Hertford County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Black Bear
- Group
- Coastal Plain
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 59
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
- 1,597
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
- 382
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 · sourcedHertford County occupies the pocosin lowlands of northeastern North Carolina where vast swamp forests, blackwater creeks, and shrub bogs along the Chowan River drainage create stronghold habitat for white-tailed deer and black bears alike. The county is sparsely populated and heavily timbered by private industrial forestry operations, producing a patchwork of cutover areas and mature stands that deer and bears exploit heavily. Remote and logistically challenging, Hertford rewards persistent hunters willing to navigate its wet and brushy interior.
Flat coastal plain defined by pocosins, bottomland hardwoods, and blackwater drainages feeding the Chowan River. Dense shrub bogs alternate with managed pine plantations and hardwood swamp throughout the county interior.
Low. Poor access roads and dense vegetation limit casual hunting pressure significantly, making this among the least-pressured counties in northeastern NC.
OTC.
Black bears roam the pocosins in solid numbers; northeastern NC coastal counties support a distinct bear population separate from the mountain group. Wild turkeys are present but secondary to deer and bear in most hunters focus.
Classic northeastern NC pocosin big-game hunting for deer and bear; one of the most remote and undeveloped coastal plain counties in the state with minimal competition for public game land.
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Hertford 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 Hertford 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.