Rockingham 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
- 9
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
- 4,033
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
- 444
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 · sourcedRockingham County lies along the Virginia border in the northern Piedmont, where the Dan River and its tributaries cut through rolling hardwood and pine ridges on both sides of the state line. White-tailed deer and wild turkey are the primary quarry in a landscape defined by small farms, timber tracts, and expanding suburban development. The Dan River corridor provides prime bottomland hunting while upland ridges hold resident deer and turkey throughout the season.
Rolling northern Piedmont hills with mixed hardwood and pine forests; Dan River floodplain provides bottomland hardwoods and agricultural edges; Hyco Lake reservoir in the eastern portion
Moderate - suburban development in the western county reduces huntable acreage but rural eastern portions remain lightly pressured
Standard NC hunting license with harvest report card; statewide bag limits apply
Wild turkey widespread across hardwood ridges; some waterfowl hunting on Dan River impoundments and Hyco Lake during migration; small game tradition historically strong
Dan River bottomland deer hunting along the Virginia border; Hyco Lake waterfowl and deer hunting on public access areas
Questions, tips & discussion
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Boundaries: NCWRC county-based deer management units. Community info last updated 15d ago.