15A NCAC 10D .0211      BUTNER-FALLS OF NEUSE GAME LAND IN DURHAM, GRANVILLE, AND WAKE COUNTIES

Butner-Falls of Neuse game land is a Six Days per Week Area, in which the following applies:

(1)           Antlered or antlerless deer may be taken the first open day of the All Lawful Weapons Season for Deer With Visible Antlers through the second Friday thereafter.

(2)           Waterfowl shall be taken only on:

(a)           the opening and closing days of the waterfowl seasons;

(b)           Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Days; and

(c)           Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays of the applicable waterfowl seasons.

On the posted waterfowl impoundments a special permit is required for all waterfowl hunting after November 1.

(3)           Horseback riding is prohibited.

(4)           Target shooting is prohibited.

(5)           Wild turkey hunting is by permit only, except on those areas posted as an archery zone.

(6)           The use of dogs for hunting deer is prohibited on that portion west of NC 50 and south of Falls Lake.

(7)           The use of bicycles is restricted to designated areas, except that this restriction does not apply to hunters engaged in the act of hunting during the open days of the seasons for game birds and game animals. On designated bicycle riding areas, the use of bicycles is allowed from May 15 through August 31, and on Sundays only from September 1 through May 14.

(8)           Camping is restricted to September 1 through the last day of February and March 31 through May 14.

(9)           Camping is allowed year-round in the designated Mountains-to-Sea Trail Camping Area and shall not exceed a maximum stay of two consecutive nights. Campfires are prohibited in this camping area.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-264; 113-291.2; 113-291.5; 113-296; 113-305;

Eff. November 1, 2022;

Amended Eff. August 1, 2023.