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RALEIGH, NC (August 30, 2024) ⇒ Hyperphagia means a significant increase in appetite. And that is exactly what begins to happen to black bearsthis time of year. Bears are in “eat mode” through fall, and sometimes even into winter, so they…

RALEIGH, NC (May 22, 2024) ⇒ The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will open 32 trout streams and two lakes classified as Delayed Harvest to trout harvest on June 1 through September 30. From 6 a.m. until 11:59 a.m. on opening day,…

RALEIGH, NC (May 16, 2024) ⇒ Commissioners at the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) have adopted the new rules for the 2024-25 seasons effective Aug 1. The new rules, adopted during the Commission’s February business meetingand…

RALEIGH, NC (March 18, 2024) ⇒ This Tuesday, March 19, we officially welcome back spring. Some familiar (and not-so-familiar) critters begin emerging from their winter slumbers and start producing offspring. The N.C. Wildlife Resources…

RALEIGH, NC (February 22, 2024) ⇒ What may initially appear to be just a pile of brush, a crawl space or a hollowed-out tree, may actually be the winter home of a bear, and possibly its cubs. If disturbed by humans, a bear may be…

RALEIGH, NC (December 15, 2023) ⇒ The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) invites the public to take the 2024 Top Shot Challenge. It’s a 12-month, themed target shooting “challenge yourself” program being offered at six…

RALEIGH, NC (December 7, 2023) ⇒ The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) Law Enforcement Division is experiencing an increase in firearm-related hunting incidents this year involving serious injury and fatalities. NCWRC…