Hey there Fritz, welcome back to NC...if you are still moving...

I live about one hour south of Raleigh and must say it is a very beautiful area. It will be hard to combine all the things you mentioned to keep the whole family happy, but where I live, I am about 4 hours from the beach, another 4 hours to the mountains and I hunt in my "backyard". I dont know what the deer population is near the beack or on th East rather, but I imagine it decreases as you get closer to bigger cities and more crowded areas.

It is almost a catch-22 situation, but the central region has worked more than enough for me!

Good luck!