Surry County, North Carolina
Unit info
- Game species
- White-tailed Deer, Wild Turkey
- Group
- Mountain
- Area
- N/A
- Public land
- N/A
Black Bear — season & harvest
- Reported harvest
- 15
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
- 3,094
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
- 226
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 · sourcedSurry County anchors the northwestern corner of the Piedmont where the Blue Ridge escarpment looms to the west and the Yadkin River Valley opens to the south, creating a diverse landscape of mountain foothills, river bottoms, and agricultural tracts. White-tailed deer and wild turkey are abundant, with the Yadkin Valley known among regional hunters for producing quality bucks on private farmland. Pilot Mountain State Park serves as a prominent wildlife corridor despite being closed to hunting, and the Yadkin River Game Land provides the primary public access option.
Blue Ridge foothills in the west transitioning to rolling Piedmont and the broad Yadkin River valley to the south; Ararat River and Fisher River drainages; mix of hardwood ridges, agricultural bottomlands, and residential development
Moderate - scenic tourism area increases land values and lease costs but rural private lands see traditional hunting pressure
Standard NC hunting license with harvest report card; statewide bag limits apply
Wild turkey excellent in the foothill hardwood ridges; some black bear movement in the western portions of the county near the Blue Ridge; Yadkin Valley has a regional reputation for quality bucks
Yadkin River corridor big-deer potential on private agricultural lands; Pilot Mountain State Park wildlife refuge effect concentrating deer on surrounding huntable properties
Questions, tips & discussion
Ask anything about Surry 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 Surry 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.