Buckridge Game Land, from open days to drawn permits

Buckridge Game Land: zone-by-zone season dates

Buckridge Game Land takes the deer dates of the county it sits in; the zone group below set archery, blackpowder and gun days.

Bear dates at Buckridge Game Land

Zones from deer seasons, bear seasons and duck and goose zone map in the 2026-27 digest; checked October 25, 2026.

Buckridge Game Land: species list

7 species groups top the list for Buckridge Game Land, each linked to its season page.

Primary game species marked for this game land in the 2026-27 NC regulations digest Regional Game Land Tables; all open seasons apply unless the game land rules say otherwise.

Species from NC digest regulations for specific game lands; checked October 25, 2026.

Buckridge Game Land: county local laws

Before hunting Buckridge Game Land, know the Tyrrell County local laws. It is unlawful to:

• To hunt, take, or kill, or to attempt to hunt, take or kill, any wild animal or wild bird with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow on, from, or across the right-of-way of any state-maintained road or to discharge any firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow on, from, or across the right-of-way of any state-maintained road or highway. This does not apply to hunters lawfully recovering dogs as long as weapons remain in a motor vehicle or to a person lawfully engaged in the act of taking bullfrogs with a rimfire weapon.
• To possess a loaded firearm while on the right-of-way of any state-maintained road or highway outside the confines of the passenger area of the vehicle.
• To hunt, take, or kill, or to attempt to hunt, take or kill, any wild animal or wild bird with a firearm, bow and arrow, or crossbow, or dogs or to possess a loaded firearm outside the confines of the passenger area of the vehicle, on the land of another, without the written permission of the landowner or lessee of the land, dated and valid for no more than one year. This law does not apply to a person who leases land for the purpose of hunting while hunting on that leased land or to a member of a hunting club with a current and valid membership card while hunting on club land.
• Hunt with a gun or dog on another’s land without permission of the owner or lessee.

Local laws by county, 2026-27 digest; checked October 25, 2026. All county local laws.

Hunting hours worked out for Buckridge Game Land

North Carolina law allows most game from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. Doves, ducks and geese stop at sunset.

Check the game land rules for impoundment hours.

Sunrise and sunset from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission digest table for Charlotte with county offsets; hours rule G.S. 113-291.1; checked October 25, 2026. Legal hours for every county.

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