The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Commission and the NC Center for Geographic Information and Analysis developed the GIS data set, WRC Game Lands, to enhance management and planning, citing and impact analysis in areas directly affecting WRC Game Lands. The NC Wildlife Resources Commission assumed sole responsibility for all updates to the data set after the May 1999 update. The current updates enable the user to identify all publicly-owned Game Lands managed by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission as outlined in the "Hunting and Fishing Maps for North Carolina Game Lands 2003-2004" publication.
This data was created by the Wildlife Resources Commission to assist governmental agencies and others in making resource management decisions through use of a Geographic Information System (GIS).
system filename : gmlwrc05 approx. filesize = 3.3 megabytes Revisions and updates to this layer include: > >12.) filename:gmlwrc06 The June 2006 update was made by the >Wildlife Resources Commission staff and delivered to CGIA via email >in shapefile format. Shapefile was then convereted to ARC/INFO coverage. > >11.) filename:gmlwrc05 The October 2005 update was made by the >Wildlife Resources Commission staff and delivered to CGIA via email >in shapefile format. Shapefile was then convereted to ARC/INFO coverage. > >10.) filename:gmlwrc03 The July 2003 update included: >a.) The addition of Alligator River and Buckridge Game Lands, Tyrrell county. >b.) The deletion of Gardner-Webb and Sauratown Plantation Game Lands. >c.) Boundary updates for the following Game Lands (from maps, surveys >and data files): >Angola Bay Holly Shelter >Cape Fear River Wetlands Jordan >Caswell Sampson County >Chatham Shearon Harris >Columbus County Sandhills >Elk Knob South Mountains >Green River >d.) County boundaries lines were edited between Jones, Craven, and >Carteret Counties. > >9.) filename:gmlwrc02 The July 2002 update included: >a.) The addition of Shocco Creek Game Land - Franklin and Warren counties. >b.) The deletion of Hickorynut Mountain Game Land. >c.) Boundary updates for the following Game Lands (from maps, surveys >and data files): >Alcoa Neuse River >Bladen Lakes State Forest North River >Butner-Falls of Neuse Northwest River Marsh >Caswell Pee Dee River >Chatham Sandhills >Dupont State Forest Shearon Harris >Goose Creek Three Top Mountain >Green River Thurmond Chatham >Gull Rock >Jordan > >8.) filename:gmlwrc01 The July 2001 update included: >a.) The addition of Cold Mountain Game Land - Haywood County, >Brunswick County Game Land - Brunswick County, and >Van Swamp Game Land - Washington and Tyrrell counties. >b.) The deletion of Huntsville Community Farms Game Land. >c.) Little Alligator River Game Land was renamed J. Morgan Futch Game Land. >d.) Boundary updates for the following Game Lands (from maps, surveys >and data files): >Alcoa Gull Rock >Bachelor Bay J. Morgan Futch >Butner-Falls of Neuse Jordan >Caswell Farm New Lake >Catawba North River >Croatan Northwest River Marsh >Currituck Banks Roanoke River Wetlands and Roanoke River NWR >Dare Sauratown Plantation >Gardner-Webb South Mountains >Green River > >7.) filename:gmlwrc00 The July 2000 update included: >a.) The addition of Little Alligator River Game Land - Tyrrell County. >b.) The deletion of Anson, Brushy Mountain, Cherry Farm, and Hoffman >Forest Game Lands. >c.) Boundary updates for the following Game Lands (from various maps and >data files): >Caswell Northwest River Marsh >Catawba Person >Croatan Pisgah >Dupont State Forest Sandhills >Dysartsville Shearon Harris >Green River Suggs Mill Pond >Nantahala Three Top Mountain >North River Uwharrie >(NOTE: Croatan, Uwharrie, Nantahala, and Pisgah boundary updates were >supplied by the US Forest Service.) > >6.) filename:gmlwrc0599 The May 1999 update included: >a.) Renamed Bladen County Game Land to Suggs Mill Pond Game Land. >b.) Boundary updates for the following Game Lands (from various maps >and data files supplied by the Wildlife Resources Commission): >Alcoa Butner-Falls of Neuse >Croatan Dysartsville >Gardner-Webb Green River >Hyco Jordan >Nantahala North River >Northwest River Marsh Pee Dee River >Pisgah Roanoke River Wetlands >Shearon Harris South Mountains >Suggs Mill Pond (previously Bladen County) >Three Top Mountain Thurmond Chatham >Toxaway Uwharrie >(NOTE: Croatan, Uwharrie, Nantahala, and Pisgah boundary updates were >supplied by the US Forest Service.) >c.) Additions of the following new Game Land boundaries (from data file >supplied by the Wildlife Resources Commission): Currituck Banks > >5.) filename: gmlwrc0199 The January 1999 update included: >a.) Boundary updates for the following games lands (from various maps >and data files supplied by the Wildlife Resources Commission): >Angola Bay Bachelor Bay >Bladen Lakes State Forest Butner-Falls of the Neuse >Caswell Caswell Farm >Cherokee Cherry Farm >Chowan Swamp Croatan >Dare Goose Creek >Gull Rock Hofmann Forest >Nantahala New Lake >North River Northwest River Marsh >Pisgah Roanoke River Wetlands >Shearon Harris Sandhills >South Mountains Thurmond Chatham >Uwharrie Vance >White Oak River Impoundment >(NOTE: Croatan, Uwharrie, Nantahala, and Pisgah boundary updates were >supplied by the US Forest Service.) >b.) Additions of the following new Game Land boundaries (from various maps >and data files supplied by the Wildlife Resources Commission): >Alcoa Anson >Bertie County Bladen County >Brushy Mountains Bullard and Branch >Cape Fear River Wetlands Catawba >Chatham Chowan >Columbus County Dupont State Forest >Dysartsville Elk Knob >Gardner-Webb Green River >Green Swamp Hickorynut Mountain >Huntsville Community Farms Hyco >Jordan Lantern Acres >Lee Neuse River >Pee Dee River Perkins >Person Pungo River >Robeson County Sampson County >Sauratown Plantation Scuppernong >Sutton Lake Three Top Mountain >Toxaway Yadkin >c.) Removal of the following Game Land boundaries: Moore > >4.) filename: gmlwrc1298 The December 1998 update to this layer consisted >of projecting the data from NAD27 datum, State Plane projection, units of >measure feet TO: NAD83 DATUM, State Plane PROJECTION, UNITS OF MEASURE >METERS. This was done to comply with the NC Geographic Information >Coordinating Council's "Statement of Direction for North Carolina >Corporate Geographic Database Horizontal Reference, Datum and Unit of >Measure". This reprojecting was done in various ways depending on the >data type and content. Vector data was projected using the 'project' >command in ESRI's Arc software and topology was cleaned and built based on >coverage needs. Raster data was projected using ESRI's Grid module >and various steps as applicable. > >3.)nc.gml595 5/16/95 - The May 16, 1995 update included the addition of >Game Lands in Jackson County, especially in Panthertown Valley. The areas >are found on Big Ridge, Cashiers, Highlands, and Lake Toxaway 7.5 Minute >quads. The data were provided by the US Forest Service, and Holly Selig >was the contact. Any questions concerning Jackson County should be >directed toward the US Forest Service. > >2.) nc.gml195 - The January 9, 1995 update included the following: >a.) Joining the attribute information of the polygons in place of the >lookup table reference numbers. >b.) A missing polygon in the Pisgah National Forest was corrected. > >1.)nc.gml1990 - The 1990 version is the oldest version in archives.
Data creation and most current revision dates
Acknowledgement of products derived from this data set should cite the following: The source of the Wildlife Resources Commission Game Lands dataset is the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Earlier versions of this dataset may exist. The user must be sure to use the appropriate data set for the time period of interest. While efforts have been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the state of the art, the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission cannot assume liability for any damages or misrepresentation caused by any inaccuracies in the data or as a result of changes to the data caused by system transfers.
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The NC Wildlife Resources Commission originally delineated the Game Lands onto mylar overlays mapped at 1:100,000 scale. NC CGIA digitized these areas and attributed them with Game Land name, type, owner, and public or private status. Attributes were checked by WRC staff. Subsequent updates and additions were made as previously outlined.
Using ESRI's ARC/INFO GIS software, the dataset was built for arc and polygon topology using the "build" command. The data set was then cleaned with a fuzzy tolerance of 1 foot. Topology has not been edited since the last build or clean.
These data represent all publicly-owned and managed Game Lands, or those managed cooperatively as Game Lands by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission and as outlined in the "Hunting and Fishing Maps for North Carolina Game Lands" publication.
Game Lands were originally marked on 1:100,000 USGS dlg overlays, which meet National Map Accuracy Standards, using a best estimate with reference to surrounding features. Boundaries drawn were digitized and check plots used to ensure correct boundary location. Subsequent updates and additions were made as previously outlined.
Locations of publicly owned Game Lands in North Carolina
(Paper) maps used to delineate the publicly owned Game Lands in North Carolina.
2003 boundary updates and additions were incorporated into the file by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission from various sources: digital data files from diskette, paper maps showing general location (boundaries input from coincident road and hydrography features using Arcedit), paper maps showing metes and bounds coordinates (boundaries input using ARC COGO), etc.
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2002 boundary updates and additions were incorporated into the file by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission from various sources: digital data files from diskette, paper maps showing general location (boundaries input from coincident road and hydrography features using Arcedit), paper maps showing metes and bounds coordinates (boundaries input using ARC COGO), etc.
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2001 boundary updates and additions were incorporated into the file by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission from various sources: digital data files from diskette, paper maps showing general location (boundaries input from coincident road and hydrography features using Arcedit), paper maps showing metes and bounds coordinates (boundaries input using ARC COGO), etc.
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2000 boundary updates and additions were incorporated into the file by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission from various sources: digital data files from diskette, paper maps showing general location (boundaries input from coincident road and hydrography features using Arcedit), paper maps showing metes and bounds coordinates (boundaries input using ARC COGO), etc.
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1999 boundary updates and additions were incorporated into the file from various sources: digital data files from diskette, paper maps showing general location (boundaries input from coincident road and hydrography features using Arcedit), paper maps showing metes and bounds coordinates (boundaries input using a menu-driven program acquired from the State Property office), etc. The diskettes and maps were supplied by the Wildlife Resources Commission. NC Wildlife Resources Commission supplies CGIA with updates yearly.
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The original boundaries of the publicly owned Game Lands in North Carolina were recompiled from the "Hunting and Fishing Maps for North Carolina Game Lands, 1989-90" onto USGS 1:100,000-scale topographic maps. The linework was digitized by NCCGIA then it was checked by light table review. Any necessary corrections were made and new check plots were run. Post processing involved edgematching and mapjoining across map borders to create the final statewide data set.
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Primary owner agency (included only where information was supplied by the source agency)
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
county name
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Total perimeter in coverage units
Software computed
Game Land name (ex. Croatan)
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Game Land type
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Archery Hunting Only area
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Black Bear Sanctuary area
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Field Trial Grounds
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Game Land area
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Hunting Preserve
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Restricted Firearms Zone
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Restricted Zone
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
No Hunting area
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Waterfowl Impoundment area
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Wildlife Refuge area
NC Wildlife Resources Comm.
Game Land tract
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Game Land ownership status (included only where information was supplied by the source agency)
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Publicly-owned Game Land
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Privately-owned Game Land
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Total acres of Game Land
NC Wildlife Resources Commission
Internal feature number.
ESRI
Feature geometry.
ESRI
Area of feature in internal units squared.
ESRI
A polygon and arc coverage depicting publicly-owned Game Lands in North Carolina. The polygon attribute table (PAT) has attribute data including total area in coverage units (square meters), total perimeter (linear meters), polygon internal identification number, polygon user identification number, and pertinent game lands attributes. >GMLWRC.PAT Polygon Attribute Table >ITEM NAME WIDTH OUTPUT TYPE DEC DESCRIPTION >AREA 8 18 F 5 Total area in meters >PERIMETER 8 18 F 5 Total perimeter in meters >GMLWRC05# 4 5 B - Poly internal id number >GMLWRC05-ID 4 5 B - Poly user id number >GML_HAB 30 30 C - Habitat name >GML_TYPE 40 40 C - Game Land type >GML_TRACT 50 50 C - Game Land tract >GML_OWN 40 40 C - Primary Owner >CO_NAME 15 15 C - County Name >GML_STATUS 6 6 C - Public or private ownership >ACRES 4 13 F 11 Acres
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