Lenoir County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Coastal Plain
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 67
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
- 1,594
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
- 286
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 · sourcedLenoir County sits in the heart of eastern North Carolina's coastal plain, where flat tobacco and row-crop fields give way to Neuse River floodplain forests that hold some of the largest-bodied deer in the state. Wild turkey are a legitimate secondary draw, with birds common across the farm and bottomland mosaic around Kinston. The county exemplifies eastern NC agricultural hunting, where access is largely controlled by private landowners and established hunting clubs.
Flat coastal plain; large-scale row-crop agriculture (tobacco, soybeans, corn, cotton); Neuse River floodplain with bottomland hardwoods, cypress, and tupelo; ditched agricultural drainage channels
moderate — rural county with deep hunting club tradition; access competitive but the land base is extensive private agriculture
OTC licenses; standard statewide antler restrictions apply
Wild turkey healthy across the farm-woodland mosaic; Neuse River bottomlands hold deer year-round with rut movement peaking in October-November; some waterfowl on river impoundments
Neuse River bottomland hardwood deer hunting with large-bodied coastal plain bucks; turkey in agricultural woodlands and field edges around Kinston
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: NCWRC county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.