National Hunting and Fishing Day

Saturday, September 28, 2024

National Hunting and Fishing Day in North Carolina is an annual celebration that promotes outdoor recreation and conservation. Join us at one of our host family-friendly events highlighting our region’s extraordinary hunting and fishing heritage.

Photos from this year's celebration at Lentz Education Complex, Ellerbe, NC:

a young boy in a green shirt fishes at a lake with a fishing rod in one hand and his other arm triumphantly raised in a fist
an agency staff member looks on as a woman uses a stabilizing assistant device to shoot a gun at a target
visitors to an agency booth look at exhibits in the background, while a a representation of a turkey head hangs in the foreground
several people of different ages lift bows up diagonally and prepare to shoot an arrow at an outdoor target
two young children kneel down on a dock on a lake on a sunny day and look into the water.
young children visit a furbearer booth that has information handouts and the fur of different furbearer wildlife