Chowan County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl
- Group
- Coastal Plain
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 18
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
- 588
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
- 171
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 · sourcedChowan County is a small northeastern Coastal Plain county defined by the Chowan River's blackwater corridor and its confluence with the Albemarle Sound, creating a landscape of cypress-gum swamps and open water that concentrates whitetails and waterfowl in classic eastern North Carolina fashion. The county's position on Albemarle Sound makes it a reliable producer of diving ducks, Canada geese, and tundra swans during fall migrations, while the dense swamp bottoms shelter some of the region's better whitetail bucks. Hunting here is intimate and relationship-driven, built on family land and river-bottom tradition.
Flat northeastern Coastal Plain; Chowan River blackwater swamp corridor; Albemarle Sound shoreline; cypress-gum bottomland hardwoods and agricultural fields
Low - small county with limited public land; hunting driven by private family and landowner relationships
OTC state license; eastern NC regulations apply; standard bag limits
Albemarle Sound draws diving ducks, Canada geese, and tundra swans during fall migration; wild turkey in agricultural edges; some black bear in Chowan River swamp corridors
Albemarle Sound diving duck and goose hunting with tundra swan presence; Chowan River blackwater swamp whitetails in classic eastern NC river bottom terrain
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Chowan 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 Chowan 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.