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SWAIN COUNTY NC

General Info

Geographically, the county is spectacular. Much of it lies within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, including its highest peak, Clingmans Dome. Four scenic rivers, the Nantahala, the Tuckasegee, the Oconaluftee and the Little Tennessee flow through the county and form the sprawling Lake Fontana, west of Bryson City, the county seat.

The county also encompasses much of the Cherokee Indian Reservation, with its own independent government.

Formed in 1871 from parts of Jackson County and Macon County, the county was named for David L. Swain, governor of North Carolina from 1832 to 1835. The estimated population in 2010 was 13,981. This was an increase of 7.8% from the 2000 census.

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Bryson City
Cherokee

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*For more information visit: http://www.swaincountync.gov/

HUNTING

Hunting Seasons

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http://www.ncwildlife.org/Hunting.aspx

Locations	Type of Season	Open Dates
Eastern Deer Season	Archery	Sept. 9-29, 2017
	Black Powder	Sept. 30-Oct. 13, 2017
	Gun	Oct. 14, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018
Central Deer Season	Archery	Sept. 9-Oct. 27, 2017
	Black Powder	Oct. 28-Nov. 10, 2017
	Gun	Nov. 11, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018
Northwestern Deer Season	Archery	Sept. 9-Nov. 3, 2017
	Black Powder	Nov. 4-Nov. 17, 2017
	Gun	Nov. 18, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018
Western Deer Season	Archery	Sept. 9-Oct. 1, 2017; Oct. 15-Nov. 19, 2017; Dec. 10, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018
	Black Powder	Oct. 2-14, 2017
	Gun	Nov. 20-Dec. 9, 2017
Gun Either-Sex Deer Seasons	Introductory Season	Last open day of applicable gun season.
	Conservative Season	Last six open days of the applicable gun season.
	Moderate Season	First six open days and last six open days of the applicable gun season.
	Maximum Season	All open days of the applicable gun season.
Urban Archery Deer Season	Archery Only	Jan. 13-Feb. 17, 2018
Youth Deer Hunting Day	Any Legal Weapon	Sept. 23, 2017
Western Bear Season		Oct. 16-Nov. 18, 2017 and Dec. 11, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018
Central Bear Seasons		Nov. 11, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018: Alamance, Anson, Cabarrus, Caswell, Chatham, Davidson, Durham, Granville, Guilford, Lee, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Rowan, Stanly, and Union counties. Oct. 14, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018: Franklin, Harnett, Johnston, Hoke, Moore, Richmond, Scotland, Vance, Wake and Warren counties. Nov. 10, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018: Alexander, Catawba, Davie, Forsyth, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Stokes, and Yadkin counties.
Eastern Bear Seasons		Nov. 13-Nov. 18, 2017 and Dec. 23, 2017: Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Dare, Edgecombe, Greene, Halifax, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pasquotank, Pitt, Tyrrell, Washington, Wayne, and Wilson counties. Nov. 11-18, 2017 and Dec. 23, 2017: Bertie, Currituck, Gates, Hertford and Perquimans counties. Nov. 13, 2017-Jan. 1, 2018: Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender and Sampson counties. Dec. 4-23, 2017 Robeson county.
Wild Turkey Spring Season		Apr. 14-May 12, 2018
Wild Turkey Youth-only Season		Apr. 7-13, 2018

FISHING

Fishing Seasons

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http://www.ncwildlife.org/Fishing

	State Coastal Waters (Internal and 0-3 Miles)		Exclusive Economic Zone EEZ (3-200 miles)
Finfish Species (note symbols, pg.2)	Minimum Length	Bag Limits (Per Person)	Minimum Length	Bag Limits (Per Person)
Alewife and blueback herring	UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS		*UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS*
Amberjack, greater	28″ FL	1/Day	28″ FL	1/Day
Bass, striped See striped bass details	(A)	(A)	*UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS*
Bluefish	None	15/Day Only 5 greater than 24″ TL	None	15/Day
Cobia (M)	33” FL	2/Day	*UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS*
Dolphin (B)	None	10/Day	None	10/Day
Drum, black	14″-25″ TL (C)	10/Day	14″-25″ TL (C)	10/Day
Drum, red (Channel bass, puppy drum)	18-27″ TL (C)	1/Day	*UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS*
Eel, American (Q)	9″ TL	25/Day	9″ TL	25/Day
Flounder Gulf, Southern,summer	15″ TL	4/Day	15″ TL	4/Day
Grouper (H, I, J, K)	UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS SHALLOW WATER GROUPER JAN. 1 THROUGH APRIL 30 (SEE NOTE J)		UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS SHALLOW WATER GROUPER JAN. 1 THROUGH APRIL 30 (SEE NOTE J)
Grouper Red, scamp, yellowfin, yellowmouth grouper and tilefish (no size limit on tilefish)	20″ TL	3/Day (all grouper combined; includes 1 golden tilefish and no more than 1 black or gag grouper, individual or combined) (J) & (K)	20″ TL	3/Day (all grouper combined; includes 1 golden tilefish and no more than 1 black or gag grouper, individual or combined) (J) & (K)
Grouper black and gag	24″ TL	1/Day (See above)	24″ TL	1/Day (See above)
Grouper, snowy (K)	1/vessel/day (included in 3 grouper aggregate) Harvest allowed May 1 through Aug. 31		1/vessel/day (included in 3 grouper aggregate) Harvest allowed May 1 through Aug. 31
Hogfish (Hog snapper) (I)	12″ FL	5/Day	12″ FL	5/Day
Mackerel, king (I) Species Identification	24″ FL	3/Day	24″ FL	3/Day
Mackerel, Spanish (I) Species Identification	12″ FL	15/Day	12″ FL	15/Day
Marlin, blue (G)	99″ LJFL	1/vessel/trip either Blue or White Marlin	99″ LJFL	State rules apply when landing
Marlin, white (G)	66″ LJFL	1/vessel/trip either Blue or White Marlin	66″ LJFL	State rules apply when landing
Mullet (Striped and white)	None	200/Day (species combined)	None
Porgy, red (Silver snapper, pinky)	14″ TL	3/Day	14″ TL	3/Day
Sailfish (G)	63″ LJFL	1/Day	63″ LJFL
Scup (North of Cape Hatteras only)	8” TL	50/Day	9” TL	50/Day
Seatrout, spotted (speckled)	14” TL	4/Day	14” TL	4/Day
Sea bass, black (North of Cape Hatteras) (D)	UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS		*UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS*
Sea bass, black (South of Cape Hatteras)	13″ TL	7/Day	13″ TL	7/Day
Shad, American (O)	None	(O)	*UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS*
Shad, hickory (O)	None	(O)	None	10/Day
Sharks (E, I, L) (excluding smoothhound sharks (smooth dogfish) and spiny dogfish)	(E, I, L)	1/Vessel/Day	(E, I, L)	1/Vessel/Day
Sharks, Atlantic sharpnose, smooth dogfish and bonnethead (E)	None	(E)	None	(E)
Sheepshead	10” FL	10/Day	State rules apply when landing	State rules apply when landing
Snapper-Grouper Complex SpeciesIncludes spadefish,gray triggerfish, white grunt, knobbed porgy and more (see notes Hand I)	N/A	20/Day	N/A	20/Day
Snappers: Gray, cubera, queen, yellowtail, silk and blackfin	12″ TL	10/Day (Species combined)	12″ TL	10/Day (Species combined)
Snapper, mutton	16″ TL	See Above	16″ TL	See Above
Snapper, lane	8″ TL	See Above	8″ TL	See Above
Snapper, red	UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS		*UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS*
Snapper, vermilion	12″ TL	5/Day	12″ TL	5/Day
Tarpon	None	1/Day	None	1/Day
Tuna (I); bluefin (G),yellowfin and bigeye	Yellowfin 27″ CFL Bigeye 27″ CFL	Bigeye and Yellowfin 3 per day	Bigeye and Yellowfin tuna 27″ CFL	Yellowfin Tuna 3 per day
Wahoo	None	2/Day	None	2/Day
Weakfish (gray trout)	12″ TL	1/Day	12″ TL	State rules apply when landing
Wreckfish (P)	None	1/Vessel/Day	None	1/Vessel/Day

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