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National Hunting & Fishing Day - Sept. 24, 2016

Celebrate Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife Conservation in North Carolina

Join the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on Sept. 24, 2016 as we celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina.  The Wildlife Commission is hosting or supporting free, family-oriented events that highlight our state’s extraordinary hunting and fishing heritage and remarkable wildlife conservation efforts through the years.

Interactive activities and demonstrations vary for each event, but all provide unique opportunities for participants of all ages to connect with nature and test their outdoors skills. A few of the activities include:

 

 

  • Fishing;
  • Archery;
  • Air rifle range;
  • Rifle and shotgun shooting range;
  • Reptile and amphibian exhibit;
  • Raptors exhibit;
  • Outdoors cooking;
  • Tracking and game recovery;
  • And much more!

 

For information on a National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina event nearest you, click on a link in the table below.

  

 

Saturday, September 24, 2016

Check back often as we add new events!

  Event Location Time
  *National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, Knotts Island 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, Corolla 9 a.m.
  National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina: Wildlife Expo John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, Fayetteville
 		 9 a.m. to 2 p.m
  National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina: Wildlife Expo Lake Raleigh, Raleigh

 		 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest
 		 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  15th Annual Jake's Day Tar River Chapter  Rose Hill Farm in Nash County  9 a.m. 
  **Greenwing Kids' Fishing Event at McKinney Lake McKinney Lake Fish Hatchery in Richmond County 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
       


Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center, Fayetteville Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education, Raleigh Rose Hill Farm, Nashville Winton, N.C. Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education, Corolla Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge, Knotts Island
* The Greenwing National Hunting and Fishing Day event at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge is $25 per participant and includes a rod and reel combo, bait, a t-shirt, Fish for Fun bags and a Greenwing membership.
**The Greenwing Kids' Fishing Event at McKinney Lake Fish Hatchery is $20 per participant and includes lunch,rod-and-reel combo, hat, a T-shirt, duck call, and a Greenwing membership. 








 

Related Information

The events are held in conjunction with National Hunting and Fishing Day, an annual celebration that promotes outdoors sports and recognizes hunters and anglers for their leadership in fish and wildlife conservation.  Find out more about the ways hunters and anglers benefit wildlife conservation in North Carolina by visiting our Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration page.