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Bear hunters received a double dose of good news recently, when the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission extended the bear season for the Northeast section of the state, and increased bear-hunting territory in the Mountain region.
For the 1999-00 hunting season, nine additional hunting days have been added to the Northeastern season, which includes Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Craven, Dare, Gates, Hyde, Jones, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Tyrell and Washington counties. The extra days have also been added to the portion of Chowan north of a line formed by S.R. 1002, S.R. 1222 and S.R 1220, including Currituck but excluding Knotts Island and the Outer Banks. Hunting dates for the above counties will be Nov. 8-13 and Dec. 13-25.
Other black bear season dates are Nov. 8-13 and Dec. 13-15 in Hertford and parts of Northampton, Halifax and Martin counties. (For specific information, see the 1999-00 Regulations Digest.) In the southeastern counties, bear hunting will be allowed Nov. 8-Jan. 1, and Dec. 13-Jan. 1 in Brunswick and Columbus counties.
In addition, the Wildlife Commission agreed to expand the Mountain region bear-hunting territory by moving the boundary eastward. The new line is formed by the N.C. 113 from the Virginia state line to N.C. 18 and then N.C. 18 to the South Carolina line.
Uploaded: 9/23/1999
Uploaded: 9/23/1999