Buncombe County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Black Bear
- Group
- Mountain
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 148
Draw odds for Black Beararen't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
White-tailed Deer — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 1,626
Draw odds for White-tailed Deeraren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Eastern Wild Turkey — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 387
Draw odds for Eastern Wild Turkeyaren't on file for this unit yet. Check your state wildlife agency website for current draw statistics.
Season & harvest data is published for Black Bear, White-tailed Deer, Eastern Wild Turkey so far. Wild Turkey also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedBuncombe County anchors the heart of the southern Blue Ridge with Asheville at its center, pairing rugged mountain ridge terrain with the Pisgah National Forest to the south and west. Deer densities run lower than in the Piedmont but the hardwood mast production and dramatic topography drive quality encounters, and black bear are a serious target species in the national forest drainages. Wild turkey round out a mountain hunting experience defined by wildness and physical challenge.
High mountain ridges, coves, and river valleys of the southern Blue Ridge; French Broad River corridor at lower elevations; Pisgah NF slopes rising above 6,000 feet on the county western and southern margins.
Moderate — proximity to Asheville puts recreational pressure on forest trailheads, but foot-accessible backcountry hunting receives limited pressure.
NC OTC statewide license applies on national forest; no antler restrictions on national forest public land in this zone.
Wild Turkey are present across lower-elevation coves and hardwood slopes. Black bear hunting is legitimately productive in the Pisgah NF drainages and Buncombe falls within the primary western NC bear zone.
Pisgah National Forest bear hunting access; Blue Ridge mast-hunt deer seasons in high-elevation coves and ridges.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Buncombe County— or drop a tip or trick: access points, where game holds, glassing spots, conditions, crowding, gear that worked. This is where the unit's species-specific intel gets built, hunter by hunter.
Nothing posted yet about Buncombe County.
Be the first — ask a question (“Best public access on the north end?”) or share a tip (“Glass the burn scars off the main ridge at first light”).
Boundaries: NCWRC county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.