Chatham County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Piedmont
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 4
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
- 2,481
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
- 236
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, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedChatham County's centerpiece is B. Everett Jordan Lake, a Corps of Engineers reservoir that draws significant waterfowl migrations through the central Piedmont and anchors some of the best publicly accessible hunting within an hour of the Research Triangle. The county's mix of agricultural land, Haw River corridor, and managed wetlands produces excellent deer hunting alongside one of North Carolina's most reliable inland waterfowl destinations. Chatham retains genuine farm and timber hunting country despite its proximity to Raleigh-Durham.
Central Piedmont rolling hardwood uplands; Haw River and New Hope Creek bottomlands; Jordan Lake impoundment with extensive embayments and shoreline marsh
Moderate - Jordan Lake waterfowl attracts focused pressure during migration; deer hunting distributed across the large county
OTC state license; any antlered deer legal; standard NC regulations apply
Jordan Lake hosts diving ducks, Canada geese, and puddle ducks during fall migration; tundra swans occasional; wild turkey populations strong in hardwood ridges
Jordan Lake ranks among inland North Carolina top waterfowl destinations for migrating ducks and geese; Haw River bottom rut hunting for Piedmont whitetails
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Chatham 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 Chatham 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.