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The largest single land deal in North Carolina will add 65,000 acres to state game lands. Its great to see a state acquiring land for hunting when others seem to be giving away prime hunting land.

Nature Conservancy closes land deal with International Paper Triangle Business Journal - 10:47 AM EDT MondayThe Nature Conservancy on Monday said it has closed on one of the largest land protection deals in North Carolina history. The nonprofit organization has completed its purchase of about 76,500 acres in 11 coastal-plain counties from International Paper Co. The transaction is part of a deal announced by Gov. Mike Easley in March in which Stamford, Conn.-based International Paper (NYSE: IP) agreed to sell 218,000 acres of forest land across 10 states.The cost for the project in North Carolina is about $80 million, according to the governor’s office.More than 80 percent of the land will be transferred to the The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, adding almost 65,000 acres to the state’s Game Land program and opening the land to public recreation. The remainder will be transferred to the Division of State Parks for an addition to Medoc Mountain State Park, the Department of Cultural Resources for a Civil War site on the Roanoke River, and to private conservation buyers.In North Carolina, the land spans 11 counties and encompasses five distinct landscapes: the Roanoke, Upper Tar and Chowan Rivers in northeastern North Carolina, Juniper Creek in the southeastern tip of the state and Fort Bragg Forest. Story Nature Conservancy link to information about deal including maps