Welcome to N.C. As far as the gamelands are concerned the post about looking online should help you. Near me (Moore county) in Richmond county there are some good gamelands called Sandhills gamelands. My works for them and also has a hunting club in Richmond county. If your just looking to do a little hunting, you're welcome to come and hunt with me on our private land (165 acres). I don't really do any trophy hunting but I see deer most of the time on my hunts. PM me if you want to come down. Also, I am getting into duck hunting. My mother-in-law has a house on lake Tillery that I can use at leisure. Some say the duck hunting there is good. Not sure about that though. If you know much about duck hunting, that might be an option as well.