 partie (9 date choices) NR2 Imp: 1 partie (9 date choices) NR3 Imp: 1 partie (9 date choices)
North River Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	NR1 Imp: 1 partie (7 date choices) NR2 Imp: 1 partie (7 date choices) NR3 Imp: 1 partie (7 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 4 parties (1 date choice)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	SMP Lake/Little Singletary Lake: 7 parties (5 date choices) SMP1 Imp & SMP5 Imp: 2 parties (5 date choices) SMP2 Imp: 2 parties (5 date choices) SMP3 Imp: 3 parties (5 date choices) SMP4 Imp: 2 parties (5 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	SMP Lake/Little Singletary Lake: 7 parties (9 date choices) SMP1 Imp & SMP5 Imp: 2 parties (9 date choices) SMP2 Imp: 2 parties (9 date choices) SMP3 Imp: 3 parties (9 date choices) SMP4 Imp: 2 parties (9 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	SMP Lake/Little Singletary Lake: 7 parties (7 date choices) SMP1 Imp & SMP5 Imp: 2 parties (7 date choices) SMP2 Imp: 2 parties (7 date choices) SMP3 Imp: 3 parties (7 date choices) SMP4 Imp: 2 parties (7 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Texas Plantation – Zone 1 Imp: 3 parties (2 date choices) Texas Plantation – Zone 2 Imp: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 01: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 02: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 03: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 04: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 05: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 06: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 07: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 08: 1 partie (2 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 09: 1 partie (2 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Texas Plantation Blind 01: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 02: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 03: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 04: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 05: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 06: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 07: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 08: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 09: 1 partie (5 date choices) Texas Plantation-Zone 1 Imp: 3 parties (5 date choices) Texas Plantation-Zone 2 Imp: 1 partie (5 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Texas Plantation – Zone 1 Imp: 3 parties (4 date choices) Texas Plantation – Zone 2 Imp: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 01: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 02: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 03: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 04: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 05: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 06: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 07: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 08: 1 partie (4 date choices) Texas Plantation Blind 09: 1 partie (4 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	White Oak River Imp: 3 parties (1 date choice)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	White Oak River Imp: 3 parties (5 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	White Oak River Imp: 3 parties (9 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	White Oak River Imp: 3 parties (7 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Whitehall Plantation Game Land: 5 parties (1 date choice)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Whitehall Plantation Game Land: 5 parties (5 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Whitehall Plantation Game Land: 5 parties (9 date choices)
Whitehall Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Whitehall Plantation Game Land: 5 parties (7 date choices)
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (mountain region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Finger Point Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices) Herring Cove Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices) New Found Creek Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices) Northwest Pond Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices) Oyster Cove Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices) Rack Creek Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices) Sandy Haul Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices) Set Net Creek Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices) Wishes Hammock Blind: 1 hunter (4 date choices)
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (mountain region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1	Finger Point Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices) Herring Cove Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices) New Found Creek Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices) Northwest Pond Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices) Oyster Cove Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices) Rack Creek Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices) Sandy Haul Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices) Set Net Creek Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices) Wishes Hammock Blind: 1 hunter (10 date choices)
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (mountain region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Finger Point Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices) Herring Cove Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices) New Found Creek Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices) Northwest Pond Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices) Oyster Cove Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices) Rack Creek Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices) Sandy Haul Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices) Set Net Creek Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices) Wishes Hammock Blind: 1 hunter (7 date choices)
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (mountain region)	Youth Late Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Nov. 1, 2026	1	Finger Point Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Herring Cove Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices) New Found Creek Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Northwest Pond Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Oyster Cove Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Rack Creek Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Sandy Haul Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Set Net Creek Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices) Wishes Hammock Blind: 1 hunter (2 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Lower Creek Unit: 2 parties (2 date choices)
Johns River Game Land-Lower Creek Unit (mountain region) Johns River Game Land	Youth Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	Youth, Under 16	Sep. 1, 2026	1	Johns River Game Land – Lower Creek Unit: 6 hunters (1 date choice)
Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land (piedmont region)	Disabled Late Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Oct. 1, 2026	1	Beaver Dam Handicap Blind: 1 hunter (29 date choices)
Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Beaver Dam Imp: 6 hunters (5 date choices) Bluff Imp: 6 hunters (4 date choices) Butner Depot Imp: 6 hunters (5 date choices) Flat River Imp: 12 hunters (5 date choices)
Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Beaver Dam Imp: 6 hunters (10 date choices) Bluff Imp: 6 hunters (10 date choices) Butner Depot Imp: 6 hunters (10 date choices) Flat River Imp: 12 hunters (10 date choices)
Butner-Falls of Neuse Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Beaver Dam Imp: 6 hunters (8 date choices) Bluff Imp: 6 hunters (8 date choices) Butner Depot Imp: 6 hunters (8 date choices) Flat River Imp: 12 hunters (8 date choices)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Brumley Imp: 4 hunters (4 date choices) Caswell Imp: 4 hunters (4 date choices)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Brumley Imp: 4 hunters (9 date choices) Caswell Imp: 4 hunters (9 date choices)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Brumley Imp: 4 hunters (7 date choices) Caswell Imp: 4 hunters (7 date choices)
Second Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Second Creek Game Land: 1 partie (5 date choices)
Second Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Second Creek Game Land: 1 partie (8 date choices)
Second Creek Game Land (piedmont region)	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Second Creek Game Land: 1 partie (5 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Early Season Waterfowl	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Garibaldi Tract: 2 parties (2 date choices) Odom Tract: 2 parties (2 date choices) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 2 parties (2 date choices) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 2 parties (2 date choices) Woods Island Tract – Boat Access Only: 2 parties (2 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Late Season Waterfowl December Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Boone Tract: 2 parties (3 date choices) Garibaldi Tract: 2 parties (4 date choices) Odom Tract: 2 parties (4 date choices) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 2 parties (4 date choices) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 2 parties (3 date choices) Urquhart Tract-Boat Access Only: 2 parties (1 date choice) Woods Island Tract – Boat Access Only: 2 parties (2 date choices) Woods Island Tract-Boat Access Only: 2 parties (2 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Late Season Waterfowl January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Nov. 1, 2026	1-3	Boone Tract: 2 parties (9 date choices) Garibaldi Tract: 2 parties (9 date choices) Odom Tract: 2 parties (9 date choices) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 2 parties (9 date choices) Urquhart Tract-Boat Access Only: 2 parties (9 date choices) Woods Island Tract-Boat Access Only: 2 parties (9 date choices)
Upper Roanoke River Area (piedmont region) Upper Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Late Season Waterfowl November Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-3	Boone Tract: 2 parties (5 date choices) Garibaldi Tract: 2 parties (7 date choices) Odom Tract: 2 parties (6 date choices) Odom Tract: 1 partie (1 date choice) Pollocks Ferry Tract: 2 parties (7 date choices) Urquhart Tract – Boat Access Only: 2 parties (7 date choices) Woods Island Tract – Boat Access Only: 2 parties (7 date choices)

Tundra Swan permit hunts (1 items, 4,853 total quota) Tundra Swan guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Statewide (coastal region)	Tundra Swan	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Sep. 1, 2026	1-5	Statewide: 4853 hunters (1 date choice)

Dove permit hunts (12 items, 433 total quota) Mourning Dove guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Croatan Game Land (coastal region)	Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Croatan Game Land: 75 hunters (2 date choices)
Green Swamp Game Land (coastal region)	Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-3	Little Macedonia Tract: 12 hunters (4 date choices)
Lower Roanoke River Area (coastal region) Lower Roanoke River Wetlands Game Land, Roanoke River National Wildlife Refuge	Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Conoho Farms Tract: 50 hunters (4 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Disabled Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Aug. 10, 2026	1	Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 1 hunter (4 date choices)
Suggs Mill Pond Game Land (coastal region)	Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Suggs Mill Pond Game Land: 60 hunters (4 date choices)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Texas Plantation Game Land: 25 hunters (4 date choices)
Voice of America Game Land (coastal region)	Dove	Shotgun	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Voice of America Game Land: 10 hunters (3 date choices)
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Huggins & Morton Tracts: 20 hunters (2 date choices)
Falconry Unit (mountain region)	Peregrine Falcon-Migrant	Trapping	General	Aug. 1, 2026	1	East of U.S. 17: 5 hunters (1 date choice)
Johns River Game Land (mountain region)	Disabled Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	Disabled Sportsman	Aug. 10, 2026	1	Corpening Bridge Unit: 10 hunters (4 date choices)
Johns River Game Land (mountain region)	Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Corpening Bridge Unit: 40 hunters (4 date choices) Loop Road Unit: 30 hunters (4 date choices)
Sandy Mush Game Land (mountain region)	Dove	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1-5	Sandy Mush Game Land: 95 hunters (4 date choices)

Coyote & Feral Hog permit hunts (9 items, 31 total quota) Feral Swine guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Coastal Area Game Lands (coastal region) Chowan Swamp Game Land, Holly Shelter Game Land, Suggs Mill Pond Game Land	Coyote & Feral Hog February Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Jan. 1, 2027	1-3	Chowan Swamp – Zone 1: 1 partie (4 date choices) Chowan Swamp – Zone 2: 1 partie (4 date choices) Chowan Swamp – Zone 3: 1 partie (4 date choices) Chowan Swamp – Zone 4: 1 partie (4 date choices) Holly Shelter – Zone 1: 1 partie (4 date choices) Holly Shelter – Zone 2: 1 partie (4 date choices) Holly Shelter – Zone 3: 1 partie (4 date choices) Holly Shelter – Zone 4: 1 partie (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond – Zone 1: 1 partie (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond – Zone 2: 1 partie (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond – Zone 3: 1 partie (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond – Zone 4: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Coastal Area Game Lands (coastal region) Chowan Swamp Game Land, Holly Shelter Game Land, Suggs Mill Pond Game Land	Coyote & Feral Hog January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Dec. 1, 2026	1-3	Chowan Swamp – Zone 1: 1 partie (4 date choices) Chowan Swamp – Zone 2: 1 partie (4 date choices) Chowan Swamp – Zone 3: 1 partie (4 date choices) Chowan Swamp – Zone 4: 1 partie (4 date choices) Holly Shelter – Zone 1: 1 partie (4 date choices) Holly Shelter – Zone 2: 1 partie (4 date choices) Holly Shelter – Zone 3: 1 partie (4 date choices) Holly Shelter – Zone 4: 1 partie (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond – Zone 1: 1 partie (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond – Zone 2: 1 partie (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond – Zone 3: 1 partie (4 date choices) Suggs Mill Pond – Zone 4: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Johns River Game Land (mountain region)	Coyote & Feral Hog February Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Jan. 1, 2027	1-3	Johns River Game Land: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Johns River Game Land (mountain region)	Coyote & Feral Hog January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Dec. 1, 2026	1-3	Johns River Game Land: 1 partie (5 date choices)
Toxaway Game Land (mountain region)	Coyote & Feral Hog February Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Jan. 1, 2027	1-3	Toxaway Game Land: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Toxaway Game Land (mountain region)	Coyote & Feral Hog January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Dec. 1, 2026	1-3	Toxaway Game Land: 1 partie (5 date choices)
Pee Dee River Game Land (piedmont region)	Coyote & Feral Hog February Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Jan. 1, 2027	1-3	Pee Dee River Game Land: 1 partie (4 date choices)
Pee Dee River Game Land (piedmont region)	Coyote & Feral Hog January Hunts	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Dec. 1, 2026	1-3	Pee Dee River Game Land: 1 partie (4 date choices)
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land (piedmont region)	Coyote	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Dec. 1, 2026	1-3	R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Game Land: 1 partie (8 date choices)

Small Game permit hunts (1 items, 12 total quota) Rabbit guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
White Oak River Game Land (coastal region)	Small Game	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Aug. 10, 2026	1	Huggins & Morton Tracts: 12 hunters (2 date choices)

Quail & Webless Migratory Bird permit hunts (1 items, 2 total quota) Northern Bobwhite Quail guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Voice of America Game Land (coastal region)	Quail & Webless Migratory Bird	Shotgun	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-3	Voice of America Game Land: 2 parties (6 date choices)

Small Game & Webless Migratory Bird permit hunts (1 items, 2 total quota) American Woodcock guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
Voice of America Game Land (coastal region)	Small Game & Webless Migratory Bird	Any Legal Weapon Type	General	Oct. 1, 2026	1-5	Voice of America Game Land: 2 parties (14 date choices)

Trapping permit hunts (2 items, 2 total quota) Furbearers guide

Property	Hunt	Weapon	Who	Deadline	Party	Areas and quotas
J. Morgan Futch Game Land (coastal region)	Trapping	Trapping	General	Dec. 1, 2026	1-2	J. Morgan Futch Game Land: 1 partie (1 date choice)
Texas Plantation Game Land (coastal region)	Trapping	Trapping	General	Dec. 1, 2026	1-2	Texas Plantation Game Land: 1 partie (1 date choice)

Quotas count hunters or parties as the book prints them; date choices are the hunt dates an applicant can rank. Sources: Permit Hunt Book 2026-27, verified October 25, 2026.

The tundra swan permit drawing

Swans are hunted only with a permit, and 8,992 hunters applied for 4,853 permits last season. Half of the permits go to parties holding preference points.

4,853Permits

8,992Applicants, 2025-26

Sept. 1, 2026Deadline

$10Fee

about 12% on averageNonresident share

Validate the permit tag and return the harvest survey by April 1 or lose eligibility next season.

Tundra swan guide Waterfowl zones

Sources: permit hunting opportunities; harvest reporting, verified October 25, 2026.

North Carolina permit hunt questions

How many permit hunts are offered?

286 hunt items with 704 hunt areas: 122 deer, 62 turkey, 62 waterfowl, 13 bear and 12 dove and a few small game, trapping and swan items.

When are North Carolina permit hunt deadlines?

8 deadlines: Aug. 1, 2026, Aug. 10, 2026, Sep. 1, 2026, Oct. 1, 2026, Nov. 1, 2026, Dec. 1, 2026, Jan. 1, 2027 and Mar. 1, 2027. Most deer hunts close Aug. 10 or Sept. 1, and spring turkey hunts on March 1.

Are there permit hunts for disabled hunters?

25 hunt items are Disabled Sportsman hunts. Applicants need the free Disabled Sportsman Hunt Certification.

Can a youth and an adult apply together?

Yes. 21 items are Youth & Adult hunts where both apply as one party; 33 more are youth-only hunts.

Do Mattamuskeet refuge hunts use this drawing?

No. Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge hunts moved to Recreation.gov this fall.

Where do I apply?

Through Go Outdoors North Carolina online, at a wildlife service agent, or by phone at 833-950-0575.

How much does a North Carolina permit hunt application cost?

$8 per application, non-refundable. Disabled hunters pay $10 to cover every disabled hunt applied for in one transaction, and tundra swan applications are $10.

What happens to permits nobody draws?

Point-of-sale permits and leftovers are sold after the drawings.

Read the 2026-27 digest

The Wildlife Resources Commission can change a rule between digests, and temporary rules such as the Buncombe County bear-feeding rule appear mid-season. Open the linked NCWRC or digest page before you rely on a detail.

License fees Game land hunting days Open the NCWRC digest

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