Hunting & Fishing Day

Celebrate National Hunting & Fishing Day

Saturday, September 27, 10am - 4pm

National Hunting and Fising Day with Warrior Clan fishing tourmanent. blue sky with graphic mountains in the foreground

Family Activities

Join us for a FREE celebration of our conservation heritage!

Interactive Demonstrations | Archery | Falconry | Food Trucks | Giveaways | Lumberjack Team Demonstration | Vendors | Backyard Bass activity

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
  • Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation - Great Smoky Mountains Chapter
  • HCC Wildlife Club
  • Great Smoky Mountains National Park Oconaluftee Visitor Center
  • US Forest Service
  • Chronic Wasting Disease
  • Crabtree Retrievers
  • Blue Ridge Snorkel Trail / MountainTrue
  • NC Wildlife Resources Commission
  • Haywood Waterways
  • Bearwise
  • Outdoor-related craft stations
  • USDA Wildlife Services
  • National Plott Hound Association
  • North American Falconers Association
  • Balsam Mountain Trust

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

Look for the variety of tents.

Food Trucks on campus include Ben's Backdraft BBQ, Kettle Corn, and Frozen Josie's Ice Cream Truck.

Event Schedule:

  • 10:30am: Falconry Presentation & Lumberjack Team Demo
  • 11:00am: Lumberjack Team Demo
  • 11:30am: Lumberjack Team Demo
  • Noon: Wildlife Encounter
  • 12:30: Wildlife Encounter
  • 1:00pm: Falconry Presentation & Lumberjack Team Demo
  • 1:30pm: Lumberjack Team Demo
  • 2:00pm: Lumberjack Team Demo

Fishing Tournament: 11:00am - 2:00pm

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.