Public game lands, shooting ranges, and more are affected
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission has made several closings, cancellations and/or postponements due to Hurricane Florence.
Updated as of Sept. 11, 2018
CLOSINGS
Education Centers:
John E. Pechmann Fishing Education Center in Fayetteville – Closed Friday, Sept. 14, 2018
Outer Banks Center for Wildlife Education in Corolla – Closed Tuesday, Sept. 11 through Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 (due to mandatory evacuation)
Shooting Ranges:
Flintlock Shooting Range in Montgomery County – Closed Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018
John Lentz Hunter Education Complex in Richmond County – Closed Friday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Shotgun field closed Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 at 12 p.m., through Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018
R. Wayne Bailey-Caswell Shooting Range in Caswell County – Closed Friday, Sept. 14 and Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Open Sunday – pending storm damage
Game Lands (listed alphabetically):
Gates are closed to vehicular access on the following game lands or game land tracts, effective Sept. 11, 2018, until further notice:
Alligator River Game Land in Tyrrell County
Angola Bay Game Land in Duplin and Pender counties
Buckridge Game Land, in Tyrrell County
Chowan Swamp Game Land in Bertie, Hertford and Gates counties, on the following tracts: Wiccacon; Mapleton; and selected roads on Sand Banks
Columbus County Game Land in Brunswick and Columbus counties on the following tracts: Pireway; Old Dock
Goose Creek Game Land in Beaufort and Pamlico counties on the following tracts: Parker Farm, Tract 4
Gull Rock Game Land in Hyde and Tyrrell counties
Holly Shelter Game Land in Pender County
Juniper Creek Game Land in Brunswick and Columbus counties
Lower Roanoke River Game Land in Bertie and Martin counties, on the following tracts: Conaho; Whitley (Minges Impoundment)
Neuse River Game Land Craven County
North River Game Land in Camden and Currituck counties
Stones Creek Game Land in Onslow County
Van Swamp Game Land in Beaufort and Washington counties
Whitehall Plantation Game Land in Bladen County
CANCELLATIONS:
FFA Camp at White Lake has been cancelled.
POSTPONEMENTS:
Back in the Woods Again 8th Anniversary Hunt for the Physically Challenged, scheduled for Sept. 14-15, 2018, has been postponed. A new date will be announced.
Deer Processing Seminar, scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2018 in Raleigh, has been postponted. A new date will be announced.
