Hunting Styles inNorth Carolina

By:Jeremy Burgin

andWade Wetherington

Agenda

• What is hunting?• Why is it legal to hunt?• What can be hunted?• What is used to hunt?• What do you hunt in?• Where can you hunt?

What is hunting?

• Hunting has two working definitions– Hunting is a sport (animals are scouted and killed

for the enjoyment)– Hunting is a means of survival or a main source of

food

Why is it legal to hunt?

• Without hunting there would be a large overpopulation of deer – This would not be good for deer or the

environment

Some Common laws

• Must wear blaze orange when walking through woods

• Can shoot between the times of 30 min before sunrise and 30 min after sunset

• No spotlighting after 11p.m.• Illegal to hunt with a light of any kind• Illegal to shoot toward from or across any road

Big Game Hunted in North Carolina

• White tail Deer – Doe (Female Deer)– Buck (Male or Antlered Deer)

• Black Bear – Male – female

• Wild Turkey– Only Male or Bearded http://www.google.com/url?

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Small Game

• Raccoon• Squirrel– Grey, red, and fox

squirrel

• Opossum• Rabbit

• Fox– Gray and Red

• Quail• Beaver• Coyote

Waterfowl

• Ducks• Snow geese• Canada Geese

Webless and Migratory Game Birds

• Dove • Woodcock• Common Snipe

The Limit laws in North Carolina

• Bear- Limit 1• Deer- 4 Antlerless deer and 2 antlered deer• Turkey- 2 male or bearded only• Squirrel- no limit• Raccoon-daily limit 3,no season limit• Rabbit-daily limit 5,no season limit • Fox-daily limit 2, season limit 10

Weapons Used When Hunting

• Rifle• Shotgun• Pistol • Muzzle loader • Crossbow

• Compound bow• Recurve bow• Long bow• Knife

In order from most effective to least

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Tree Stands

• Ladder Stands• Tripod stands • Ground blinds

• Lock-on stands • Climbing stands• Box stands

Shotgun Gage size • Pump• Semi- automatic• Bolt action

• Lever Action• Break back• Over-under• Side-by-side• Single barrel

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Types of Rifles

• Semi-automatic• Breakback• Bolt action

• .22• .223• .243• .270• 30-06• .308• 22-250• Etc.

Muzzle loaders

• Loaded from end of barrel – Black powder– Bullet – Cap

Pistols

• Pistol are mainly used when trapping or to relieve a wounded animal

• Types of pistols– Revolver– Semi automatic

Bows

• Bows are used by the more advanced hunter and have a very limited range of shot

• Types of bows– Compound– Long– Recurve – Crossbow

• Shot with arrows

knives

• Knives are not really used for hunting but used more for relieving an injured deer

Deer hunting with use of dogs

• Dog hunting is only allowed in the eastern part of North Carolina

• Dogs are not permitted in hunting bear• Dogs can be used in all counties if being used

to find a wounded deer

Trapping

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• Trapping is legal during certain times of the seasons

• Types of traps• Bear traps• Box traps• Snares

Hunting on a Boat

• When hunting in a boat or any other watercraft engine or any other propulsion system must be off and out of the water

Baiting

• Baiting is legal for anything except bear• Bait used– Corn– Salt blocks– Acorns – Scent attractant – Decoys – Food plots

Places to hunt

• Hunting is done in/on– Game lands– Hunting clubs– Fields – And of course in the woods

• Hunting is prohibited in residential areas for the safety of other people

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