This is every North Carolina deer season and the day it opens, the whole state at once. A pin turns it into a day-by-day calendar for one county, with your own tags marked against it.
North Carolina 2026-27 season
In the order they open
- Aug 22–23Special Early SeasonCWD Management AreasPrinted in 1 column — check which covers your county.
- Sep 12 – Oct 2Archery SeasonNortheastern, Southeastern and the Southeastern CWD areaPrinted in 4 columns — check which covers your county.
- Sep 12 – Oct 30Archery SeasonCentral and the Northwestern CWD areaPrinted in 4 columns — check which covers your county.
- Sep 12 – Nov 6Archery SeasonNorthwesternPrinted in 4 columns — check which covers your county.
- Sep 12 – Nov 13Archery SeasonWesternPrinted in 4 columns — check which covers your county.
- Sep 26–27Youth Deer Hunting DaysStatewide
- Oct 3–16Blackpowder Firearm SeasonNortheastern, Southeastern and the Southeastern CWD areaPrinted in 6 columns — check which covers your county.
- Oct 17 – Jan 1Gun SeasonNortheastern, Southeastern and the Southeastern CWD areaPrinted in 7 columns — check which covers your county.
- Oct 31 – Nov 13Blackpowder Firearm SeasonCentral and the Northwestern CWD areaPrinted in 6 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 7–20Blackpowder Firearm SeasonNorthwesternPrinted in 6 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 14–27Blackpowder Firearm SeasonWestern — Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Madison, Mitchell, Yancey and the Buncombe groupPrinted in 6 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 14–27Blackpowder Firearm SeasonWestern — the far southwestPrinted in 6 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 14–27Blackpowder Firearm SeasonWestern — GrahamPrinted in 6 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 14 – Jan 1Gun SeasonCentral and the Northwestern CWD areaPrinted in 7 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 21 – Jan 1Gun SeasonNorthwesternPrinted in 7 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 26–27Youth Deer Hunting Days, WesternThe western zonePrinted in 1 column — check which covers your county.
- Nov 28 – Jan 1Gun SeasonWestern — Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Madison, Mitchell and YanceyPrinted in 7 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 28 – Jan 1Gun SeasonWestern — Buncombe, Henderson and McDowellPrinted in 7 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 28 – Jan 1Gun SeasonWestern — the far southwestPrinted in 7 columns — check which covers your county.
- Nov 28 – Jan 1Gun SeasonWestern — GrahamPrinted in 7 columns — check which covers your county.
- Jan 9 – Feb 14Urban Archery SeasonParticipating municipalities, statewide
Transcribed from the published 2026-27 North Carolina digest. Where this app and the digest disagree, the digest is the law. Read the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission digest.