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Carolina Woods & Water General Rules

Please understand that our rules and regulations are necessary for the future of Carolina Woods & Water deer hunting. We are also thinking of you, the deer hunter, to ensure you have a safe and successful deer hunt in North Carolina now and in the future.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to guide you and hopefully give you a truly memorable North Carolina deer hunt. We look forward to seeing you!

Deer Hunting General Rules:

• Be quiet going to and from your deer hunting stand.
• No drinking before or during your deer hunt.
• No drinking in vehicles.
• Let the NC deer hunting guide GUIDE YOU!
• Do not guide the deer hunting guide.
• Leave deer hunting camp at 5:00am, return 10:00am.
• Leave deer hunting camp again at 2:30pm, return at dark.
• Follow paths and reflectors to and from deer stand.
• Listen to NC deer guides for directions.
• Do not use the bathroom around deer stands.
• Please bring all trash out.
• We deer hunt from tripods, box stands, ladders, and ground blinds.

NC Deer Hunting Safety Rules:

• Wear an orange hat or vest at all times (State Law).
• Safety vests are required in North Carolina while deer hunting in ladder stands. (We will provide Hunter Safety Systems to all clients)
• DO NOT leave your deer stand.
• No loaded guns except while in the deer stand.
• No shooting from the ground.
• Identify what you are shooting at, and also be aware of what is in the BACKGROUND.
• DO NOT track deer. Mark the place you shot and wait for your deer hunting guide.
• Use flashlight going to and from deer stand.
• Do not get down from your deer stand until legal NC deer hunting hours are over (dark).

Carolina Woods & Water Deer Harvest Rules:

• Every deer hunter in North Carolina is allowed to harvest 6 deer. (No more than 2 BUCKS).
• You are allowed to harvest 2 whitetail deer per day. (You can shoot 2 Bucks, 2 Does, or 1 Buck and 1 Doe).
• A point is determined by the length of at least one-inch from base to tip.
• The harvest of NC whitetail bucks can be in any order. If a deer hunter takes a nice buck, it would be characteristic of true sportsman to let the younger bucks live, so they can grow to be NICE North Carolina whitetail bucks!
• You will be deer hunting management land (8 Point or better) 2 days out of your North Carolina deer hunting trip. There will be a fine of $300 assessed for shooting an illegal deer on management land. You will be deer hunting 2 days on non-management land where an illegal buck carries a fine of $150. The standards for the farm that you are deer hunting on will be explained to you by your deer hunting guide. YOU WILL KNOW EXACTLY WHAT TYPE OF FARM YOU ARE ON!!!
• A fine of $75 and the loss of 1 NC whitetail buck will be assessed for a button buck on deer management property. Please look as closely as you can at what you are shooting. This is to protect the future of our NC whitetail deer herd. There will be no penalty for button bucks on non-management property. We just ask that you try NOT to shoot them.
• Carolina Woods & Water also has a super management deer property, a buck must be 120" or better to harvest the animal. There will be a fine of $500 assessed for shooting an illegal buck on super management. NO deer hunter is required to hunt this property if they choose not to. It is available for those deer hunters who wish to hunt it.
• Once 2 North Carolina bucks have been taken by a deer hunter, you are no longer allowed to hunt deer management property. No Exceptions.
• ALL FINES WILL BE PAID TO Carolina Woods & Water BEFORE YOU DEER HUNT AGAIN. NO EXCEPTIONS. CAROLINA WOODS & WATER RESERVES THE RIGHT TO END YOUR DEER HUNT AT ANY TIME WITHOUT REFUND, IN THE EVENT THAT THESE DEER HUNTING RULES ARE VIOLATED.

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General Rules

Please understand that our rules and regulations are necessary for the future of Carolina Woods & Water deer hunting. We are also thinking of you, the deer hunter, to ensure you have a safe and successful deer hunt in North Carolina now and in the future.

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Our Hunting Lands

Our 15,000 acres have approximately 5,400 acres of cleared land that are prime North Carolina deer hunting locations. Our other 9,600 acres consists of hardwood ridges, swamp bottoms, young cut-over's and pine thickets.

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