The taking of foxes is regulated by the North Carolina Wildlife Resource Commission.
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Regs/documents/fox_seasons_dates.pdf
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Regs/2010_11/2010-11_Seasons.pdf
There is a closed season for foxes and you must have a hunting license (after first completing a hunter safety course):
FOX
Nov. 20 – Jan. 1
Daily limit 2; Season 10
This season applies as follows:
● In those counties and parts of counties east of I-77 where local
laws do not prohibit the taking of foxes or that do not have
established fox seasons (see page 72 for local laws).
● Foxes taken during this hunting season shall not be bought or sold.
● In Caldwell and Mitchell counties, foxes may be taken by
firearms or bow and arrow only.
Jan. 1 – 22
Daily limit 2; Season 10
● Foxes may be taken in the counties, listed below by legal weapons
and may be sold after being properly tagged (refer to page 8 for
more information on fox tags):
Caswell Henderson
Clay Macon
Graham Tyrrell
● Hunters must possess fox tags prior to harvesting foxes during
this season.
Year Round
Must be taken with dogs only; no limits.
There is no open weapons hunting season in any other county
except where provided by local laws. To see if your county
has a hunting season on foxes, see page 72 of this Digest
and the hunting page on
www.ncwildlife.org. Click on “Fox
Season Hunting and Trapping Laws.”