Hunting & Fishing Day

Celebrate National Hunting & Fishing Day

Saturday, September 27, 10am - 4pm

Family Activities

Join us for a FREE celebration of our conservation heritage!

Haywood Community College and the NC Wildlife Commission are working to put together a conservation celebration with all this and more to recognize National Hunting and Fishing Day.

All activities are free!

Confirmed vendors and demonstrations include:

Fish printing at the millhouse
Ducks Unlimited
Bearwise NCWRC
Crabtree Retrievers
CWD
NCWRC, Learn to Hunt Program
Haywood Waterways
NCWRC Wildlife Enforcement
Oconaluftee/NPS
RMEF
Trapping
USDA Wildlife Services
USFS - Pisgah
Virtual Reality experiences
Western Carolina University

Vendors and demonstrators will be around the Hemlock building and at the J.M. West Center.

Look for the variety of tents.

Food Trucks available.

Event Schedule:

9:00-Noon: Fishing
10:00-4:00: Fish Printing & Archery
10:30-11:45: Falconry Presentation
10:30-Noon: Lumberjack Team Demo
11:00-1:00: Silent Auction
Noon-1:00: Wildlife Encounter
1:00-2:15: Falconry Presentation
1:00-2:30: Lumberjack Team Demo
1:00-4:00: Fishing

Falconry Presentations: The Art of Falconry.
Explore the questions of what falconry is and what it is not and how it relates to hunting and conservation in today’s world. Falconry is an ancient art that has captivated people for thousands of years in many cultures worldwide. It offers unique opportunities to experience the beauty, power, and intensity that raptors embody, but it is not simple to achieve. In fact, falconry requires a level of dedication and commitment.
Presentations will be held inside the Auditorium.

Lumberjack Team Demo
The HCC Lumberjack Team will be demonstrating their skills as they prepare for their upcoming intercollegiate competition.
Presentations will be at the JM West Center on campus.

Wildlife Encounter
See Rachel Hart from Balsam Mountain Trust and her wildlife friends to learn about wildlife that live here in Western North Carolina.