Mitchell 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
- 45
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
- 1,277
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
- 136
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 · sourcedMitchell County rises into the highest reaches of the North Carolina Blue Ridge, where Roan Mountain and surrounding Pisgah National Forest lands offer some of the most remote mountain hunting in the state. Black bear, deer, and turkey inhabit the rugged coves and hardwood ridges below the grassy balds. Low hunting pressure and challenging access reward hunters willing to put in the work.
High-elevation Blue Ridge in far northwestern NC featuring Roan Mountain over 6000 feet, spruce-fir forests, and expansive grassy balds. Rugged and remote with dramatic elevation changes across narrow ridge-and-cove topography.
low — extreme terrain and remoteness significantly limit hunting pressure throughout the county
OTC either-sex and antlerless on game lands
Black bear numbers are strong in high-country habitat. Turkey use lower-elevation coves. Ruffed grouse hunting historically significant at upper elevations.
Remote high-elevation bear hunting near Roan Mountain; one of NC wildest and most challenging backcountry hunting counties
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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.