Outdoors events calendar for 09.24.15

Thursday: Deer hunting seminar, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Cedar Auditorium, McDowell Community College, 54 College Drive, Marion. Conducted by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Online registration required. Information: Walter James, 919-707-0059 or walter.james@ncwildlife.org.

Saturday: National Hunting and Fishing Day. Events are scheduled across both Carolinas.

Saturday: Youth Deer Hunting Day, statewide in North Carolina. Youths 16 and under may use any legal weapon of choice. Information: ncwildlife.org.

Saturday-Sunday: NC-CATS catfishing tournament, 7 p.m.-8 a.m., High Rock Lake. Entry fee $50 per boat. Based at Dutch Second Creek Landing. Information: Kevin Custer, 704-682-3614 or bluesfearme@yahoo.com.

Monday: Deer hunting seminar, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Union County Extension Center, 3230-D Presoon (CQ) Road, Monroe. Conducted by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Online registration required. Information: Walter James, 919-707-0059 or walter.james@ncwildlife.org.

Monday-Oct. 10: Blackpowder deer season in N.C. western counties. Regular firearms season is Nov. 23-Dec. 12. Information: ncwildlife.org.

Wednesday: Deer hunting seminar, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Bass Pro Shops, 8181 Concord Mills Blvd., Concord. Conducted by N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. Online registration required. Information: Walter James, 919-707-0059 or walter.james@ncwildlife.org.

Wednesday: End of N.C. season on Canada geese.

Oct. 1: Trout fishing on 36 Western N.C. trout streams carrying the Wildlife Resources Commission’s “Delayed Harvest” designation goes under tighter regulations through June 3, 2016. No fish may be possessed and anglers may only use artificial lures with a single hook. Information: ncwildlife.org.

Oct. 1-3: U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament, Southport-Oak Island. Top prize for largest single king mackerel is $25,000. Cash prizes for top 55 finishers. Based at Southport City Pier and South Harboro Marina. Entry fee $330 per boat. Information: 800-457-6964 or fish@usopenkmt.com.

Oct. 2-3: Cabelas King Kat catfishing tournament, Eastern Division Championship, Lake Wateree. Based at Clearwater Cove Landing. Purse of $25,000. Fishing hours are 6:30 a.m.-3 p.m. both days. Information: 270-395-4204 or dvanvactor@kingkatsusa.com.

Oct. 3: Operation North State Top Shelf Fishing Festival For Wounded Warriors, Jordan Lake, Farrington Point Access Ramp. Information: Terry Snyder, 151 Windemere Court, Winston-Salem, NC, 27127 or 336-764-5967.

Oct. 3: End of first segment of N.C. season on rails, gallinules and moorhens. Second segment is Oct. 23-Nov. 28.

Oct. 3-16: Blackpowder deer season in Eastern N.C. counties. Regular firearms season is Oct. 17-Jan. 1. Information: ncwildlife.org.

Oct. 10: Carolinas Bass Challenge Series N.C. Championship, Lake Wylie. Based at Ebeneezer Park Landing. Entry fee $200 per two-person team (entrants must have fished at least one of the regular-season tournaments). Information: Brett Collins, 803-413-7521 or brett@carolinabasschallenge.com.

Oct. 10: End of first segment of N.C. dove season. Second segment is Nov. 23-Jan. 15.

Oct. 10-11: Fall Brawl King Classic, Ocean Isle. Offshore fishing tournament for king mackerel, based at Ocean Isle Fishing Center. Entrants fish one of two days, Oct. 10 or 11. Entry fee $215 per boat through Oct. 2, $250 afterward. Information: 910-575-3474.

Oct. 11-Nov. 22: Archery deer season in N.C. western counties. Information: ncwildlife.org.

Oct. 13-17: U.S. Open King Mackerel Tournament, Southport/Oak Island. Information: usopenkmt.com.

Oct. 17: End of second segment of S.C. dove season. Shooting hours are 30 minutes before sunrise until sunset. Following segments are Nov. 14-28 and Dec. 15-Jan. 15 with the same shooting hours.

Oct. 31-Nov. 13: Blackpowder deer season in central N.C. counties. Regular firearms season is Nov. 14-Jan. 1. Information: ncwildlife.org.

Nov. 7-20: Blackpowder deer season in northwestern N.C. counties. Regular firearms season is Nov. 14-Jan. 1. Information: ncwildlife.org.

Nov. 12-Feb. 27: N.C. season on common snipe.

Dec. 17-Jan. 30: N.C. season on woodcock.

This story was originally published September 23, 2015 at 2:59 PM with the headline "Outdoors events calendar for 09.24.15."