15A NCAC 10D .0106 Designated BEAR Management Areas
(b) The following shall be posted designated bear management areas:
Bachelor Bay designated bear management area – Bertie and Washington counties
Columbus County designated bear management area – Brunswick and Columbus counties
Croatan designated bear management area – Carteret, Craven, and Jones counties
Daniel Boone designated bear management area – Avery, Burke, and Caldwell counties
Dare designated bear management area – Dare and Hyde counties
Fires Creek designated bear management area – Clay County
Flat Top designated bear management area – Mitchell and Yancey counties
Green Swamp designated bear management area – Brunswick County
Gull Rock designated bear management area – Hyde County
Harmon Den designated bear management area – Haywood County
Juniper Creek designated bear management area – Brunswick and Columbus counties
Mt. Mitchell designated bear management area – McDowell and Yancey counties
North River designated bear management area – Camden and Currituck counties
Panthertown – Bonas Defeat designated bear management area – Jackson County
Pisgah designated bear management area – Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania
Pungo River designated bear management area – Hyde County
Rich Mountain designated bear management area – Madison County
Sherwood designated bear management area – Haywood County
Suggs Mill Pond designated bear management area – Bladen and Cumberland counties
Standing Indian designated bear management area – Macon County
Thurmond Chatham designated bear management area – Allegheny and Wilkes counties
Wayah designated bear management area – Macon County
(c) It shall be lawful to take bear on the following designated management areas when authorized by permit issued by the Commission in accordance with G.S. 113-264(d):
Daniel Boone designated bear management area – Avery, Burke, and Caldwell counties
Dare designated bear management area – Dare and Hyde counties
Mt. Mitchell designated bear management area – McDowell and Yancey counties
Panthertown – Bonas Defeat designated bear management area – Jackson County
Pisgah designated bear management area – Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Transylvania
Standing Indian designated bear management area – Macon County
(d) Feral Swine shall not be taken with the use of dogs on designated bear management areas.
(e) Dogs shall not be trained or allowed to run unleashed between March 1 and the Monday on or nearest October 15 on designated bear management areas located in and west of the counties and parts of counties described in 15A NCAC 10B .0109.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-264; 113-291.1; 113-291.2; 113-291.7; 113-305;
Eff. August 1, 2019;
Amended Eff. March 15, 2023.