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During its business meeting on February 6, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission voted to notice a temporary rule that would close the recreational harvest of spotted seatrout in inland and joint (by hook-and-line) fishing waters from May 1 through June 15, 2025.  

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission announced today that Christian Waters will serve as the agency’s next chief deputy director. For the last nine years, Waters has served as the agency’s chief of its Inland Fisheries Division.

Today, the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) awarded Dr. Reid Wilson Laney of Raleigh, NC, the Thomas L.

The Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee (NWAC) will meet on Thursday, January 30, 2025 in the Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, from 10am to 1pm.

The board will meet will meet in the Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 9:00 am.

The following committees will meet in the Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025: 

The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is developing a plan for this year’s Public Mountain Trout Waters (PMTW) stocking program that will incorporate modifications needed due to major

State taxpayers receiving a refund can simply check a box to fund more conservation efforts

The manatee successfully rescued from a Tar River canal in Greenville, Pitt County, last fall is free again.

It’s that time of year, again. N.C.