Johnston County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Piedmont
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 2
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
- 2,716
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
- 295
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 · sourcedJohnston County straddles the Piedmont-Coastal Plain transition east of Raleigh, combining productive agricultural land — tobacco, soybeans, and corn — with Neuse River bottomland hardwoods that concentrate deer throughout the fall. White-tailed deer densities are excellent on the large private farm parcels, and the county produces consistent buck sightings across the agricultural and timber mosaic. Wild turkey have expanded significantly here and offer a quality spring season across the farm and woodland landscape.
Flat to gently rolling coastal plain transition; large agricultural fields (tobacco, corn, soybeans); bottomland hardwoods and cypress swamps along the Neuse River and tributaries
high — Raleigh-Durham metro proximity drives intense demand for land; quality parcels leased years in advance
OTC licenses; standard statewide antler restrictions apply
Wild turkey populations strong across the farm-woodland mosaic; Neuse River-bottom deer movement peaks during October-November rut; dove fields common on harvested agricultural land
Neuse River bottomland deer hunting during the rut; large agricultural fields producing consistent deer movement at field edges near Johnston County
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: NCWRC county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.