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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. Enacting a temporary rule will help avoid public confusion given the N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Marine Fisheries (DMF) recent proclamation to close both commercial and recreational spotted seatrout harvest in coastal and joint waters due to widespread cold stun events.
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.Members of the public may join in person, or via Zoom by registering in advance.
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.Members of the public may join via Zoom by registering in advance.
The following committees will meet in the Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, on Wednesday, February 5, 2025: 9:00 am – 10:00 am: Land Acquisition & Property10:00 am – 11:00 am: Fisheries 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Big Game1:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Finance, Audit and Compliance2:00 pm – 2:30 pm: Committee of the Whole
The board will meet will meet in the Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 9:00 am.Members of the public may join via Zoom by registering in advance.
The following committees will meet in the Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, on Wednesday, December 4, 2024: 9:00 am – 9:30 amBoating Safety9:30 am – 10:00 amSmall Game & Wild Turkey10:00 am – 11:00 amFisheries11:00 am – 12:00 pmLand Acquisition & Property1:00 pm – 2:00 pmBig Game2:00 pm – 4:00 pmCommittee of the WholeNote - If a committee meeting ends early, the next Committee meeting may begin 5 minutes after the previous committee ends.
The Executive Committee will meet in the Commission Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 2:30 pm. This is a closed session.
The Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee (NWAC) will meet on Thursday, November 21, 2024 in the Commission Conference Room, 5th Floor, 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC, from 10am to 1pm.Members of the public may join in person, or via Zoom by registering in advance.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) at its July business meeting adopted an emergency rule and initiated temporary rulemaking at White Lake in Bladen County that will require motorboats to travel perpendicular to the shore and at no wake speed within the restricted area at White Lake.
Because of the changes to the 2024 deer season, this amendment is needed to remove the one day of introductory antlerless deer harvest during the gun season on the Needmore Game Land in Macon and Swain Counties, and will align Needmore Game Land to the same antlerless deer season structure as the adjacent Nantahala Game Land in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties.View the plan and submit comments online.You can also submit comments by email or postal mail: