National Hunting & Fishing Day


Celebrate Hunting, Fishing and Wildlife Conservation in North Carolina

Join the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission on Sept. 22, 2012 as we celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina. The Commission is hosting or supporting eight 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;
  • 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 red dot on the map below or a link in the table below.

See you on Sept. 22, 2012!

* The Greenwing National Hunting and Fishing Day event at Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge requires a $25 registration fee and the McKinney Lake Fish Hatchery fishing event requires a $20 registration fee per participant.

 

Saturday, September 22, 2012

  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 Centennial Campus Center for Wildlife Education, Raleigh 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina: Greenwing Event McKinney Lake Fish Hatchery, Hoffman Noon - 5 p.m.
  Roanoke-Chowan Wildlife Club National Hunting and Fishing Day Winton, N.C. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
  Tar River Chapter NWTF 11th Annual Jakes Day 2012 Rose Hill Farm, Nashville 9 a.m.

Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, Pisgah Forest McKinney Lake Fish Hatchery, Hoffman 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

 

View Video from 2011 Event

 

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.  This year’s National Hunting and Fishing Day is noteworthy because it is part of a year-long celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) program. WSFR uses the excise taxes paid by hunters, anglers and boaters to improve hunting, fishing and boating opportunities in North Carolina. Find out more by visiting our WSFR page.