Deer love to feed in corn and soybean fields. Many private hunting clubs adjoin the national forest, and members bait with corn and apples. Use a map and compass and be sure of your exact location. Trespassers are not well tolerated. Baiting is not allowed on forest service land.
Deer have suitable habitat in the national forest.
Mature hardwood stands provide mast and cover. Browse is abundant in old logging sites. Biologists sow food plots. Natural berry producing plants thrive in these openings. The hills are laced with streams that flow into the Yadkin-Pee Dee river system.