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Nature Activities - Game Land

Various access points on Hwy 751 (Jordan Lake)
Various access points on Brickhouse Road off of Old Oxford Hwy (Falls of Neuse Game Land)
(919) 733-7291

Includes 40,626 acres covering Chatham, Durham, Orange and Wake counties (area surrounding Jordan Lake). Also includes 43,429 acres covering Durham, Granville and Wake counties (Falls of Neuse Game Land). Fishing and hunting grounds. Game species include fox, dove, quail, rabbit, squirrel, raccoon, deer, turkey, waterfowl and warm-water fish.

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