fishing

i was fishing last night at High RockDam and notice a ranger walking towards me and i was OC he ask for my fishing license and then ask me do i know that possessing loaded firearms is unlawful in a public fishing area? but he did say he don't see why there is a problem for me not carrying at night and he understand that i want to be safe. well it was getting late on a weekday so i called it a night with two 8 lbs. blue catfish

so i went home later and look up the N. C. WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION web site and it states http://www.wildlife.state.nc.us/pg02_Regs/pg2b5.pdf

FISHING ACCESS AREA REGULATIONS
It is unlawful to:
Use any public fishing area for purposes other than fishing,
except where facilities are provided and approved uses are
posted. All other uses—including swimming, sunbathing on
piers or decks, possessing loaded firearms, launching or
mooring jet skis or boats, skiing, building fires, operating
concessions or other activities not directly associated with
fishing—are prohibited.

but on http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/statutes/html/byarticle/chapter_14/article_35.html

says it ok to carry on state hunting or fishing land

§ 14-269.4. Weapons on State property and in courthouses.

It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, or carry, whether openly or concealed, any deadly weapon, not used solely for instructional or officially sanctioned ceremonial purposes in the State Capitol Building, the Executive Mansion, the Western Residence of the Governor, or on the grounds of any of these buildings, and in any building housing any court of the General Court of Justice. If a court is housed in a building containing nonpublic uses in addition to the court, then this prohibition shall apply only to that portion of the building used for court purposes while the building is being used for court purposes.

This section shall not apply to:

(1) Repealed by S.L. 1997-238, s. 3, effective June 27, 1997,

(1a) A person exempted by the provisions of G.S. 14-0269(b),

(2) through (4) Repealed by S.L. 1997-238, s. 3, effective June 27, 1997,

(4a) Any person in a building housing a court of the General Court of Justice in possession of a weapon for evidentiary purposes, to deliver it to a law-enforcement agency, or for purposes of registration,

(4b) Any district court judge or superior court judge who carries or possesses a concealed handgun in a building housing a court of the General Court of Justice if the judge is in the building to discharge his or her official duties and the judge has a concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with Article 54B of this Chapter or considered valid under G.S. 14-415.24,

(4c) Firearms in a courthouse, carried by detention officers employed by and authorized by the sheriff to carry firearms,

(5) State-owned rest areas, rest stops along the highways, and State-owned hunting and fishing reservations.

Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1981, c. 646; 1987, c. 820, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 166; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-238, s. 3; 2007-412, s. 1; 2007-474,

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Was it a NC Wildlife Game Land? There are rules on the possession of weapons on game lands outside of certain hunting seasons. It's interesting to note that National Forests in NC are considered Game Lands.

See http://www.ncwildlife.org/pg02_Regs/2007_08_Gamelands.pdf

Weapons
It is unlawful to discharge any weapon:

- from a vehicle,
- within 150 yards of any residence located on or adjacent to game lands,
- within 150 yards of any game lands building or game lands camping area (unless otherwise posted).
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The 150-yard provision of this rule does not apply to the use of archery equipment on Butner-Falls of Neuse and Jordan game lands.

It is unlawful to possess a rifle or pistol larger than .22 rimfire or a shotgun shell with larger than no. 4 shot during closed gun seasons on big game—except any size steel or other nontoxic shot may be used while waterfowl or coyote hunting.

During turkey season, it is unlawful to possess a rifle on game lands, but bow-and-arrow may be used.

During closed seasons and closed hunting days on game birds (waterfowl, doves, wood cock, snipe, rails, gallinules, moorhens, coots, grouse, pheasant, quail, turkey) and game animals (deer, bear, fox, rabbits, squirrels,boar, bobcats, opossum, raccoon), it is unlawful to possess any firearm or bow and arrow readily avail able for use. During that time in which fox season is the only open season for a game animal, it is also unlawful to possess these weapons.
The following exceptions, however, should be noted:

- Possession is allowed on field-trial and designated target shoot ing areas and in camping areas for defense of person or property.
- 22-caliber pistols with barrels, not greater than 7.5 inches in length and shooting only short, long or long rifle ammunition, may be carried as side arms on game lands at any time, except by hunters during the special bow-and-arrow and muzzle loading firearms deer hunting season.
- Individuals training dogs during closed season without fieldtrial authorization are prohibited from carrying any weapon.
- A bow and fishing arrows may be possessed when used as a licensed special fishing device in those waters, where such use is authorized
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