15A NCAC 10D .0218      CHOWAN SWAMP GAME LAND IN BERTIE, GATES, AND HERTFORD COUNTIES

Chowan Swamp game land is a Six Days per Week Area, in which the following applies:

(1)           Deer of either sex may be taken on all the open days of the applicable Deer With Visible Antlers Season.

(2)           Bear hunting is restricted to the first Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday of the November bear season and the second Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday of the December bear season except in that portion of Chowan Swamp Game Land in Gates County that is east of Highway 158/13, south of Highway 158, west of Highway 32, and north of Catherine Creek and the Chowan River where the bear season is the same as the season dates for the Gates County bear season.

(3)           Camping is restricted to September 1 through the last day of February and March 31 through May 14 in areas both designated and posted as camping areas.

(4)           Horseback riding is prohibited except during May 16 through August 31 and on Sundays only September 1 through May 15 on those roads that are open to vehicular traffic and on those gated roads and trails posted for equestrian use.

(5)           Target shooting is prohibited.

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

Eff. October 1, 2022.