Agency Services

Hunting & Fishing Licenses
833-950-0575

 

Species Specific License and Permits (Scientific collection, wildlife captivity, rehabilitation)
919-707-0061

 

Hunter & Boater Education Replacement Cards
Log In, Create An Account and Reprint Your Certification Card or call 833-950-0575

 

Vessel Registration & Titling
833-950-0575

 

Wildlife Interaction Helpline (Wildlife Behavior, Damage, Injury & Co-Existing)
866-318-2401

 

No Wake Zone Regulations
919-707-0013

 

Big Game Harvest Reporting
800-446-8663

 

Turn-In-Poachers (TIP) Reward Hotline
Report Wildlife Violations
800-662-7137

 

Boater Education Program & Course Information 
919-707-0030

 

Hunter Education Program & Course Information 
919-707-0031



Land and Water Access (Game Lands)
919-707-0150

 

Enforcement Regulations
919-707-0030

 

Boating Access Area Information
919-707-0150

 

TTY Machine Available for Deaf & Hard of Hearing
800-662-7137vTTY*

Divisions & Offices

 

Communications, Marketing & Digital Engagement

Fairley Mahlum
Director, Communications, Marketing & Digital Engagement
 

Mailing Address & Email

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Communications, Marketing & Digital Engagement
1712 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

media@ncwildlife.org

Conservation Policy & Analysis

Carrie Ruhlman
Policy Development Manager, Conservation Policy & Analysis
 

Mailing Address & Email

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Conservation Policy & Analysis
1701 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1701

regulations@ncwildlife.org

Customer Service - Licenses & Permits and Registration & Titling

Customer Service email: info@gooutdoorsnorthcarolina.com


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Brian Daniels
Manager, Customer Support Services

Daniel Penny
Supervisor, License & Permits

Sophia Gwyn
Supervisor, Vessel Registration & Titling

Phone

833-950-0575

Mailing Address

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Customer Service Section - License & Permits 
1707 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1700

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Customer Service Section - Vessel Registration & Titling
1709 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1700

Engineering

Gary Gardner
Division Chief, Engineering

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Engineering
1720 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

919-707-0150

Finance

Jason Cottle
Chief Finance Officer
919-707-0081

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Finance
1702 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

 

Habitat Conservation

Shannon Deaton
Division Chief, Habitat Conservation

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Habitat Conservation
1721 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27669

919-707-0222

 

Human Resources

Hollie Thornton
Director, Human Resources
 

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Human Resources
1703 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1703  

919-707-0101

Information Technology

Bobby Dunn
Director, Information Technology


Mailing Address

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Information Technology
1706 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

919-707-0111

Inland Fisheries

Christian Waters
Division Chief, Inland Fisheries

Click the map below to find a district biologist.

district map

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Inland Fisheries
1721 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27669-1700

919-707-0220

Land & Water Access (Game Lands)

Daron Barnes
Division Chief, Land and Water Access
 

Click the map below for Game Land Depots.

 

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Land & Water Access
1720 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

919-707-0150

Law Enforcement

Need to contact your county wildlife officer?

Click on the map below and then...

-Select the Division: Enforcement and your District #.
- After clicking Search, choose your county officer.

district map

 

Ben Meyer
Colonel, Law Enforcement Division

Mark Dutton
Major of Administration

Philip Lucas
Major of Field Operations


Mailing Address, Phone & Email

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Law Enforcement
1717 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699


919-707-0030

askenforcement@ncwildlife.org

NOTE: Email not monitored 24/7. If you are reporting a violation in progress please call 1-800-662-7137. Violation reports may remain anonymous.

Purchasing

Shamekia Gales
Purchasing Officer

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Purchasing
1704 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

919-707-0171

Wildlife Education

Travis Casper
Division Chief, Wildlife Education

Mailing Address, Phone & Email

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Wildlife Education
1712 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

919-707-0170

wrceducation@ncwildlife.org

 

Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine

Josh Leventhal
Editor-in-Chief, Wildlife in North Carolina Magazine
 

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Wildlife in North Carolina
1712 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

919-707-0170

Wildlife Management

Brad Howard
Division Chief, Wildlife Management
 

Click the map below to find a district biologist.

     

Mailing Address & Phone

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: Wildlife Management
1722 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1722

919-707-0050

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wildlife Interaction, Regulated Activities & Permits

Mailing Address & Email

N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission
ATTN: WIRAPS
1707 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699

919-707-0061

raps@ncwildlife.org

 

Wildlife Interaction Hotline

866-318-2401

hwi@ncwildlife.org

Staff Search

 

Director's Office

Cameron Ingram

Executive Director

919-707-0151

 

Kyle Briggs

Chief Deputy Director

919-707-0016

 

Brian McRae

Deputy Director, Operations 

919-707-0153

 

Lisa Hocutt

Deputy Director, Constituent Support & Engagement

919-707-0251

 

Ashton Godwin

Legislative Liaison

919-707-0082

Other Director's Office Staff
 

Margo Minkler, Executive Assistant, 919-707-0089

Allen Strickland, Safety Director, 919-707-4001

Commissioners

Photo of Monty Crump

Monty R. CrumpChairman

801 Williamsburg Drive
Rockingham, NC 28379

910-206-5615

District 6, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 7/1/2017-4/25/2029

Photo of Mark Craig

Mark Craig, Vice Chairman

1620 Fairfax Road
Greensboro, NC 27407

336-209-0740

At Large Appointee Senate President Pro Tempore
(Senate President Pro Tempore Berger)
Term: 9/29/2015-6/30/2025

Kelly Davis

P.O. Box 51
Swan Quarter, NC 27885

252-944-3685


District 1, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 7/9/2019-6/30/2025

 

Michael (Mike) K. Alford

1408 Western Blvd.
Jacksonville, NC 28546

910-389-6981


District 2, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 10/7/2021-6/30/2027
 

Photo of Wes Seegars

Wes Seegars

401 Patetown Road
Goldsboro, NC 27530

919-922-0918

District 3, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 7/16/1997-4/25/2029

Stephen L. Windham

P.O. Box 1489
Wilmington, NC 28402

910-431-0740

District 4, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 7/10/2019-6/30/2025

Thomas (Tom) M. Haislip, Jr.

2307 Rockwood Drive
Sanford, NC 27330

919-842-0088

District 5, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 10/7/2021-6/30/2027

James (Jim) Ruffin

2871 Galsworthy Drive
Winston-Salem, NC 27106

336-345-0972

District 7, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 2/7/2020-6/30/2025

David Hoyle, Jr.

PO Box 708
Dallas, NC 28034



District 8, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 7/17/2017-6/30/2027

Photo of Brad Stanback

Brad Stanback

P. O. Box 1259
Canton, NC  28716

828-646-9447

District 9, Governor Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 7/1/2017-4/25/2029

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Hayden Rogers

158 Waldroup Road
Brasstown, NC  28902

828-837-4850

Government At Large Appointee (Gov. Cooper)
Term: 7/1/2017-6/30/2025

J. Carlton (J.C.) Cole

P.O. Box 400
Hertford, NC 27944

252-426-7962


Governor At Large Appointee (Cooper)
Term: 10/7/2021-6/30/2025

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Thomas A. Berry

2200 East Bessemer Ave.
Greensboro, NC 27402

336-273-8663

At Large Appointee Senate President Pro Tempore
(Senate President Pro Tempore Berger)
Term: 9/29/2015-6/30/2025

John M. Alexander, Jr.

P.O. Box 26837
Raleigh, NC 27611

919-645-3766

At Large Appointee Senate President Pro Tempore
(Senate President Pro Tempore Berger)
Term: 8/31/2021-6/30/2025

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Thomas L. Fonville

3308 Bellewood Forest Circle
Raleigh, NC 27612

919-880-6435

House Speaker At Large Appointee (Speaker Moore)
Term: 9/29/2015-6/30/2025

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Landon G. Zimmer

P. O. Box 2628
Wilmington, NC 28401

910-765-0431

At Large Appointee Senate President Pro Tempore
(Senate President Pro Tempore Berger)
Term: 9/29/2015-6/30/2025

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Vernon (Ray) Clifton, Jr.

720 Campbell Road
Clarkton, NC 28433

910-648-2116

House Speaker At Large Appointee (Speaker Moore)
Term: 7/1/2017-6/30/2025

John T. Coley IV

P.O. Box 38
Holly Springs, NC 27540

House Speaker At Large Appointee (Speaker Moore)
Term: 7/1/2017-6/30/2025

Photo of John Stone

John A. Stone

P.O. Box 82
Pinehurst, NC 28370

910-295-8201

House Speaker At Large Appointee (Speaker Moore)
Term: 9/29/2015-6/30/2025

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Joseph (Joe) R. Budd

P.O. Box 25128
Winston Salem, NC 27114

336-659-5039

At Large Appointee Senate President Pro Tempore (Senate President Pro Tempore Berger)
Term: 10/30/2023-6/30/20255

Email Us

Emails are monitored Monday – Friday, 8AM to 5PM. Response times may vary depending on operational hours and seasonal volume. For faster service, use the directory above and contact a staff member Monday – Friday, 8AM to 5PM.

Customer Service
 

Human Wildlife Interaction


Law Enforcement

To report a violation in progress call 800-662-7137. Violation reports may remain anonymous. The NC WILDTIP reporting system is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year with three options for turning in poachers or reporting a violation.  


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