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Youth Deer Hunting Day
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced that Saturday will be Youth Deer Hunting Day across the state. The day was established in 2015 to increase youth interest in deer hunting, promote their success in hunting and highlight the need to engage youth in hunting.
On Saturday, hunters ages 17 and under may use any legal hunting implement to hunt deer, and those 18 and older can use the hunting implements legal in their county. Those 17 and younger can also hunt deer of either sex if they’ve completed the hunter education course found on the Wildlife Resources Commission website.
All deer hunters must wear blaze orange, even if using archery equipment, and use of dogs is lawful. During the rest of the season, those 17 and younger are required to use the legal hunting implement for the open season in the area for hunting.
Hunters ages 16 and older are required to purchase a big game harvest report card and can do so by going to ncwildlife.org, calling 1-888-2HUNTFISH or visiting more than 1,000 wildlife service agents across the state.
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Delayed Trout Waters Oct. 1
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will implement Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations in 36 waters starting Oct. 1. Under these regulations, no trout can be harvested or possessed from these waters between Oct. 1 and one half-hour after sunset on June 3, 2022.
Angers can only fish with artificial lures, which haven’t been treated with something that can attract fish through sense of taste or smell, on one single hook. The Wildlife Commission stocks Delayed Harvest Trout Waters from fall through spring to increase anglers’ chances of catching fish.
From staff reports.