Seasons and Maps

Big Game

100

You cannot hunt a wild turkey with these two types of firearms.

handgun and rifle

200

If turkey season beings in April, bear season begins in ______. 

October or November

300

This date was Youth Deer Hunting Day last year.

September 23, 2023

400

The season limits for deer include this many antlered and this many antlerless deer.

2 antlered

4 antlerless

500

This tooth must be pulled from a bear, one you submit, and one you save as a backup.

Upper premolar teeth

Small Game

100

Most small game seasons go from October to this month.

February

200

These small game have year round hunting seasons and no limits. Name two.

Beaver, Groundhog, Nutria, Coyote, Skunk (Striped), Armadillo, Feral Swine, Fox (with dogs)

300

You can only get 1 of this type of squirrel a day.

Fox squirrel

400

These are birds, but not migratory birds. So they are considered small game. Name one.

Quail, Pheasant, Grouse

500

In almost all counties, foxes must be taken with dogs. In this one county you can only use firearms.

Caldwell County

Migratory Birds

100

If you took a bird that has this, report it to reportband.gov

Band

200

Although the start of migratory birds seasons vary (fall-winter), they all end by this month.

February (except for a special conservation geese season)

300

This special bird can has a season limit of 1.

Tundra Swan

400

Crows can be taken almost all year, unlimited, but only on these days of the week.

Wednesday, Friday, Saturday (and holidays)

500

To hunt waterfowl in North Carolina, you must have this license.

North Carolina Waterfowl Privilege

Regulations Bonus

100

Sunrise today was approximately at this time.

7:30 AM

200

All traps must have this attached to them.

All traps must have a weather-resistant permanent tag attached with either the trapper’s name and address or the trapper’s Trapper Identification Number (TIN)

300

Name two animals that can be legally trapped.

armadillo • mink • raccoon • muskrat • nutria • opossum • otter • skunk • weasel • beaver • bobcat • coyote • groundhog

400

Name one type of trap that is legal in North Carolina.

• Box/cage traps and colony traps

• Conibear™-type traps

• Foothold trap

• Snares (for beaver only)

500

What do you do if you are harassed while hunting or trapping?

If you experience unlawful harassment, immediately notify your nearest wildlife enforcement officer, county sheriff’s office or local police department. Do not provoke a fight, threaten reprisals or use profanity.