Wildlife Management Area · NC

Buffalo Cove Hunting

Buffalo Cove

North Carolina

1,771 acresManaged by North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

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Hunting regulations

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Season: 2026-2027. Verify applicable regulations and closures before hunting.

Source: 2026-27 North Carolina Inland Fishing, Hunting & Trapping Regulations Digest

Source revision: 2026-08-01

Schedule summary. Listed entries do not establish a complete schedule or unrestricted eligibility for this property. Check official regulations for all seasons, closures, permits and eligibility requirements.

Species & Seasons

DeerMultiple seasonsArchery · Gun

Details & restrictions (3)

Seven-days-per-week areas (7): Game lands on which game may be taken Monday through Sunday during the open seasons.
Horseback riding is prohibited except on designated trails May 16 – Aug. 31, and all horseback riding is prohibited from Sept. 1 – May 15. This rule includes all equine species.
Deer with antlers may be taken on August 22 and 23 on the Wilkes County portion of the game land.

Archery Season

Sept. 12 – Nov. 13.

Archery Season: Sept. 12 – Nov. 13.

Blackpowder Season

Nov. 14 – Nov. 27 in all portions of the game land. (Antlered or antlerless deer may be taken on these days.)

Blackpowder Season: Nov. 14 – Nov. 27 in all portions of the game land. (Antlered or antlerless deer may be taken on these days.)

Gun Antlerless Deer Season

Nov. 28 in all portions of the game land.

Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 28 in all portions of the game land.

Gun Deer Season

Nov. 28 – Jan. 1 in all portions of the game land.

Gun Deer Season: Nov. 28 – Jan. 1 in all portions of the game land.

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Horseback riding is prohibited except on designated trails May 16 – Aug. 31, and all horseback riding is prohibited from Sept. 1 – May 15. This rule includes all equine species.

Additional Information7 items

Seven-days-per-week areas (7): Game lands on which game may be taken Monday through Sunday during the open seasons.
Gun Deer Season: Nov. 28 – Jan. 1 in all portions of the game land.
Gun Antlerless Deer Season: Nov. 28 in all portions of the game land.
Blackpowder Season: Nov. 14 – Nov. 27 in all portions of the game land. (Antlered or antlerless deer may be taken on these days.)
Archery Season: Sept. 12 – Nov. 13.
Deer with antlers may be taken on August 22 and 23 on the Wilkes County portion of the game land.
Target shooting is prohibited.

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Boundary: Partial reviewed boundary. Only reviewed tracts are shown; check the official map for omitted areas.

Source: North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission

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Source and review details

Dataset: NCWRC reviewed tracts only; Mingo is omitted pending resolution of its source geometry or hunting designation.
Ownership review: reviewed-source
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Boundary source: North Carolina reviewed logical properties ↗

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