Hunting days, permits and rules on New Lake Game Land

New Lake Game Land deer and bear zone dates

Deer dates for New Lake Game Land by season zone (1), from the 2026-27 digest.

New Lake Game Land: bear unit dates

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

New Lake Game Land game species

The source names black bear and ducks and geese for New Lake Game Land.

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.

Local hunting laws by New Lake Game Land

Tyrrell County has local acts that reach hunters on and around New Lake Game Land. 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.

New Lake Game Land hunting-hour table from the digest

Legal light at New Lake Game Land: half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset for deer, bear and small game, and sunrise minus 30 minutes to sunset for waterfowl and doves.

September Canada goose west of U.S. 17 runs to 30 minutes after sunset.

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.

Scenes from around New Lake Game Land