What a Guided Hunt
Costs in North Carolina
For guided hunts in North Carolina, they range from $350 to $1,925, with a midpoint around $650. That is drawn from 7 North Carolina outfitters who publish prices on their own sites. The species you hunt moves the number more than anything else: bear runs about $5,700 while turkey runs about $988, roughly 6x apart. Prices exclude the nonresident licence and tag, which are paid to the state separately.
North Carolina hunt prices by species
Each price was read from an outfitter's own website and stored with the sentence it was quoted in. Whole-hunt prices only — day rates and multi-gun party packages are excluded, because they answer a different question. Species with fewer than 4 outfitters publishing a price are left out rather than shown on a sample too small to mean anything (Hog, Upland Bird, Waterfowl, Whitetail Deer in North Carolina).
Common questions
How much does a guided bear hunt cost in North Carolina?
In North Carolina, they range from $2,150 to $6,500, with a midpoint around $5,700. Based on prices published by 4 outfitters on their own websites. That excludes the nonresident licence and tag, which are paid to the state.
What do guided hunts cost in North Carolina by species?
Typical published prices in North Carolina run bear around $5,700 across 4 outfitters and turkey around $988 across 4 outfitters. Species with fewer than 4 outfitters publishing prices are left out rather than shown on a sample too small to mean anything.
Next steps
- Browse North Carolina outfitters — every licensed operator we list there.
- Estimate your own trip — adds travel, licence, and party size to the figures above.
- The national price study — how North Carolina compares with every other state.