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North Carolina hunting seasons by bear season area

Every North Carolina season a person has checked against the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's regulations for 8 units (bear season area), with what's open today. Tap a unit for its boundary, the land inside it and its own season list.

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Seasons by bear season area

11 season rows for 1 species, from the unit pages as of November 1, 2026. Rows that apply to several units are listed once. Both dates are included; the badge uses your device's date.

Species	Dates	Details	Where
American black bear	Oct 3, 2026 to Nov 21, 2026	General source	Mountain Bear Management Unit
American black bear	Oct 17, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027	General source	Piedmont Bear Management Unit (eastern counties)
American black bear	Nov 13, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026	Camden, Chowan and Pasquotank counties (opens 13 Nov. by local law) source	Coastal Bear Management Unit Zone 2
American black bear	Nov 14, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026	General source	Coastal Bear Management Unit Zone 3
American black bear	Nov 14, 2026 to Nov 22, 2026	Currituck, Gates and Perquimans counties source	Coastal Bear Management Unit Zone 2
American black bear	Nov 14, 2026 to Nov 29, 2026	General source	Coastal Bear Management Unit Zone 1
American black bear	Nov 14, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027	General source	Piedmont Bear Management Unit (central counties)
American black bear	Nov 21, 2026 to Dec 20, 2026	General source	Coastal Bear Management Unit Zone 4
American black bear	Nov 21, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027	General source	Piedmont Bear Management Unit (northwestern counties)
American black bear	Dec 12, 2026 to Dec 27, 2026	General source	Coastal Bear Management Unit Zone 1 Coastal Bear Management Unit Zone 2 Coastal Bear Management Unit Zone 3
American black bear	Dec 12, 2026 to Jan 1, 2027	General source	Mountain Bear Management Unit

The official regulations have the final word

These dates come from rows a person checked against the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission's regulations, but bag limits, licences, draws, legal hours and closures are set there and can change during the season. Read them before you hunt.

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