Onslow County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey, Waterfowl, Black Bear
- Group
- Coastal Plain
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 105
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
- 2,378
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
- 418
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, Waterfowl also occur here — that data can be added as the community contributes.
About this unit
AI-compiled · sourcedOnslow County spans coastal flatwoods and pocosins dominated by the vast Camp Lejeune Military Reservation, with Croatan National Forest offering the primary public hunting ground for deer and turkey. The New River corridor and tidal marshes frame a landscape of longleaf pine savannas supporting healthy whitetail populations and a notable black bear presence in the pocosin interior. Waterfowl round out the game mix along coastal creeks and inlets bordering the Atlantic.
Flat coastal plain with longleaf pine flatwoods, pocosins, Carolina bay wetlands, and tidal marshes draining into the New River and Intracoastal Waterway.
Moderate. Jacksonville and Wilmington hunters use Croatan NF but the forest is large enough to spread pressure well.
Over-the-counter license. Antler restrictions apply on WRC game lands and applicable NF tracts per NC WRC rules.
Wild turkey are well established in Croatan NF longleaf and mixed hardwood stands. Black bear inhabit the pocosin cores of Croatan NF. Coastal waterfowl including teal and wood ducks use tidal creeks and inland ponds.
Croatan National Forest longleaf pine hunting experience; coastal whitetail hunting near tidal edges with black bear potential in the pocosin interior.
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: NCWRC county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.