Public hunt database · No lotteries

Find your next public hunt.

Search specific areas with ordinary-license or directly purchased access. Every record links to the agency’s area map, rules and restrictions.

404 hunting areas6 fishing entries6 states covered

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Public land & waterNo lottery

NC · Chatham County · Fishing

Jordan Lake State Recreation Area

Largemouth bass

Lake fishing through open public recreation-area shoreline and launch accesses.

Open access · Check seasons and closures

Licenses, access and what to check

Appropriate North Carolina inland fishing license where required; applicable day-use entry fees.

Choose an open access area and check its posted hours. Camping reservations are separate; park facilities can have individual closures.

Why this is included: Official park information describes ordinary day-use fishing and license purchase, without a fishing lottery requirement.

Check official access Official rules Agency map & area details

Source checked 2026-10-07. Agency entry or reservation; no Back40 booking fee.

What “no lottery” means. It applies to the species and access described, not every hunt on that property. Seasons, licenses, check-in, closures and capacity still apply. Public access does not reserve an exclusive spot. Check the agency’s current rules before travel. Back40 does not sell public-land access.

How we build this database

We match named agency areas and maps with ordinary-license species rules and area-specific exceptions. Each record has a source-check date. Records requiring an access or species drawing, unresolved access, and reviews older than 90 days stay out of search. This is a trip-planning database, not a live availability feed.

Broad program directories are separate research tools and are not counted as hunting areas: Minnesota grouse trail finder · Wisconsin public-access parcels.

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