USFWS in North Carolina

USFWS in North Carolina

Southeast Region

Calendar of Annual Events

January - October	Guided Bird Walks on Pea Island
April - May	Turkey Hunt on Roanoke River (Hunt administered by NC Wildlife Resources Commission. )
May - October	Guided Canoe Tours (fee program) on Alligator River and Pea Island
May	International Migratory Bird Day Engelhard Seafood Festival in Engelhard, NC
June	National Fishing Week Pea Island Fishing/Crabbing Rodeo (second Saturday)
June - August	Weekly Summer Interpretive Programs on Alligator River and Pea Island
July	Open Roads Day on Mackay Island Knotts Island Peach and Wildlife Festival
September - December	Deer Hunting To obtain Refuge Permit and/or Regulations, click on refuge name - Alligator River (map) - Pocosin Lakes - Roanoke River Need Hunting Info? Hunts administered by NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
September	Wildfest
October	Big Sweep - Contact your local national wildlife refuge! National Wildlife Refuge Week Scuppernong River Festival in Columbia, NC
October - January	Small Game Hunting To obtain Refuge Permit and/or Regulations, click on refuge name - Alligator River (map) - Pocosin Lakes - Roanoke River Need Hunting Info? Hunts administered by NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
November	Wings Over Water on the Outer Banks and vicinity
November - January	Waterfowl Hunting - Alligator River (Refuge Permit Required) - Currituck - Mattamuskeet (Refuge Permit Required) - Roanoke River Need Hunting Info? *Hunts administered by NC Wildlife Resources Commission.
November - February	Peak Waterfowl Observation (all refuges) - Alligator River - Cedar Island - Currituck - Mackay Island - Mattamuskeet - Pea Island - Pocosin Lakes - Roanoke River - Swanquarter
December	Swan Days at Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge = First Saturday in December National Audubon Society Christmas Bird Counts - all refuges

People crabbing from shore and in the water at the Pea Island Crabbing Rodeo

Pea Island Fishing/Crabbing Rodeo - second Saturday of June each year!

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