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Guilford County, North Carolina

Game found here
White-tailed DeerWild Turkey
PiedmontSee on map →0 questions

Unit info

Game species
White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
Group
Piedmont
Area
N/A
Public land
N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
Reported harvest
0

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
2,251

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
244

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

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Guilford County encompasses the Greensboro-High Point metropolitan core of the Piedmont Triad, making it one of the most densely populated and heavily pressured hunting counties in North Carolina. Public hunting land is scarce and competition is intense on the few available tracts, though deer populations remain surprisingly resilient along greenway corridors and in suburban woodlots. Serious hunters typically pursue landowner permission on private rural parcels in the outer fringe or lease ground to escape the competition.

Terrain & elevation

Gently rolling Piedmont with the Haw River draining the western portion and Lake Brandt Reservoir in the north. Suburban development fragments natural habitat, but riparian corridors and reservoir shorelines provide wildlife movement lanes through the urban matrix.

Hunting pressure

High. The large urban population and limited public land create intense competition for available spots on opening weekends and throughout the season.

Tags & permits

OTC.

Species & seasons

Wild turkeys persist in suburban-edge woodlots and riparian corridors. Lake Brandt and other reservoirs attract migratory waterfowl, though hunting access to most water is restricted.

Highlights

Challenging suburban deer hunting demonstrating the adaptability of whitetails in fragmented urban landscapes; highest hunter pressure of any county in the Piedmont Triad region.

Questions, tips & discussion

Ask anything about Guilford 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.