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Wildlife Commission Announces CWD Surveillance Areas

Mandatory Sampling Dates Set for 2024-25 Hunting Season

  • 23 April 2024
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Public Comment Period Opens for Temporary Rules to Implement New Mandatory Harvest Reporting Law

  • 22 April 2024
  • Number of views: 98
The N.C. Marine Fisheries Commission and N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are accepting public comments on temporary rules to implement mandatory harvest reporting requirements passed by the N.C. General Assembly in...
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NC Wildlife Agency Responds to Incident Involving   Harassment of Black Bear Cubs

NC Wildlife Resources Commission urges the public to leave bear cubs alone  

  • 18 April 2024
  • Number of views: 7569
NC Wildlife Agency Responds to Incident Involving   Harassment of Black Bear Cubs
On Tuesday, April 16, NCWRC staff were contacted by the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department regarding a group of people at an apartment complex seen pulling two bear cubs from a tree and taking photos of themselves...
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NC Wildlife Resources Commission Reports Additional Cases of Chronic Wasting Disease

CWD-positive deer were not detected in any new counties during the 2023-24 season

  • 16 April 2024
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is confirming 13 new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from deer samples submitted since July 1, 2023. This brings the total number of positive results in North Carolina...
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Hatchery Supported Trout Waters Open April 6

  • 25 March 2024
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The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open approximately 1,000 miles of Hatchery Supported Trout Waters at 7 a.m. on April 6. The season will run through February 28, 2025. 

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