Fishing
What’s it like to be an N.C. game warden?
If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be a North Carolina game warden, this clip will give you a small preview. […]
NCWRC
Events & Announcements
N.C.’s Operation Dry Water begins Friday
Operation Dry Water, a national campaign against boating while under the influence, begins this Friday, July 3, 2020. […]
Events & Announcements
List of N.C. boat ramps that are currently closed
About a dozen NC boat ramps are currently closed for various reasons. Find out if your favorite one is open or not. […]
Bass Fishing
Largemouth bass stocked in NE Cape Fear River
The NCWRC has stocked more than 100,000 largemouth bass in the NE Cape Fear River to help replenish the depleted section of river. […]
Newsletters
Record high turkey harvest for North Carolina
North Carolina’s 2020 turkey harvest was the highest ever recorded, according to surveys conducted by the NCWRC. […]
Events & Announcements
NCWRC announces new executive director
Maj. Cam Ingram of Climax, N.C. has been named the new executive director of the NCWRC, effective Aug. 1, 2020. […]
Environmental
Electrofishing with N.C. Wildlife
The NCWRC uses electrofishing as a research and fisheries management tool, and it’s an interesting process to observe. […]
Columns
Close that mouth, squeeze that tail for proper fish measurement
Learn how to properly measure a fish so you’ll know if it’s legal to keep. […]
Events & Announcements
NCWRC conducting sobriety checkpoints this weekend
The NCWRC and other law enforcement agencies will be conducting sobriety checkpoints throughout the state during Memorial Day weekend. […]
Deer Hunting
NCWRC encourages public to leave young wildlife alone
The spring brings the birth of many wild creatures, and many encounters between them and humans. In almost every case, young wildlife is not lost, and hasn’t been abandoned, even if it appears that way to people. […]
Events & Announcements
Foothills Public Shooting Complex has reopened
Foothills Public Shooting Complex has reopened as of May 9, 2020. It is currently the only NCWRC-operated range that has reopened. […]
Newsletters
Roanoke River striped bass harvest ends today
The harvest season for Roanoke River Management Area striped bass ends at 11:59 p.m. tonight, April 30. […]
Deer Hunting
N.C. 2019 deer harvest saw 6.7 percent increase
North Carolina’s 2019 deer harvest was up almost 7% from the previous three-year average. […]
Events & Announcements
Have you seen any pine snakes in N.C. recently?
The NCWRC would like to hear of sightings in SW N.C. Practicing social distancing by taking long walks in wooded areas? If so, biologists with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission are asking you to report […]