15A NCAC 10D .0229 GOOSE CREEK GAME LAND IN BEAUFORT AND PAMLICO COUNTIES

Goose Creek game land is a Seven 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) Except as provided in 15A NCAC 10D .0103(d)(2), waterfowl in posted waterfowl impoundments shall be taken only on the following days:

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

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

(3) Beginning on the first open waterfowl season day in October through the end of all waterfowl seasons, waterfowl hunting is by permit only on the following waterfowl impoundments: Pamlico Point, Campbell Creek, Hunting Creek, Spring Creek, Smith Creek, and Hobucken.

(4) On Spring Lake, Pamlico Point, and Campbell Creek Waterfowl Impoundments, all activities, except waterfowl hunting on designated waterfowl hunting days and trapping during the trapping season, are restricted to the posted Scouting-only Zone during the period November 1 through March 15.

(5) 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.

(6) Hunting and vehicular access on the Parker Farm Tract is restricted from September 1 through January 1 and April 1 through May 15 to individuals that possess a valid hunting opportunity permit.

(7) Pursuing or chasing deer or bear with dogs for the purposes of training or hunting is prohibited on the Beaufort County portion north of NC 33 except for that portion east of Smith Creek and south of Campbell Creek.

(8) Bear shall not be harvested on Sunday.

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

Temporary Adoption Eff. December 1, 2022;

Eff. March 15, 2023.