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Small Game FAQ:

• Are there restrictions on what I can harvest with my small game permit? Yes, only rabbit and squirrel can be harvested with the small game “point-of-sale” permit during the open season. Quail may not be harvested with this “point-of-sale” permit.

Other FAQ:

• During scheduled permit hunts, only hunters and trappers with permits may enter the game land, except the public may use Campground Road to access the pond at the dam.

Game Land: Turnbull Creek Educational State Forest Acreage: 890

Tracts: N/A

General Location: N.C. Hwy. 242 and Sweet Home Chruch Road.

Closest Municipalities: White Lake, Elizabethtown (Lodging available in municipalities)

County: Bladen

GPS Coordinates: (NAD 83): 78º 35’ 24.15” W 31º 41’ 21.89”N (Educational State Forest Office)

Camping Allowed: No

Closest Boat Access Area: N/A

Game Land Map: N/A

General Terrain Characteristics: Longleaf and loblolly pine forests, bottomland, hardwood for-est along Turnbull Creek.

Special Equipment Needs: In addition to normal hunting gear, the following items may be helpful: • GPS, compass, binoculars, insect repellent.

Game Land: Weyerhaeuser-Cool Springs Env. Educ. Cen. Acreage: 1,700

Tracts: N/A

General Location: Near the community of Askin, between Vanceboro and New Bern on U.S. 17.

Closest Municipalities: Askin, New Bern, Vanceboro (Lodging available in municipalities)

County: Craven

GPS Coordinates: N/A

Camping Allowed: No

Closest Boat Access Area: N/A

Game Land Map: N/A

General Terrain Characteristics: Forestland along the Neuse River. Managed pine plantation, longleaf pine, mixed pine hardwood, pocosin habitat and swamp forests.

Game Land: Whitehall Plantation Acreage: 1,440

Tracts: Whitehall Plantation Game Land

General Location: Approximately 7 miles east of White Lake on Hwy. 53.

Closest Municipalities: White Lake, Elizabethtown (Lodging available in municipalities)

County: Bladen

GPS Coordinates (NAD 83): 78° 25’ 8.73” W 34° 31’ 51.99” N (Primary Access)

78° 24’ 36.85”W 34° 30’ 56.15” N (Secondary Access East) 78° 25’ 23.24” W 34° 32’ 6.12”N (Secondary Access West)

Camping Allowed: No

Closest Boat Access Area: Elizabethtown, N.C. Hwy. 87 South, Cape Fear Lock 2 or Ellwell’s Ferry (on the west side of Cape Fear River near Kelly)

Game Land Map: Refer to www.ncwildlife.org

General Terrain Characteristics: Consists of 40% uplands (18–20 year old loblolly/slash pine plantations) and 60% lowlands (hardwood swampland and cypress/gum sloughs).

Special Equipment Needs: In addition to normal hunting gear, the following items may be helpful: • Binoculars, GPS, compass, waders, portable stand/blind, insect repellent.

Deer FAQ:

• Is dog deer hunting allowed? Yes, you may in a party size up to 5.

Waterfowl FAQ:

• Will I be assigned a location to hunt? No, your permit will allow you to hunt any location within the property boundaries.

• Will I need a boat to access any flooded sloughs? Some opportunity may exist for using a small boat. Internal combustion engines are prohibited.

• Are there any restrictions on when I must stop hunting? Yes, waterfowl hunting is prohibited after 1:00 p.m.

72 Refer to the N.C. Inland Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping Regulations Digest for regulations and local laws.