Henderson 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
- 68
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
- 944
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
- 138
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 · sourcedHenderson County occupies the upper French Broad River valley below the Blue Ridge Escarpment, blending mountain terrain with productive agricultural bottomland anchored by the city of Hendersonville. Pisgah National Forest drapes the higher ridges and provides meaningful public hunting access, while the valley apple orchards and pastureland create exceptional deer habitat at lower elevations. Black bears, deer, and turkeys are all present, and the county benefits from being a transition zone between the high mountains and the southern Piedmont foothills.
French Broad River valley floors with Blue Ridge ridges rising steeply on all sides. Pisgah National Forest covers the northern and eastern ridges. Rich apple orchards, horse farms, and row crops occupy the valley bottom around Hendersonville and Flat Rock.
Moderate; the popular recreation area draws visitors, but hunting pressure is manageable, especially deep in the national forest interior.
OTC.
Black bears are present in the national forest and occasionally move into valley orchards and farmland during fall mast failures. Wild turkeys are common across both mountain and agricultural habitats.
Mountain-to-valley deer hunting across dramatic elevation transitions; bear activity in Pisgah National Forest spills into French Broad valley orchard country during fall mast season.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Henderson 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 Henderson 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.