Gates County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Black Bear, Waterfowl
- Group
- Coastal Plain
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 107
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
- 1,325
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
- 275
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 · sourcedGates County occupies the remote northeastern corner of North Carolina where vast pocosins, blackwater swamps, and bottomland hardwoods dominate the landscape along the Chowan River drainage. White-tailed deer reach impressive size in this largely roadless interior, and black bears roam the thickets in good numbers. The combination of limited access roads and a sparse human population makes this one of the least-pressured hunting counties in the state.
Flat coastal plain characterized by pocosins (shrub bogs), blackwater streams, bottomland hardwoods, and dense stands of pine. The Chowan River forms the western border.
Low. Sparse population, poor road network, and swampy terrain keep hunter numbers down.
OTC; antler restrictions per NC Wildlife Resources Commission regulations apply to certain buck harvests.
Black bears frequent the pocosins year-round and are a legitimate target species. Wild turkeys are present in mixed forest stands. Waterfowl hunting is possible along the Chowan River and its tributary swamps.
One of NC most lightly pressured big-game counties with trophy-class deer and huntable bear numbers; remote pocosin swamp hunting experience unlike anywhere else in the state.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Gates 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.
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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.