chiefjason
Regular Member
Yes!!!!! This has been a gripe of mine for a while. Particularly since I spend most of my time on gamelands outside of hunting season, mostly fishing and hiking. We were limited to a .22 pistol or shotgun in the past. No more! If you are legal to possess it, you are legal to carry it. I'm stoked. It was originally listed as being able to CC during any hunting season. They have since updated the site to allow OC and CC year round, unless the property owner does not wish to allow it. That's kind of a bummer, but private property rights are a big deal and they are letting us use their land. Maybe some letter writing to the corporate owners would be helpful. Here is the documentation and link.
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS ON GAME LANDS
On State-owned game lands, and all other lands unless prohibited by the landowner, persons may lawfully carry any firearm openly that they are otherwise lawfully entitled to possess, and may also carry a concealed handgun if they possess a current and valid concealed handgun permit issued to them. However, persons may not hunt with any firearm being carried unless such firearm is authorized as a lawful method of take for that open season. The exempted game lands where concealed carry is prohibited are:
Buckhorn
Harris
Sutton Lake
Mayo
Hyco
Lee
Chatham
Pee Dee, area north of U.S. 74
Butner-Falls
Jordan
Vance
Kerr Scott
Dupont
Bladen Lakes
Wayne Bailey-Caswell, area north of U.S. 158 and east of N.C. 119
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS ON BOATING AND FISHING ACCESS AREAS
No person shall possesses a loaded firearm on any public fishing or boating access area, with the exception of those who carry a concealed handgun with a valid concealed handgun permit, unless otherwise prohibited by the landowner and posted as such. This ruling also applies to wildlife conservation areas.
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND BIG GAME RETRIEVAL
A hunter may use a .22 caliber rimfire pistol or a handgun otherwise legal for that hunting season to dispatch a wounded big game animal, including during the archery and muzzleloader seasons.
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Licensing/Regulations/FireArmsandConcealedCarry.aspx
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS ON GAME LANDS
On State-owned game lands, and all other lands unless prohibited by the landowner, persons may lawfully carry any firearm openly that they are otherwise lawfully entitled to possess, and may also carry a concealed handgun if they possess a current and valid concealed handgun permit issued to them. However, persons may not hunt with any firearm being carried unless such firearm is authorized as a lawful method of take for that open season. The exempted game lands where concealed carry is prohibited are:
Buckhorn
Harris
Sutton Lake
Mayo
Hyco
Lee
Chatham
Pee Dee, area north of U.S. 74
Butner-Falls
Jordan
Vance
Kerr Scott
Dupont
Bladen Lakes
Wayne Bailey-Caswell, area north of U.S. 158 and east of N.C. 119
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS ON BOATING AND FISHING ACCESS AREAS
No person shall possesses a loaded firearm on any public fishing or boating access area, with the exception of those who carry a concealed handgun with a valid concealed handgun permit, unless otherwise prohibited by the landowner and posted as such. This ruling also applies to wildlife conservation areas.
POSSESSION OF FIREARMS AND BIG GAME RETRIEVAL
A hunter may use a .22 caliber rimfire pistol or a handgun otherwise legal for that hunting season to dispatch a wounded big game animal, including during the archery and muzzleloader seasons.
http://www.ncwildlife.org/Licensing/Regulations/FireArmsandConcealedCarry.aspx