Small Game Seasons and Limits

Species 2022-2023 Seasons	Regulations	Additional Information
Armadillo No Closed Season	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information
Beaver Refer to Regulations Digest	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information
Bobcat Oct. 17, 2022 - Feb. 28, 2023	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information
Coyote No Closed Season	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information 5-County Coyote Hunting & Depredation Permits
Crow Aug. 3, 2022 – Feb. 25, 2023 June 7 - July 29, 2023 Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of each week. Crows may also be hunted on Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Independence Day; except when these days fall on a Sunday.	Hunting Regulations
Feral Swine No Closed Season	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information
Fox Refer to “Fox Hunting & Trapping Seasons” publication at www.ncwildlife.org/foxseasons.	Fox Seasons by County	General Information Gray Fox Red Fox
Groundhog No Closed Season	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information
Grouse Oct. 17, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023	Hunting Regulations	General Information
Nutria No Closed Season	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information
Opossum Oct. 17, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information (PDF)
Pheasant (Male Only) Nov. 19, 2022 - Feb. 1, 2023	Hunting Regulations
Quail Nov. 19, 2022 - Feb. 28, 2023	Hunting Regulations	General Information
Rabbit (Includes Box-Trapping) Oct. 17, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023	Hunting Regulations	General Information Appalachian Cottontail Eastern Cottontail Marsh
Raccoon Oct. 17, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information
Skunk (striped) No Closed Season	Hunting Regulations Trapping Regulations	General Information (PDF)
Squirrel - Gray and Red Oct. 17, 2022 – Feb. 28, 2023 Squirrel - Fox Oct. 17, 2022 – Jan. 31, 2023	Hunting Regulations	General Information Northern Flying Squirrel (PDF) Fox Squirrel (PDF) Southern Flying Squirrel (PDF)
Controlled Hunting Preserves	Regulations	General Information
Extended Falconry	Regulations